D-Link DSN-5210-10 - xStack Storage Area Network Array Hard Drive, Software Manual

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10 Chapter 2 Overview of the Management Center Software
2.2 Compatibility and Minimum System Requirements
Running the xStack Storage Management Center requires a host computer system connected
to the management port of an xStack Storage array. The host system must have an installed:
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Network-interface card (NIC) initially configured for the same Internet Protocol (IP)
subnetwork (
192.168.1.x
) as the xStack Storage management port.
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Web browser (Windows Internet Explorer v6.0 or later, FireFox 2.0 on Linux)
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Version of the latest Java Runtime Environment (JRE). If the latest version of JRE is not
installed, you will be able to download it if the host system has Internet access. The
minimum version of JRE is v1.6.0.0.
In addition:
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The xStack Storage arrays must be powered-up and the Ready Light on the front panel of
all arrays must be ON (green).
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If your management host has a firewall, see section 9.3 for best practices on using your
xStack Storage solutions in a firewall environment.
2.3 Understanding the Basics
The xStack Storage Management Center is a graphical Web-based interface used to perform
centralized storage configuration, management, administrative, and network activities for
one or more xStack Storage systems (see Figure 2-1). These activities are performed in their
own screens (or “views”).
The xStack Storage Management Center supports the following four views:
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Volume View – lets you view, configure, and manage storage volumes.
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Physical Storage View – lets you view and manage xStack Storage hard disks.
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System Administration View – lets you perform system administrator activities such as
setting up user accounts, upgrading software, and selecting an xStack Storage battery
policy.
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Network Settings View – lets you view and configure the settings for the management
and iSCSI data ports.
For your convenience, there are a number of ways to move from one view to another:
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Click commands on the pull-down View menu.
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Click icons in the View panel.
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Click buttons in the toolbar.
The information shown in the views is a point-in-time snapshot. To update the information
shown, either click Refresh All on the View menu or press the F5 key.