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Chapter 4: Storage
Exporting Storage to your Network
Network Storage System (NSS) Administrator Guide
Chapter
4
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 as well as is affected by the conditions of the
physical unit.
To export storage to the network:
1. Log into the configuration interface for the device from which you are exporting storage.
2. From the
Manager Menu
, click
Storage
Virtualization.
The
Storage Virtualization
page appears.
3. From the
Export a device
area, select each device that you want to export from the list of
available devices.
4. From the
Link
field, select the physical link that you want to use to export the storage.
5. Click
Export
.
The selected disk(s) disappear from the available list of arrays and appears in the
Currently
Exported Storage
table at the top of the page. Follow the steps to create a JBOD from
virtualized storage (
see Creating Virtualized Storage
) to use the exported storage.
