Table of Contents
PS Series Group Administration
Welcome To Group Manager GUI Help
Technical Support and Customer Service
Storage Solutions for All Enterprises
High-End Features in an Affordable iSCSI SAN
Robust Security for Group Administration
Robust Security for Data Access
Advanced Functionality at No Extra Cost
Configuring an Array and Creating a Group
Adding Members to an Existing Group
Using the Group Manager Graphical User Interface
Controlling Group Manager GUI Operation
Data Validation and Debugging Policies
Running the GUI on a Local System
Using the Group Manager Command Line Interface
Displaying the Group Configuration and Status
Modifying the Group Network Configuration
Modifying the Date, Time, and Time Zone
Controlling GUI and CLI Management Access
Managing Group Administration Accounts
Using Local Administration Accounts
Using External RADIUS Accounts
Setting Up External RADIUS Authentication Servers
Configuring RADIUS Authentication Servers
Configuring RADIUS Accounting Servers
Configuring E-Mail Event Notification
Configuring E-Mail Home Notification
Configuring Syslog Event Notification
Displaying Live Informational Messages
Using CHAP to Control iSCSI Access to Volumes
Using Local CHAP Accounts for Initiator Authentication
Using External RADIUS Servers for Initiator Authentication
Configuring Target Authentication
Using iSNS for iSCSI Device Management
Configuring SNMP Read-Only Access
Sending SNMP Traps to a Destination
Modifying Access Controls for Windows Services
Modifying the Group-Wide Volume Settings
Controlling Performance Load Balancing
Preventing Member Firmware Downgrades
Using Storage Pools to Separate SAN Storage
Displaying Storage Pool Configuration and Status
Modifying a Storage Pool Name or Description
Understanding Thin Provisioning
Displaying Volume Status and Configuration
Displaying Volume Collection Status
Managing Access Controls for Volumes and Snapshots
Creating Access Control Records
Displaying Access Control Records
Modifying an Access Control Record
Deleting an Access Control Record
Connecting Hosts to Volumes and Snapshots
Increasing the Size of a Volume
Decreasing the Size of a Volume
Modifying a Volume Name, Description, and Alias
Enabling and Disabling Thin Provisioning
Setting a Volume RAID Preference
Binding a Volume to a Specific Member
Managing Schedules for Snapshots and Replicas
Setting a Volume Offline or Online
Displaying Snapshot Configuration and Status
Setting a Snapshot Online or Offline
Modifying a Snapshot Name, Description, and Alias
Restoring a Volume from a Snapshot
Creating a Snapshot Collection
Creating a Custom Snapshot Collection
Displaying Snapshot Collection Status
Modifying a Snapshot Collection
Deleting a Snapshot Collection
Understanding Replication Space Requirements
Sizing Delegated Space and the Replica Reserve
Sizing the Local Replication Reserve
Replication Partner Requirements
Configuring Replication Partners
Modifying a Replication Partner
Deleting a Replication Partner
Configuring a Volume or Volume Collection for Replication
Disabling Replication on a Volume or Volume Collection
Understanding Replication Status
Displaying the Replication Configuration for a Volume
Displaying Replica Collections
Displaying Replication Activity Between Partners
Displaying Outbound Replication Status
Displaying Inbound Replication Status
Pausing and Resuming Replication
Cancelling an In-Progress Replication
Deleting Replicas and Replica Sets
Performing Manual Transfer Replication
Installing the Manual Transfer Utility
Using the Manual Transfer Utility GUI
Creating Transfer Files Using the GUI
Loading Transfer Files Using the GUI
Managing Completed Operations Using the GUI
Using the Manual Transfer Utility CLI
Creating Transfer Files Using the CLI
Creating Additional Transfer Files Using the CLI
Loading Transfer Files Using the CLI
Recovering Data on the Secondary Group
Procedures for Recovering Data
Steps for Hosting a Volume for Backup Purposes
Steps for Switching Roles in a Replication Configuration
Temporarily Promoting an Inbound Replica Set to a Recovery Volume
Demoting a Recovery Volume to an Inbound Replica Set
Making an Inbound Replica Set Promotion Permanent
Permanently Promoting an Inbound Replica Set to a Volume
Demoting a Volume to a Failback Replica Set
Promoting a Failback Replica Set to a Volume
Changing the Pool for a Failback Replica Set
Making a Volume Demotion Permanent
Introduction to Member RAID Policies
Setting the RAID Policy and Pool for a New Member
Displaying Member Configuration and Status
Displaying the Disk Configuration
Changing the Member RAID Policy
Managing the Member Network Configuration
Configuring a Network Interface
Displaying Network Interface Status
Enabling or Disabling a Network Interface
Deconfiguring a Network Interface
Displaying Control Module Status
Setting Control Module Cache Modes
Handling Failed Control Modules
Modifying a Member Name and Description
Modifying the Group Membership Password
Removing a Member from a Group
Using LEDs to Identify a Member
Displaying Member Enclosure Status
Obtaining Member Service Information
Accessing the Event Log File on a Remote System
Accessing Events Sent to an E-Mail Address
Monitoring Alarms and Action Items
Using the Group Monitoring Windows
Displaying Replication Information
Displaying Member and Volume Moving Operations
Monitoring Volumes and Snapshots
Monitoring Performance Statistics
Using MRTG to Monitor I/O and Performance
PS Series CLI Reference
Welcome to Group Manager CLI Help
Technical Support and Customer Service
collection select replication create-repcol
collection select replication disable
collection select replication enable
collection select replication select show
collection select replication show
collection select schedule create
collection select schedule delete
collection select schedule rename
collection select schedule select
collection select schedule show
grpparams def-thin-growth-warn
grpparams target-auth-password
grpparams target-auth-username
member select disk select clear-label
member select disk select show
partner select failback-replicaset
partner select failback-replicaset select
partner select failback-replicaset select cancel-operation
partner select failback-replicaset select delete-failback
partner select failback-replicaset select pool
partner select failback-replicaset select promote
partner select failback-replicaset select show
partner select inbound-repcolset
partner select inbound-replicaset
partner select inbound-replicaset delete
partner select inbound-replicaset select
partner select inbound-replicaset select access
partner select inbound-replicaset select access create
partner select inbound-replicaset select access delete
partner select inbound-replicaset select access select
partner select inbound-replicaset select clone
partner select inbound-replicaset select delete
partner select inbound-replicaset select first-manual-xfer
partner select inbound-replicaset select promote
partner select inbound-replicaset select show
partner select inbound-replicaset show
partner select outbound-repcol
partner select outbound-repcolset
partner select outbound-replicaset
partner select outbound-replicaset delete
partner select outbound-replicaset select
partner select outbound-replicaset select delete
partner select outbound-replicaset select show
partner select outbound-replicaset show
partner select outbound-resume
volume select replication cancel
volume select replication create-replica
volume select replication demote
volume select replication disable
volume select replication enable
volume select replication pause
volume select replication resume
volume select replication select
volume select replication show
volume select snapshot create-now
volume select snapshot select clone
volume select snapshot select restore
volume select snapshot select show