Managing iSCSI Drives
The page describes how to:
Add iSCSI Drives
Assign iSCSI Drives to Volumes
Change Access Permissions
Adding iSCSI Drives
1. To add an iSCSI drive, click
Add an iSCSI drive
on the iSCSI page.
2. If your Iomega StorCenter ix12 has multiple Storage Pools, select the desired Storage Pool from the drop-down menu.
3. Enter a name for the iSCSI drive. How you name your iSCSI drive will depend on your Iomega StorCenter ix12 meeting one of the following conditions:
If the
iSCSI/Volume Name
field displays by itself, enter a name for both. This field displays when your Iomega StorCenter ix12 is new, has no
existing volumes, and supports multiple volumes.
If the
Name
field displays by itself, enter a name for the iSCSI drive. This field displays when your Iomega StorCenter ix12 is new or being
upgraded and has only one volume.
If the
Create a volume
and
Use an existing volume
options display, select:
Create a volume
to create a new volume for your iSCSI drive. This option displays when your Iomega StorCenter ix12 is new, or if you are
upgrading your Iomega StorCenter ix12 and it has available space in its Storage Pools.
Use an existing volume
to use an existing empty or shared volume. This option displays when you are upgrading your Iomega StorCenter
ix12, have available space in your Storage Pools, and have already created multiple volumes. To use an existing empty volume, select
iSCSI/Volume Name
and enter a name for the iSCSI drive and volume. To use an existing shared volume, select
Shared Volume
, select
the existing volume, and enter a name for the iSCSI drive.
4. Enter a size for the iSCSI drive.
5. Click
Create
to create the iSCSI drive.
Creating iSCSI Drives and Adding Them to Volumes
Every iSCSI drive that you create is added to a volume. In most cases, an iSCSI drive is automatically added to a volume when you create the iSCSI drive. In
other cases, you may have to select some options to add your iSCSI drive to the appropriate volume.
On a new system in which there are no existing volumes, when you create an iSCSI drive, a volume is created simultaneously and the iSCSI drive is assigned
to that volume. On a new system in which there are existing volumes, you can choose to assign the iSCSI drive to an existing volume or create a new volume
and assign the iSCSI drive to that volume. For more information on existing volumes, refer to
Managing Volumes
.
On a system in which there is only one Storage Pool and one volume, which can occur when upgrading from a previous version or device, you cannot assign an
iSCSI drive to a volume.
If you are upgrading a system and it has only one volume, you cannot assign an iSCSI drive to a different volume. If you are upgrading a system and it has
multiple volumes, you can assign an iSCSI drive to a new or existing volume.
Changing Access Permissions
1. Expand
Access Permissions
to change user permissions on an iSCSI drive. When an iSCSI drive is first created, the user Everyone has read and write
access to that iSCSI drive by default, which means that everyone on your network can read, write, and delete files to and from that iSCSI drive.
2. To limit access to this iSCSI drive to a specific set of users, click the
and choose one or more users from the pop-up window.
3. In the
Access Permissions
section, check Read, Write, or both to set access to the iSCSI drive for each user. When you have created groups, you can
also set access for them in this way. To remove a user, leave both Read and Write unchecked for that user. If you grant read and write permissions to
Everyone, the list of users is also cleared because all users (Everyone) have access to this iSCSI drive.
4. Click
Apply
to save your changes.
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delete an iSCSI Drive
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