Configuring your Storage
Exporting Storage to your Network
Cisco Small Business NSS3000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide
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Imported by
: The serial number of the NSS that has imported the storage. If
the exported disk or array has not yet been imported by the master NSS,
"None" appears in this column.
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Action
: Click the
Unexport
button to stop the NSS from exporting the
associated drive or array. This frees up the drive or array for use in local
RAID arrays.
Exporting Storage to your Network
If you have multiple NSS units in your network, you can easily export the storage to
form a large, logical storage unit that can be managed from the master NSS. The
first step in creating virtualized storage is to export the disk(s) or array to the
network. Note that when you export storage, you need to consider how things like
rebooting an NSS might impact users of the virtualized storage. While the logical
storage is controlled from the master NSS, the physical device (including the disk
drives) is still controlled through the slave’s configuration interface and is affected
by the conditions of the physical unit.
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CAUTION
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.
To export storage to the network:
STEP 1
Log into the configuration interface for the device from which you are exporting
storage.
STEP 2
From the
Manager Menu
, click
Storage
Virtualization
The
Storage Virtualization
page appears.
