Where to Go Next

After setting up a group, you may want to customize the group or implement advanced group features. With the exception of installing disks, use the Group Manager graphical user interface (GUI) or command line interface (CLI) to perform the operations described in the following tables.

Table 5: Group Administration and Event Notification
To:	Do this:	Reference:
Modify the group date, time, and time zone	By default, the time zone is EST (eastern standard time). Daylight saving time is applied if it is used in the time zone.	Modifying the Date, Time, and Time Zone
Control who can perform group administration tasks	Create accounts to restrict the level of access for administrators and to monitor their activity.	Managing Group Administration Accounts
Be notified when events occur in the group	Set up e-mail or syslog event notification.	Setting Up Event Notification
Monitor traps from the group	Configure SNMP.	Using SNMP to Monitor a Group

Table 6: Network Services
To:	Do this:	Reference:
Automate iSCSI target discovery	Specify an iSNS server for the group to use.	Using iSNS for iSCSI Device Management
Synchronize group time	Specify an NTP server for the group to use.	Modifying the Date, Time, and Time Zone

Table 7: Volumes
To:	Do this:	Reference:
Provide disk space to users or applications	Create one or more volumes.	Creating Volumes
Restrict host access to volumes	Set up one or more access control records for a volume.	Managing Access Controls for Volumes and Snapshots
Use CHAP for initiator authentication	Set up local CHAP accounts in the group or specify an external RADIUS server.	Using CHAP to Control iSCSI Access to Volumes
Mutually authenticate iSCSI targets and initiators	Set up target authentication, in addition to initiator authentication.	Configuring Target Authentication
Access a volume (or snapshot) from a host	Install an iSCSI initiator of your choice on a host and connect to a volume (or snapshot).	Connecting Hosts to Volumes and Snapshots
Capture the current contents of a volume	Create a snapshot. You can clone a snapshot and restore a volume from a snapshot.	Snapshot Management
Create a new volume that is a copy of the original	Clone a volume.	Cloning Volumes
Protect volume data from catastrophic failure or the destruction of a volume	Set up volume replication across two groups.	Basic Replication
Group volumes for the purpose of creating snapshots or replicas of the volumes in a single operation or schedule	Create a volume collection.	Managing Volume Collections
Restrict volume data to members with a specific RAID level	Set the preferred RAID level for a volume.	Setting a Volume RAID Preference

Table 8: Capacity and Performance
To:	Do this:	Reference:
Increase network bandwidth and improve availability and performance	Configure additional network interfaces (up to three) on a group member.	Managing the Member Network Configuration
	Add members to the group.	Adding Members to an Existing Group
Increase group storage capacity	Install disks in a group member.	Installing and Removing Disks
Increase group storage capacity	Add members to the group.	Adding Members to an Existing Group
Divide group space for the purpose of dedicating storage to different workloads	Create multiple storage pools and assign members and volumes to the pools.	Storage Pool Management