Creating A Snapsan Disk - Overland Storage SnapSAN S2000 User Manual

SnapSAN S2000 User Guide
The window has a number of panels. The top panel contains buttons for moving
backwards and forwards and returning home to this Overview window. It also has a
text box that shows where you are in the hierarchy of windows. As the text box shows,
this Overview window is actually the PCs and Servers/<host_name>/Overview
window, where <host_name> is the name of the PC that is running the Windows
SnapSAN Manager and to which the appliance is connected.
The right side panel (or view) represents the storage area network (SAN) and shows
the objects that can be managed. The left side panel is organized as a number of lists.
You can focus on different parts of the network and carry out management tasks by
using the controls in the left side panel. The list contents alter dynamically to match
the objects selected in the right side panel. The lists are as follows:
• <place_name> Tasks – This list holds the controls for carrying out operations
on the objects in the right side panel.
• Other Places – This list holds the controls for switching focus between the
network, the PCs and servers, and the appliances. It also has controls for moving
backwards through a hierarchy of windows.
• Categories – This list holds the controls for switching between different views
of an object.
• Details – In some views, when you select an object in the right side pane, details
about it are displayed in this list.
The right side panel may display one or more buttons. The buttons mirror entries in
the task lists. Hyperlinks in the right side panel provide a quick method of moving to
related views.
At the bottom of the window is a status bar. This is used to provide feedback when, for
example, a task completes or the system status changes.
You can find detailed information about the objects in the Other Places list as follows:
• PCs and Servers –
configure and manage the storage of PCs and servers.
• SnapSAN S2000 Network –
to configure and manage the SnapSAN S2000 network as a whole.
• Appliances –
and manage SnapSAN S2000 storage appliances.
To start using Windows SnapSAN Manager for basic operations such as creating disks
and backing up data, continue with

Creating a SnapSAN Disk

NOTE: Before you can create any iSCSI volumes, you must have one or more storage pools
To create a SnapSAN disk using a previously created disk pool, follow the steps below.
This creates a disk with default configuration settings. If you want to create a disk
with a site-specific configuration, check the Show advanced settings box and configure
the disk as described in
1. From the Overview screen, select Create SnapSAN Disk from the PC and
Server Tasks list.
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Chapter 5, "PC and Servers Management,"
Chapter 7, "Appliance Management,"
from which volumes are allocated. If you did not set up a disk pool using the wizard,
you need to do so now (see
"Disk Create Advanced Settings" on page
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