Creating Virtualized Storage - Cisco NSS2000 - Gigabit Storage System Chassis Administration Manual

Configuring your Storage

Creating Virtualized Storage

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Creating Virtualized Storage
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Cisco Small Business NSS2000 Series Administration Guide
From the Export a device area, select each device that you want to export from the
list of available devices.
From the Link field, select the physical link that you want to use to export the
storage.
Click Export.
The selected disk(s) disappear from the available list of arrays and appear in
the Currently Exported Storage table at the top of the page. Follow the steps to
create a JBOD from virtualized storage to use the exported storage.
After you export storage from a slave storage unit, it becomes available to other
storage units in your network. The recommended way to use virtualized storage is
to assign a master storage unit (the master must be an NSS6000 series model).
The designated master unit then becomes the configuration point for all your
storage-related management. Exported storage can be used to create a JBOD,
which can then be used to set up volumes and shares. Keep in mind that although
the storage is managed through the master unit, the physical device that contains
the exported storage is still managed through the applicable slave unit. If you
affect the physical disk drives (e.g., shut down the power to the unit), this affects
any logical storage built using those disk drives.
To create a JBOD with exported disks:
Log in to the configuration interface from the master NSS6000 series unit.
From the Manager Menu, click Storage
NOTE: After you configure a virtual RAID, you
cannot migrate the disks used for that RAID to
another NSS. You also cannot export storage
from a device that uses imported storage.
RAID.
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