Chapter 8 Performing System Actions; Adding An Xstack Storage - D-Link DSN-500 Software User's Manual

Chapter 8 Performing System Actions

The System Actions panel is displayed in all views and always contains the following actions:
Volume Creation Wizard – launches the wizard for creating volumes. See section 4.2.
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Add xStack Storage – adds an xStack Storage system to be managed by the xStack
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Storage Management Center. See section 8.1.
Remove xStack Storage – removes an xStack Storage system from being managed by the
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xStack Storage Management Center. See section 8.2.
Save Event History – lets you download the Event History as a comma-separated file to
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your local computer. See section 6.2.2.
Force System Failover – lets you cause a controller failover to test and verify your
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redundant network connections; this selection only appears if your xStack Storage
system contains redundant controllers. See section 8.3.
Log Out – lets you log out of the current xStack Storage Management Center session. See
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section 3.5.

8.1 Adding an xStack Storage

The Add xStack Storage action in the System Actions panel lets you add an xStack Storage
to be managed by the xStack Storage Management Center. To perform this task, you must
know the IP address or host name of the xStack Storage to be managed.
To add an xStack Storage:
1. Perform one of the following steps:
In the System Actions panel click Add xStack Storage.
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– On the File menu, click Add xStack Storage.
Press Ctrl + A.
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The Add xStack Storage screen appears (see Figure 8-1).
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