6.5.1 SAN Servers Perspective

The SAN Servers perspective lists the different SAN servers configured in your environment. The following columns are displayed in the management pane:

  • Name: The name that has been configured for the SAN server.

  • Status: The status of the SAN server (whether or not the disk is online).

  • Size (GiB): A grouping that consists of the following columns:

    • Allocated: The total size available for use by the SAN server.

    • Free: The size of the SAN server, in GiB, that is currently free.

    • Used: The size of the SAN server, in GiB, that is currently in use.

    • Total: The total size, in GiB, of the SAN server.

  • Description: A description entered for the SAN server when it was created or edited.

This perspective includes a toolbar that consists of the following options:

Table 6.9 SAN Servers Perspective Toolbar Icon Options

Toolbar Icon Option

Icon

Description

Discover SAN Server...

Discover SAN Server icon

Displays the Discover SAN Server wizard. Use this option to discover a new SAN server.

Edit SAN Server...

Edit SAN Server icon

Displays the Edit SAN Server dialog box.

Delete SAN Server

Delete SAN Server icon
Displays the Delete Confirmation dialog box. Use this option to delete the selected SAN server.

Refresh SAN Server

Refresh SAN Server icon

Refreshes the list of storage elements made available by the selected SAN server. Use this option to rescan a SAN server after making changes to its configuration. This updates the storage information known to Oracle VM Manager. Since refreshing storage may be time consuming, a confirmation dialog box is displayed before the operation is launched.