c From the Operating System drop-down menu, select the operating system for the cluster.
d To generate Storage Center alerts when connectivity is lost between the Storage Center and the server(s), select Alert On Lost Connectivity.
e To add a server to the cluster, click Add Server to Cluster, select the server to add, and click OK.
f Repeat Step e to add additional servers to the cluster.
7 Click OK.
Modifying Servers
Modify a server to change its attributes, apply a Replay Profile, and add or remove HBAs.
To apply one or more Replay Profiles to a server 1 Click the Storage (SAN/NAS) view.2 Select a Storage Center in the Storage (SAN/NAS) pane.
3 Click the Storage tab.
4 Select the server in the Storage tab navigation pane.
5 In the right pane, click Apply Replay Profiles to Server. The Apply to Server dialog box appears.
6 Select the Replay Profiles to assign to the volume from the top pane of the dialog box.
7 To remove existing Replay Profiles from the server, select Replace existing Replay Profiles.
8 When you are finished, click OK.
To add a server to a server cluster 1 Click the Storage (SAN/NAS) view.2 Select a Storage Center in the Storage (SAN/NAS) pane.
3 Click the Storage tab.
4 Select the server to remove in the Storage tab navigation pane.
5 In the right pane, click Add Server to Cluster. The Add Server to Cluster dialog box appears.
6 Select the server cluster to which you want to add the server and click OK.
To remove a server from a server cluster 1 Click the Storage (SAN/NAS) view.2 Select a Storage Center in the Storage (SAN/NAS) pane.
Note: All servers in a server cluster must be running the same operating system.
Note: For interface element descriptions, click Help.
3 Click the Storage tab.
4 Select the server to remove in the Storage tab navigation pane.
5 In the right pane, click Remove Server from Cluster. The Remove Server from Cluster dialog box appears.
6 Click OK.
To convert a physical server to a virtual server 1 Click the Storage (SAN/NAS) view.2 Select a Storage Center in the Storage (SAN/NAS) pane.
3 Click the Storage tab.
4 Select the server in the Storage tab navigation pane.
5 In the right pane, click Convert to Virtual Server. The Convert to Virtual Server dialog box appears.
6 Select the server or server cluster that hosts the virtual server, then click OK.
To convert a virtual server to a physical server 1 Click the Storage (SAN/NAS) view.2 Select a Storage Center in the Storage (SAN/NAS) pane.
3 Click the Storage tab.
4 Select the server in the Storage tab navigation pane.
5 In the right pane, click Convert to Physical Server. The Convert to Physical Server dialog box appears.
6 Click OK.
To rename a server1 Click the Storage (SAN/NAS) view.
2 Select a Storage Center in the Storage (SAN/NAS) pane.
3 Click the Storage tab.
4 Select the server in the Storage tab navigation pane.
5 In the right pane, click Edit Settings. The Edit Settings dialog box appears.
6 Enter a name for the server in the Name field.
7 Click OK.
To change the operating system of a server 1 Click the Storage (SAN/NAS) view.2 Select a Storage Center in the Storage (SAN/NAS) pane.
3 Click the Storage tab.
4 Select the server in the Storage tab navigation pane.
5 In the right pane, click Edit Settings. The Edit Settings dialog box appears.
Modifying Servers
6 Select the operating system for the server from the Operating System drop-down menu.
7 Click OK.
To move a server to a different server folder 1 Click the Storage (SAN/NAS) view.2 Select a Storage Center in the Storage (SAN/NAS) pane.
3 Click the Storage tab.
4 Select the server in the Storage tab navigation pane.
5 In the right pane, click Edit Settings. The Edit Settings dialog box appears.
6 Select the folder to which to move the server in the Server Folder navigation tree.
7 Click OK.
To add one or more HBAs to a server1 Make sure the server HBA(s) has connectivity to the Storage Center HBA(s).
• iSCSI: Configure the iSCSI initiator on the server to use the Storage Center HBA(s) as the target.
• Fibre Channel: Configure Fibre Channel zoning to allow the server HBA(s) and Storage Center HBA(s) to communicate.
2 Click the Storage (SAN/NAS) view.
3 In the Storage (SAN/NAS) pane, select a Storage Center.
4 Click the Storage tab.
5 In the Storage tab navigation pane, select the server.
6 In the right pane, click Add HBAs to Server. The Add HBAs to Server dialog box appears.
7 Select or define one or more HBAs for the server.
• If one or more server HBAs are visible to the Storage Center, select them in the Select HBA(s) to add to server table.
• If a server HBA is not visible to the Storage Center, click Manually Add HBA to define it manually.
8 When you are finished, click OK.
To remove one or more HBAs from a server 1 Click the Storage (SAN/NAS) view.2 In the Storage (SAN/NAS) pane, select a Storage Center.
3 Click the Storage tab.
4 In the Storage tab navigation pane, select the server.
5 In the right pane, click Remove HBAs from Server. The Remove HBAs from Server dialog box appears.
6 Select the HBA(s) that you want to remove.
7 When you are finished, click OK. If the HBA is used by one or more mapped volumes, a confirmation dialog box appears.
8 If a confirmation dialog box appears:
• Click Cancel to keep the HBA.
• Click OK to remove the HBA, which might interfere with the mapped volume.
Mapping Volumes to Servers
Map a volume to a server to allow the server to use the volume for storage.
To map a volume to a server1 Click the Storage (SAN/NAS) view.
2 In the Storage (SAN/NAS) pane, select a Storage Center.
3 Click the Storage tab.
4 Select a server in the Storage tab navigation pane.
5 In the right pane, click Map Volume to Server. The Map Volume to Server wizard appears.
6 In the Volume navigation tree, select the volume you want to map, then click Next. The wizard advances to the next page.
7 If you want to configure advanced mapping options, click Advanced Options. These options are described in the online Help.
8 When you are done, click Finish.
To unmap volumes from a server 1 Click the Storage (SAN/NAS) view.2 Select a Storage Center in the Storage (SAN/NAS) pane.
3 Click the Storage tab.
4 Select the server from which to unmap volumes in the Storage tab navigation pane.
5 In the right pane, click Remove Mappings. The Remove Mappings dialog box appears.
6 Select the volume(s) to unmap from the server.
7 Click OK.
Note: For interface element descriptions, click Help.
Mapping Volumes to Servers
To create a volume and map it to a server 1 Click the Storage (SAN/NAS) view.2 Select a Storage Center in the Storage (SAN/NAS) pane.
3 Click the Storage tab.
4 Select the server on which to map a new volume in the Storage tab navigation pane.
5 In the right pane, click Create Volume. The Create Volume dialog box appears.
6 Enter a name for the volume in the Name field.
7 Select a unit of storage from the drop-down menu and enter the size for the volume in the Size field. The available storage units are kilobytes (KB), megabytes (MB), gigabytes (GB), and terabytes (TB).
8 To add the volume to a volume folder, select a folder from the Volume Folder navigation tree.
9 (Optional) Modify the remaining options as needed. These options are described in the online Help.
10 Click OK. The volume is created and mapped to the server.
To create multiple volumes simultaneously and map them to a server 1 Click the Storage (SAN/NAS) view.2 Select a Storage Center in the Storage (SAN/NAS) pane.
3 Click the Storage tab.
4 Select the server on which to map new volumes in the Storage tab navigation pane.
5 In the right pane, click Create Multiple Volumes. The Create Volume dialog box appears.
6 Enter a name for the volume in the Name field.
7 Select a unit of storage from the drop-down menu and enter the size for the volume in the Size field. The available storage units are kilobytes (KB), megabytes (MB), gigabytes (GB), and terabytes (TB).
8 To add the volume to a volume folder, select a folder from the Volume Folder navigation tree.
9 (Optional) Modify the remaining options as needed. These options are described in the online Help.
10 Click OK. The Create Multiple Volumes dialog box appears and displays the newly created volume.
11 Use the Create Multiple Volumes dialog box to create additional volumes.
• To manually define another volume, click Add Volume.
• To add a volume based on a previous volume, select the volume from the list and click Add Volume w/ Attributes of Selected.
• To modify a previous volume, select the volume from the list and click Edit Volume.
• To remove a previous volume, select the volume from the list and click Remove Volume.
12 Click OK. The volumes are created and mapped to servers.