Release notes
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Link to the 11.60 Release Notes
Link to the 11.50 Release Notes
Link to the 11.70 Release Notes
Link to the 11.60 Release Notes
Link to the 11.50 Release Notes
Getting started
Getting started with E-Series and SANtricity
What's included in this Documentation Center
Learn about E-Series systems
E-Series terminology
E-Series hardware overview
E-Series shelf types
SANtricity software overview
E-Series videos
E-Series: Fast, Simple, Reliable Storage
System Manager: Easy Setup and Configuration
Get up and running with E-Series
Getting started with E-Series and SANtricity
What's included in this Documentation Center
Learn about E-Series systems
E-Series terminology
E-Series hardware overview
E-Series shelf types
SANtricity software overview
E-Series videos
E-Series: Fast, Simple, Reliable Storage
System Manager: Easy Setup and Configuration
Get up and running with E-Series
Hardware installation and upgrade
Installing and setting up for the EF300 and EF600
Start here: Choosing your installation and setup experience
Installation and setup high-level workflow
Installation and setup PDF poster
Installation and Setup Instructions
Prepare for installation
Install the hardware
Power the controller shelves
Complete storage system setup and configuration
Cable the data hosts
Direct-attach topology
Fabric topology
Connect and configure the management connection
Management port configuration with DHCP
Management Port Configuration with static IP addresses
After installing the hardware
Installing and setting up for the E2800 and E5700
Start here: Choosing your installation and setup experience
Installation and setup high-level workflow
Installation and setup PDF poster
Start here: Choosing your installation and setup experience
Installation and Setup Instructions for E2860, E5760 and DE460C
Prepare for installation
Install the hardware
Cable the shelves
Complete storage system setup and configuration
Cable the data hosts
Direct Attach Topology
Fabric Topology
Connect and configure the management connection
Management port configuration with DHCP
Management port configuration with static IP addresses
After installing the hardware
Installation and Setup Instructions for E5724, EF570, EF280, E2812, E2824, DE212C, and DE224C
Prepare for installation
Install the hardware
Connect the cables
Complete storage system setup and configuration
Cable the data hosts
Direct Attach Topology
Fabric Topology
Connect and configure the management connection
Management port configuration with DHCP
Management port configuration with static IP addresses
After installing the hardware
Installing and setting up older hardware
Install and setup older hardware
Installing E-Series 3040 40U cabinet
Overview and specifications
Cabinet features
Power requirements and heat dissipation
Maximum number of trays
Install the cabinet
Gather required tools and equipment
Prepare to move cabinet
Estimate cabinet weight
Acclimate cabinet
Remove packing materials
Checking shipping contents
Remove heavy components from cabinet
Move cabinet to its permanent location
Complete cabinet installation
Lower leveling feet and stability foot
Reinstall trays
Install cable spools and tie wraps
Install additional trays
Install additional mounting rails
Connect the cabinet to power
Installing rack-mounting hardware
Install adjustable support rails
Install 2U equipment into two-post rack
Install 2U equipment into a four-post rack
Install SuperRail into a four-post rack
Cabling E-Series hardware
Overview and requirements
Cabling your storage system
Host cabling
Cabling for a direct-attached topology
Cabling for a switch topology
Drive shelf cabling
Cabling a 12-drive or 24-drive shelf
Cabling a 60-drive shelf
Power cabling
Hot adding a drive shelf
Prepare to add the drive shelf
Install the drive shelf and apply power
Connect the drive shelf
Complete hot add
Ethernet cabling for a management station
Direct topology
Fabric topology
Upgrading controllers
Overview and requirements
When to use this procedure
Upgrade considerations
Upgrade compatibility
Upgrade E-Series controllers
Prepare to upgrade controllers
Remove controllers
Step 1: Remove controller
Step 2: Remove battery
Install new controllers
Step 1: Install battery
Step 2: Install new controller canister
Unlock drives
Create internal security key
Controller swap with internal key management and one or more drives secured
Create external security key
Controller swap with external key management and all drives secured
Complete controller upgrade
Step 1: Power on controller
Step 2: Check status of controllers and trays
Step 3: Validate controller software version
Remount volumes after changing the vendor from LSI to NETAPP
Remounting volumes on an AIX host
Remounting volumes on a VMware host
Remounting volumes on a Windows host
Reconfigure a SAS-2 system behind a new SAS-3 controller shelf without data preservation
Step 1: Power down the controllers (non-data preservation)
Step 2: Install the controllers (non-data preservation)
Step 3: Power on the controllers (non-data preservation)
Installing and setting up for the EF300 and EF600
Start here: Choosing your installation and setup experience
Installation and setup high-level workflow
Installation and setup PDF poster
Installation and Setup Instructions
Prepare for installation
Install the hardware
Power the controller shelves
Complete storage system setup and configuration
Cable the data hosts
Direct-attach topology
Fabric topology
Connect and configure the management connection
Management port configuration with DHCP
Management Port Configuration with static IP addresses
After installing the hardware
Installing and setting up for the E2800 and E5700
Start here: Choosing your installation and setup experience
Installation and setup high-level workflow
Installation and setup PDF poster
Start here: Choosing your installation and setup experience
Installation and Setup Instructions for E2860, E5760 and DE460C
Prepare for installation
Install the hardware
Cable the shelves
Complete storage system setup and configuration
Cable the data hosts
Direct Attach Topology
Fabric Topology
Connect and configure the management connection
Management port configuration with DHCP
Management port configuration with static IP addresses
After installing the hardware
Installation and Setup Instructions for E5724, EF570, EF280, E2812, E2824, DE212C, and DE224C
Prepare for installation
Install the hardware
Connect the cables
Complete storage system setup and configuration
Cable the data hosts
Direct Attach Topology
Fabric Topology
Connect and configure the management connection
Management port configuration with DHCP
Management port configuration with static IP addresses
After installing the hardware
Installing and setting up older hardware
Install and setup older hardware
Installing E-Series 3040 40U cabinet
Overview and specifications
Cabinet features
Power requirements and heat dissipation
Maximum number of trays
Install the cabinet
Gather required tools and equipment
Prepare to move cabinet
Estimate cabinet weight
Acclimate cabinet
Remove packing materials
Checking shipping contents
Remove heavy components from cabinet
Move cabinet to its permanent location
Complete cabinet installation
Lower leveling feet and stability foot
Reinstall trays
Install cable spools and tie wraps
Install additional trays
Install additional mounting rails
Connect the cabinet to power
Installing rack-mounting hardware
Install adjustable support rails
Install 2U equipment into two-post rack
Install 2U equipment into a four-post rack
Install SuperRail into a four-post rack
Cabling E-Series hardware
Overview and requirements
Cabling your storage system
Host cabling
Cabling for a direct-attached topology
Cabling for a switch topology
Drive shelf cabling
Cabling a 12-drive or 24-drive shelf
Cabling a 60-drive shelf
Power cabling
Hot adding a drive shelf
Prepare to add the drive shelf
Install the drive shelf and apply power
Connect the drive shelf
Complete hot add
Ethernet cabling for a management station
Direct topology
Fabric topology
Upgrading controllers
Overview and requirements
When to use this procedure
Upgrade considerations
Upgrade compatibility
Upgrade E-Series controllers
Prepare to upgrade controllers
Remove controllers
Step 1: Remove controller
Step 2: Remove battery
Install new controllers
Step 1: Install battery
Step 2: Install new controller canister
Unlock drives
Create internal security key
Controller swap with internal key management and one or more drives secured
Create external security key
Controller swap with external key management and all drives secured
Complete controller upgrade
Step 1: Power on controller
Step 2: Check status of controllers and trays
Step 3: Validate controller software version
Remount volumes after changing the vendor from LSI to NETAPP
Remounting volumes on an AIX host
Remounting volumes on a VMware host
Remounting volumes on a Windows host
Reconfigure a SAS-2 system behind a new SAS-3 controller shelf without data preservation
Step 1: Power down the controllers (non-data preservation)
Step 2: Install the controllers (non-data preservation)
Step 3: Power on the controllers (non-data preservation)
Software installation, configuration, and upgrade
Linux express configuration
Decide whether to use this Express Guide
Fibre Channel Express Setup
Verify the Linux configuration is supported
Configure IP addresses using DHCP
Install and configure Linux Unified Host Utilities
Install SANtricity Storage Manager for SMcli (SANtricity software version 11.53 or earlier)
Access SANtricity System Manager and use the Setup wizard
Configure the multipath software
Setting up the multipath.conf file
Configure the FC switches
Determine host WWPNs and make the recommended settings
Create partitions and filesystems
Verify storage access on the host
Record FC-specifc information for Linux
FC worksheet for Linux
SAS Express Setup
Verify the Linux configuration is supported
Configure IP addresses using DHCP
Install and configure Host Utilities
Install SANtricity Storage Manager for SMcli (SANtricity software version 11.53 or earlier)
Access SANtricity System Manager and use the Setup wizard
Configure the multipath software
Setting up the multipath.conf file
Determine SAS host identifiers - Linux
Create partitions and filesystems
Verify storage access on the host
Record SAS-specific information for Linux
SAS worksheet - Linux
iSCSI Express Setup
Verify the Linux configuration is supported
Configure IP addresses using DHCP
Install and configure Host Utilities
Install SANtricity Storage Manager for SMcli (SANtricity software version 11.53 or earlier)
Access SANtricity System Manager and use the Setup wizard
Configure the multipath software
Setting up the multipath.conf file
Configure the switches
Configure networking
Configure array-side networking
Configure host-side networking
Verify IP network connections
Create partitions and filesystems
Verify storage access on the host
Record iSCSI-specific information for Linux
iSCSI worksheet - Linux
iSER over InfiniBand Express Setup
Verify the Linux configuration is supported
Configure IP addresses using DHCP
Configure subnet manager
Install and configure Host Utilities
Install SANtricity Storage Manager for SMcli (SANtricity software version 11.53 or earlier)
Access SANtricity System Manager and use the Setup wizard
Configure the multipath software
Setting up the multipath.conf file
Configure network connections—iSER over Infiniband
Configure networking for storage attached hosts—iSER over Infiniband
Create partitions and filesystems
Verify storage access on the host
Record iSER over InfiniBand-specific information for Linux
iSER over InfiniBand worksheet
SRP over InfiniBand Express Setup
Verify the Linux configuration is supported
Configure IP addresses using DHCP
Configure subnet manager
Install and configure Host Utilities
Install SANtricity Storage Manager for SMcli (SANtricity software version 11.53 or earlier)
Access SANtricity System Manager and use the Setup wizard
Configure the multipath software
Setting up the multipath.conf file
Determining host port GUIDs and making the recommended settings—SRP over Infiniband
Configure network connections—SRP over Infiniband
Create partitions and filesystems
Verify storage access on the host
Record SRP over InfiniBand-specific information for Linux
SRP over Infiniband worksheet
NVMe over InfiniBand Express Setup
Verify the Linux configuration is supported
NVMe over InfiniBand restrictions
Configure IP addresses using DHCP
Install SANtricity Storage Manager for SMcli (SANtricity software version 11.53 or earlier)
Access SANtricity System Manager and use the Setup wizard
Configure subnet manager
Set up NVMe over InfiniBand on the host side
Configure storage array NVMe over InfiniBand connections
Discover and connect to the storage from the host
Define a host
Assign a volume
Display the volumes visible to the host
Set up failover
Configuring the host to run failover
Accessing NVMe volumes
Accessing NVMe volumes for virtual device targets
Accessing NVMe volumes for physical NVMe device targets
Create filesystems
Create filesystems (RHEL 7 and SLES 12)
Create filesystems (SLES 15)
Verify storage access on the host
Record NVMe over InfiniBand-specific information for Linux
NVMe over InfiniBand worksheet
NVMe over RoCE Express Setup
Verify the Linux configuration is supported
NVMe over RoCE restrictions
Configuring IP addresses using DHCP
Install SANtricity Storage Manager for SMcli (SANtricity software version 11.53 or earlier)
Access SANtricity System Manager and use Setup wizard
Configure the switch
Set up NVMe over RoCE on the host side
Configure storage array NVMe over RoCE connections
Discover and connect to the storage from the host
Define a host
Assign a volume
Display the volumes visible to the host
Set up failover on the host
Configuring the host to run failover
Accessing NVMe Volumes
Accessing NVMe volumes for virtual device targets
Accessing NVMe volumes for physical NVMe device targets
Create filesystems
Create filesystems (RHEL 7 and SLES 12)
Create filesystems (SLES 15)
Verify storage access on the host
Record NVMe over RoCE-specific information for Linux
NVMe over RoCE worksheet for Linux
NVMe over Fibre Channel Express Setup
Verify the Linux configuration is supported
NVMe over Fibre Channel restrictions
Configuring IP addresses using DHCP
Install SANtricity Storage Manager for SMcli (SANtricity software version 11.53 or earlier)
Access SANtricity System Manager and use Setup wizard
Configure the FC switches
Set up NVMe over Fibre Channel on the host side
Define a host
Assign a volume
Display the volumes visible to the host
Set up failover on the host
Configuring the host to run failover
Accessing NVMe volumes
Accessing NVMe volumes for virtual device targets
Accessing NVMe volumes for physical NVMe device targets
Create partitions and filesystems
Verify storage access on the host
Record NVMe over Fibre Channel-specific information for Linux
NVMe over Fibre Channel worksheet for Linux
Where to find additional information - Linux
VMware express configuration
Deciding whether to use this Express Guide
Understand the workflow
Verify the VMware configuration is supported
Configure IP addresses using DHCP
Configure the multipath software
Install SANtricity Storage Manager for SMcli and Host Context Agent (HCA)
Access SANtricity System Manager and use the Setup wizard
Perform FC-specific tasks
Configuring the FC switches - VMware
Determining the host port WWPNs—FC
FC worksheet for VMware
Perform iSCSI-specific tasks
Configuring the switches - iSCSI, VMware
Configuring networking - iSCSI VMware
Configuring array-side networking - iSCSI, VMware
Configuring host-side networking—iSCSI
Verifying IP network connections - iSCSI, VMware
Recording iSCSI-specific information for VMware
iSCSI worksheet - VMware
Perform SAS-specific tasks
Determining SAS host identifiers - VMware
Recording SAS-specific information for VMware
SAS worksheet - VMware
Discover storage on the host
Configure storage on the host
Verify storage access on the host
Where to find additional information
Windows express configuration
Decide whether to use this Express Guide
Understand the workflow
Verify the Windows configuration is supported
Configure IP addresses using DHCP
Configure the multipath software
Install and configure Windows Unified Host Utilities 7.0
Install SANtricity Storage Manager for SMcli and Host Context Agent (HCA)
Access SANtricity System Manager and use the Setup wizard
Perform FC-specific tasks
Configuring the FC switches - Windows
Determining host WWPNs and making the recommended settings - FC, Windows
FC worksheet for Windows
Perform iSCSI-specific tasks
Configuring the switches - iSCSI, Windows
Configuring networking - iSCSI Windows
Configuring array-side networking - iSCSI, Windows
Configuring host-side networking—iSCSI
Verifying IP network connections - iSCSI, Windows
Recording iSCSI-specific information for Windows
iSCSI worksheet - Windows
Perform SAS-specific tasks
Determining SAS host identifiers - Windows
Recording SAS-specific information for Windows
SAS worksheet - Windows
Discover storage on the host
Configure storage on the host
Verify storage access on the host
Where to find additional information - Windows
Copyright information
Trademark information
How to send comments about documentation and receive update notifications
Upgrading SANtricity OS
Overview and upgrade considerations
Considerations for upgrading software and firmware for a single controller
Considerations for upgrading software and firmware for multiple controllers
Considerations for upgrading drive firmware
Upgrade software and firmware for a single controller
Download software files from support site
Transfer software files to the controllers
Activate software files
Complete software and firmware upgrade
Upgrade software and firmware for multiple controllers
Perform pre-upgrade health check
Download software files from support site
Transfer software files to the controllers
Activate staged software files (optional)
Upgrade drive firmware
Download drive firmware files from support site
Begin drive firmware upgrade
Linux express configuration
Decide whether to use this Express Guide
Fibre Channel Express Setup
Verify the Linux configuration is supported
Configure IP addresses using DHCP
Install and configure Linux Unified Host Utilities
Install SANtricity Storage Manager for SMcli (SANtricity software version 11.53 or earlier)
Access SANtricity System Manager and use the Setup wizard
Configure the multipath software
Setting up the multipath.conf file
Configure the FC switches
Determine host WWPNs and make the recommended settings
Create partitions and filesystems
Verify storage access on the host
Record FC-specifc information for Linux
FC worksheet for Linux
SAS Express Setup
Verify the Linux configuration is supported
Configure IP addresses using DHCP
Install and configure Host Utilities
Install SANtricity Storage Manager for SMcli (SANtricity software version 11.53 or earlier)
Access SANtricity System Manager and use the Setup wizard
Configure the multipath software
Setting up the multipath.conf file
Determine SAS host identifiers - Linux
Create partitions and filesystems
Verify storage access on the host
Record SAS-specific information for Linux
SAS worksheet - Linux
iSCSI Express Setup
Verify the Linux configuration is supported
Configure IP addresses using DHCP
Install and configure Host Utilities
Install SANtricity Storage Manager for SMcli (SANtricity software version 11.53 or earlier)
Access SANtricity System Manager and use the Setup wizard
Configure the multipath software
Setting up the multipath.conf file
Configure the switches
Configure networking
Configure array-side networking
Configure host-side networking
Verify IP network connections
Create partitions and filesystems
Verify storage access on the host
Record iSCSI-specific information for Linux
iSCSI worksheet - Linux
iSER over InfiniBand Express Setup
Verify the Linux configuration is supported
Configure IP addresses using DHCP
Configure subnet manager
Install and configure Host Utilities
Install SANtricity Storage Manager for SMcli (SANtricity software version 11.53 or earlier)
Access SANtricity System Manager and use the Setup wizard
Configure the multipath software
Setting up the multipath.conf file
Configure network connections—iSER over Infiniband
Configure networking for storage attached hosts—iSER over Infiniband
Create partitions and filesystems
Verify storage access on the host
Record iSER over InfiniBand-specific information for Linux
iSER over InfiniBand worksheet
SRP over InfiniBand Express Setup
Verify the Linux configuration is supported
Configure IP addresses using DHCP
Configure subnet manager
Install and configure Host Utilities
Install SANtricity Storage Manager for SMcli (SANtricity software version 11.53 or earlier)
Access SANtricity System Manager and use the Setup wizard
Configure the multipath software
Setting up the multipath.conf file
Determining host port GUIDs and making the recommended settings—SRP over Infiniband
Configure network connections—SRP over Infiniband
Create partitions and filesystems
Verify storage access on the host
Record SRP over InfiniBand-specific information for Linux
SRP over Infiniband worksheet
NVMe over InfiniBand Express Setup
Verify the Linux configuration is supported
NVMe over InfiniBand restrictions
Configure IP addresses using DHCP
Install SANtricity Storage Manager for SMcli (SANtricity software version 11.53 or earlier)
Access SANtricity System Manager and use the Setup wizard
Configure subnet manager
Set up NVMe over InfiniBand on the host side
Configure storage array NVMe over InfiniBand connections
Discover and connect to the storage from the host
Define a host
Assign a volume
Display the volumes visible to the host
Set up failover
Configuring the host to run failover
Accessing NVMe volumes
Accessing NVMe volumes for virtual device targets
Accessing NVMe volumes for physical NVMe device targets
Create filesystems
Create filesystems (RHEL 7 and SLES 12)
Create filesystems (SLES 15)
Verify storage access on the host
Record NVMe over InfiniBand-specific information for Linux
NVMe over InfiniBand worksheet
NVMe over RoCE Express Setup
Verify the Linux configuration is supported
NVMe over RoCE restrictions
Configuring IP addresses using DHCP
Install SANtricity Storage Manager for SMcli (SANtricity software version 11.53 or earlier)
Access SANtricity System Manager and use Setup wizard
Configure the switch
Set up NVMe over RoCE on the host side
Configure storage array NVMe over RoCE connections
Discover and connect to the storage from the host
Define a host
Assign a volume
Display the volumes visible to the host
Set up failover on the host
Configuring the host to run failover
Accessing NVMe Volumes
Accessing NVMe volumes for virtual device targets
Accessing NVMe volumes for physical NVMe device targets
Create filesystems
Create filesystems (RHEL 7 and SLES 12)
Create filesystems (SLES 15)
Verify storage access on the host
Record NVMe over RoCE-specific information for Linux
NVMe over RoCE worksheet for Linux
NVMe over Fibre Channel Express Setup
Verify the Linux configuration is supported
NVMe over Fibre Channel restrictions
Configuring IP addresses using DHCP
Install SANtricity Storage Manager for SMcli (SANtricity software version 11.53 or earlier)
Access SANtricity System Manager and use Setup wizard
Configure the FC switches
Set up NVMe over Fibre Channel on the host side
Define a host
Assign a volume
Display the volumes visible to the host
Set up failover on the host
Configuring the host to run failover
Accessing NVMe volumes
Accessing NVMe volumes for virtual device targets
Accessing NVMe volumes for physical NVMe device targets
Create partitions and filesystems
Verify storage access on the host
Record NVMe over Fibre Channel-specific information for Linux
NVMe over Fibre Channel worksheet for Linux
Where to find additional information - Linux
VMware express configuration
Deciding whether to use this Express Guide
Understand the workflow
Verify the VMware configuration is supported
Configure IP addresses using DHCP
Configure the multipath software
Install SANtricity Storage Manager for SMcli and Host Context Agent (HCA)
Access SANtricity System Manager and use the Setup wizard
Perform FC-specific tasks
Configuring the FC switches - VMware
Determining the host port WWPNs—FC
FC worksheet for VMware
Perform iSCSI-specific tasks
Configuring the switches - iSCSI, VMware
Configuring networking - iSCSI VMware
Configuring array-side networking - iSCSI, VMware
Configuring host-side networking—iSCSI
Verifying IP network connections - iSCSI, VMware
Recording iSCSI-specific information for VMware
iSCSI worksheet - VMware
Perform SAS-specific tasks
Determining SAS host identifiers - VMware
Recording SAS-specific information for VMware
SAS worksheet - VMware
Discover storage on the host
Configure storage on the host
Verify storage access on the host
Where to find additional information
Windows express configuration
Decide whether to use this Express Guide
Understand the workflow
Verify the Windows configuration is supported
Configure IP addresses using DHCP
Configure the multipath software
Install and configure Windows Unified Host Utilities 7.0
Install SANtricity Storage Manager for SMcli and Host Context Agent (HCA)
Access SANtricity System Manager and use the Setup wizard
Perform FC-specific tasks
Configuring the FC switches - Windows
Determining host WWPNs and making the recommended settings - FC, Windows
FC worksheet for Windows
Perform iSCSI-specific tasks
Configuring the switches - iSCSI, Windows
Configuring networking - iSCSI Windows
Configuring array-side networking - iSCSI, Windows
Configuring host-side networking—iSCSI
Verifying IP network connections - iSCSI, Windows
Recording iSCSI-specific information for Windows
iSCSI worksheet - Windows
Perform SAS-specific tasks
Determining SAS host identifiers - Windows
Recording SAS-specific information for Windows
SAS worksheet - Windows
Discover storage on the host
Configure storage on the host
Verify storage access on the host
Where to find additional information - Windows
Copyright information
Trademark information
How to send comments about documentation and receive update notifications
Upgrading SANtricity OS
Overview and upgrade considerations
Considerations for upgrading software and firmware for a single controller
Considerations for upgrading software and firmware for multiple controllers
Considerations for upgrading drive firmware
Upgrade software and firmware for a single controller
Download software files from support site
Transfer software files to the controllers
Activate software files
Complete software and firmware upgrade
Upgrade software and firmware for multiple controllers
Perform pre-upgrade health check
Download software files from support site
Transfer software files to the controllers
Activate staged software files (optional)
Upgrade drive firmware
Download drive firmware files from support site
Begin drive firmware upgrade
System maintenance
Maintaining EF300 and EF600 hardware
Batteries
Overview and requirements
Requirements for replacing a battery
Replace battery
Place controller offline
Remove controller canister
Remove failed battery
Install new battery
Reinstall controller canister
Complete battery replacement
Controllers
Overview and requirements
Requirements for replacing a controller
Replace controller
Prepare to replace controller
Remove failed controller
Remove controller canister
Remove battery
Remove host interface card
Remove power supply
Remove DIMMs
Remove fans
Install new controller
Install battery
Install host interface card
Install power supply
Install DIMMs
Install fans
Install new controller canister
Complete controller replacement
DIMMs
Overview and requirements
Requirements for replacing DIMMs
Replace DIMMs
Determining if you need to replace DIMMs in a controller
Place controller offline
Remove controller canister
Remove DIMMs
Install new DIMMs
Reinstall controller canister
Complete DIMMs replacement
Drives
Overview and requirements
Requirements for replacing drives
Replace drive
Prepare to replace drive
Remove drive
Install new drive
Complete drive replacement
Fans
Overview and requirements
Requirements for replacing a fan
Replace a fan
Place controller offline
Remove controller canister
Remove failed fan
Install new fan
Reinstall controller canister
Complete fan replacement
Host interface cards
Overview and Requirements
Upgrade host interface card
Place controller shelf offline
Remove controller canister
Remove the host interface card
Upgrade host interface card
Reinstall controller canister
Complete the host interface card upgrade
Replace failed host interface card
Place the controller offline
Remove controller canister
Remove the host interface card
Replace host interface card
Reinstall controller canister
Complete host interface card replacement
Host port protocol conversion
Overview and requirements
Requirements for changing the host protocol
Change host protocol
Obtain the feature pack key
Stop host I/O
Change the feature pack
Complete host protocol conversion
Complete protocol conversion
Power Supplies
Overview and requirements
Requirements for replacing a power supply
Replace a power supply
Remove failed power supply
Install new power supply and complete power supply replacement
Maintaining E2800 hardware
Batteries
Overview and requirements
Battery overview
Requirements for replacing a failed battery
Replace battery
Prepare to replace battery
Place controller offline (duplex)
Power down the controller shelf (simplex)
Remove failed battery
Remove controller canister
Remove failed battery
Install new battery
Install new battery
Re-install controller canister
Complete battery replacement
Place controller online (duplex)
Power up controller (simplex)
Controllers
Overview and requirements
Controller overview
Requirements for replacing or adding a controller
Add second controller canister
Prepare to add second controller
Verify the new controller's part number
Install host interface card
Collect support data
Change configuration to duplex
Install duplex NVSRAM
Set the storage array to duplex
Add second controller canister
Remove the controller blank
Install second controller canister
Complete adding a second controller
Replace controller in duplex configuration
Prepare to replace controller (duplex)
Remove failed controller (duplex)
Remove controller canister (duplex)
Remove battery (duplex)
Remove host interface card (duplex)
Install new controller (duplex)
Install battery (duplex)
Install host interface card (duplex)
Install new controller canister (duplex)
Complete controller replacement (duplex)
Replace controller in simplex configuration
Prepare to replace controller (simplex)
Remove failed controller (simplex)
Remove controller canister (simplex)
Remove battery (simplex)
Remove host interface card (simplex)
Install new controller (simplex)
Install battery (simplex)
Install host interface card (simplex)
Install new controller canister (simplex)
Complete controller replacement (simplex)
Canisters
Overview and requirements
Power supply overview
Power canister overview
Fan canister overview
Requirements for replacing a power supply
Requirements for replacing a power canister
Requirements for replacing a fan canister
Replace power supply (12-drive or 24-drive)
Prepare to replace power supply
Remove failed power supply
Install new power supply
Complete power supply replacement
Replace power canister (60-drive)
Prepare to replace power canister
Remove failed power canister
Install new power canister
Complete power canister replacement
Replace fan canister (60-drive)
Prepare to replace fan canister
Remove failed fan canister and install new one
Complete fan canister replacement
Drives
Overview and requirements
Drives overview
Drive drawer overview
Requirements for handling drives
Replace drive (12-drive or 24-drive)
Prepare to replace drive (12-drive or 24-drive)
Remove failed drive (12-drive or 24-drive)
Install new drive (12-drive or 24-drive)
Complete drive replacement (12-drive or 24-drive)
Replace drive (60-drive)
Prepare to replace drive (60-drive)
Remove failed drive (60-drive)
Install new drive (60-drive)
Complete drive replacement (60-drive)
Replace drive drawer (60-drive)
Prepare to replace drive drawer (60-drive)
Remove cable chains
Remove failed drive drawer (60-drive)
Install new drive drawer (60-drive)
Attach cable chains
Complete drive drawer replacement
Host interface cards
Overview and requirements
Host interface card overview
Requirements for adding, upgrading or replacing a HIC
Add host interface cards
Prepare to add host interface cards
Add host interface card
Remove controller canister
Install host interface card
Reinstall controller canister
Complete adding a host interface card
Upgrade host interface card
Prepare to upgrade host interface cards
Upgrade host interface card
Remove controller canister
Remove a host interface card
Install host interface card
Reinstall controller canister
Complete host interface card upgrade
Replace host interface card
Prepare to replace host interface card
Place controller offline (duplex)
Power down the controller shelf (simplex)
Replace host interface card
Remove controller canister
Install host interface card
Reinstall controller canister
Complete host interface card replacement
Place controller online (duplex)
Power up controller (simplex)
Host port protocol conversion
Overview and requirements
Host protocol overview
Which host ports can you change
Requirements for changing the host protocol
Considerations for changing the host protocol
Change host protocol
Determine whether you have dual-protocol SFPs
Obtain the feature pack
Stop host I/O
Change the feature pack
Complete host protocol conversion
Complete FC to iSCSI conversion
Complete iSCSI to FC conversion
Complete FC to FC/iSCSI conversion
Complete iSCSI to FC/iSCSI conversion
Complete FC/iSCSI to FC conversion
Complete FC/iSCSI to FC conversion
Maintaining E5700 hardware
Batteries
Overview and requirements
Battery overview
Requirements for replacing a failed battery
Replace battery
Place controller offline (duplex)
Remove failed battery
Step 1: Remove controller canister
Remove failed battery
Install new battery
Install new battery
Re-install controller canister
Place controller online (duplex)
Controllers
Overview and requirements
Controller overview
Requirements for replacing a controller
Replace controller in duplex configuration
Prepare to replace controller (duplex)
Remove failed controller (duplex)
Remove controller canister (duplex)
Remove battery (duplex)
Remove host interface card (duplex)
Install new controller (duplex)
Install battery (duplex)
Install host interface card (duplex)
Install new controller canister (duplex)
Complete controller replacement (duplex)
Canisters
Overview and requirements
Power supply overview
Power canister overview
Fan canister overview
Requirements for replacing a power supply
Requirements for replacing a power canister
Requirements for replacing a fan canister
Replace power supply (24-drive)
Prepare to replace power supply
Remove failed power supply
Install new power supply
Complete power supply replacement
Replace power canister (60-drive)
Prepare to replace power canister
Remove failed power canister
Install new power canister
Complete power canister replacement
Replace fan canister (60-drive)
Prepare to replace fan canister
Remove failed fan canister and install new one
Complete fan canister replacement
Drives
Overview and requirements
Drives overview
Drive drawer overview
Requirements for handling drives
Replace drive (24-drive)
Prepare to replace drive (24-drive)
Remove failed drive (24-drive)
Install new drive (24-drive)
Complete drive replacement (24-drive)
Replace drive (60-drive)
Prepare to replace drive (60-drive)
Remove failed drive (60-drive)
Install new drive (60-drive)
Complete drive replacement (60-drive)
Replace drive drawer (60-drive)
Prepare to replace drive drawer (60-drive)
Remove cable chains
Remove failed drive drawer (60-drive)
Install new drive drawer (60-drive)
Attach cable chains
Complete drive drawer replacement (60-drive)
Host interface cards
Overview and requirements
Host interface card overview
Requirements for adding, upgrading or replacing a HIC
Add host interface cards
Prepare to add host interface cards
Add host interface card
Remove controller canister
Install host interface card
Reinstall controller canister
Complete adding a host interface card
Upgrade host interface card
Prepare to upgrade host interface cards
Upgrade host interface card
Remove controller canister
Remove a host interface card
Install host interface card
Reinstall controller canister
Complete upgrading a host interface card upgrade
Replace host interface card
Place controller offline (duplex)
Replace host interface card
Remove controller canister
Install host interface card
Reinstall controller canister
Place controller online (duplex)
Host port protocol
Overview and requirements
Host protocol overview
Requirements for changing the host protocol
Considerations for changing the host protocol
Change host protocol
Determine whether you have dual-protocol SFPs
Obtain the feature pack
Stop host I/O
Change the feature pack
Complete host protocol conversion
Complete FC to iSCSI conversion
Complete iSCSI to FC conversion
Complete IB-iSER to/from IB-SRP, NVMe over InfiniBand, NVMe over RoCE conversion, or NVMe over Fiber Channel
Older systems
Replace and upgrade hardware
Add second controller
Change or add host protocols
Maintaining EF300 and EF600 hardware
Batteries
Overview and requirements
Requirements for replacing a battery
Replace battery
Place controller offline
Remove controller canister
Remove failed battery
Install new battery
Reinstall controller canister
Complete battery replacement
Controllers
Overview and requirements
Requirements for replacing a controller
Replace controller
Prepare to replace controller
Remove failed controller
Remove controller canister
Remove battery
Remove host interface card
Remove power supply
Remove DIMMs
Remove fans
Install new controller
Install battery
Install host interface card
Install power supply
Install DIMMs
Install fans
Install new controller canister
Complete controller replacement
DIMMs
Overview and requirements
Requirements for replacing DIMMs
Replace DIMMs
Determining if you need to replace DIMMs in a controller
Place controller offline
Remove controller canister
Remove DIMMs
Install new DIMMs
Reinstall controller canister
Complete DIMMs replacement
Drives
Overview and requirements
Requirements for replacing drives
Replace drive
Prepare to replace drive
Remove drive
Install new drive
Complete drive replacement
Fans
Overview and requirements
Requirements for replacing a fan
Replace a fan
Place controller offline
Remove controller canister
Remove failed fan
Install new fan
Reinstall controller canister
Complete fan replacement
Host interface cards
Overview and Requirements
Upgrade host interface card
Place controller shelf offline
Remove controller canister
Remove the host interface card
Upgrade host interface card
Reinstall controller canister
Complete the host interface card upgrade
Replace failed host interface card
Place the controller offline
Remove controller canister
Remove the host interface card
Replace host interface card
Reinstall controller canister
Complete host interface card replacement
Host port protocol conversion
Overview and requirements
Requirements for changing the host protocol
Change host protocol
Obtain the feature pack key
Stop host I/O
Change the feature pack
Complete host protocol conversion
Complete protocol conversion
Power Supplies
Overview and requirements
Requirements for replacing a power supply
Replace a power supply
Remove failed power supply
Install new power supply and complete power supply replacement
Maintaining E2800 hardware
Batteries
Overview and requirements
Battery overview
Requirements for replacing a failed battery
Replace battery
Prepare to replace battery
Place controller offline (duplex)
Power down the controller shelf (simplex)
Remove failed battery
Remove controller canister
Remove failed battery
Install new battery
Install new battery
Re-install controller canister
Complete battery replacement
Place controller online (duplex)
Power up controller (simplex)
Controllers
Overview and requirements
Controller overview
Requirements for replacing or adding a controller
Add second controller canister
Prepare to add second controller
Verify the new controller's part number
Install host interface card
Collect support data
Change configuration to duplex
Install duplex NVSRAM
Set the storage array to duplex
Add second controller canister
Remove the controller blank
Install second controller canister
Complete adding a second controller
Replace controller in duplex configuration
Prepare to replace controller (duplex)
Remove failed controller (duplex)
Remove controller canister (duplex)
Remove battery (duplex)
Remove host interface card (duplex)
Install new controller (duplex)
Install battery (duplex)
Install host interface card (duplex)
Install new controller canister (duplex)
Complete controller replacement (duplex)
Replace controller in simplex configuration
Prepare to replace controller (simplex)
Remove failed controller (simplex)
Remove controller canister (simplex)
Remove battery (simplex)
Remove host interface card (simplex)
Install new controller (simplex)
Install battery (simplex)
Install host interface card (simplex)
Install new controller canister (simplex)
Complete controller replacement (simplex)
Canisters
Overview and requirements
Power supply overview
Power canister overview
Fan canister overview
Requirements for replacing a power supply
Requirements for replacing a power canister
Requirements for replacing a fan canister
Replace power supply (12-drive or 24-drive)
Prepare to replace power supply
Remove failed power supply
Install new power supply
Complete power supply replacement
Replace power canister (60-drive)
Prepare to replace power canister
Remove failed power canister
Install new power canister
Complete power canister replacement
Replace fan canister (60-drive)
Prepare to replace fan canister
Remove failed fan canister and install new one
Complete fan canister replacement
Drives
Overview and requirements
Drives overview
Drive drawer overview
Requirements for handling drives
Replace drive (12-drive or 24-drive)
Prepare to replace drive (12-drive or 24-drive)
Remove failed drive (12-drive or 24-drive)
Install new drive (12-drive or 24-drive)
Complete drive replacement (12-drive or 24-drive)
Replace drive (60-drive)
Prepare to replace drive (60-drive)
Remove failed drive (60-drive)
Install new drive (60-drive)
Complete drive replacement (60-drive)
Replace drive drawer (60-drive)
Prepare to replace drive drawer (60-drive)
Remove cable chains
Remove failed drive drawer (60-drive)
Install new drive drawer (60-drive)
Attach cable chains
Complete drive drawer replacement
Host interface cards
Overview and requirements
Host interface card overview
Requirements for adding, upgrading or replacing a HIC
Add host interface cards
Prepare to add host interface cards
Add host interface card
Remove controller canister
Install host interface card
Reinstall controller canister
Complete adding a host interface card
Upgrade host interface card
Prepare to upgrade host interface cards
Upgrade host interface card
Remove controller canister
Remove a host interface card
Install host interface card
Reinstall controller canister
Complete host interface card upgrade
Replace host interface card
Prepare to replace host interface card
Place controller offline (duplex)
Power down the controller shelf (simplex)
Replace host interface card
Remove controller canister
Install host interface card
Reinstall controller canister
Complete host interface card replacement
Place controller online (duplex)
Power up controller (simplex)
Host port protocol conversion
Overview and requirements
Host protocol overview
Which host ports can you change
Requirements for changing the host protocol
Considerations for changing the host protocol
Change host protocol
Determine whether you have dual-protocol SFPs
Obtain the feature pack
Stop host I/O
Change the feature pack
Complete host protocol conversion
Complete FC to iSCSI conversion
Complete iSCSI to FC conversion
Complete FC to FC/iSCSI conversion
Complete iSCSI to FC/iSCSI conversion
Complete FC/iSCSI to FC conversion
Complete FC/iSCSI to FC conversion
Maintaining E5700 hardware
Batteries
Overview and requirements
Battery overview
Requirements for replacing a failed battery
Replace battery
Place controller offline (duplex)
Remove failed battery
Step 1: Remove controller canister
Remove failed battery
Install new battery
Install new battery
Re-install controller canister
Place controller online (duplex)
Controllers
Overview and requirements
Controller overview
Requirements for replacing a controller
Replace controller in duplex configuration
Prepare to replace controller (duplex)
Remove failed controller (duplex)
Remove controller canister (duplex)
Remove battery (duplex)
Remove host interface card (duplex)
Install new controller (duplex)
Install battery (duplex)
Install host interface card (duplex)
Install new controller canister (duplex)
Complete controller replacement (duplex)
Canisters
Overview and requirements
Power supply overview
Power canister overview
Fan canister overview
Requirements for replacing a power supply
Requirements for replacing a power canister
Requirements for replacing a fan canister
Replace power supply (24-drive)
Prepare to replace power supply
Remove failed power supply
Install new power supply
Complete power supply replacement
Replace power canister (60-drive)
Prepare to replace power canister
Remove failed power canister
Install new power canister
Complete power canister replacement
Replace fan canister (60-drive)
Prepare to replace fan canister
Remove failed fan canister and install new one
Complete fan canister replacement
Drives
Overview and requirements
Drives overview
Drive drawer overview
Requirements for handling drives
Replace drive (24-drive)
Prepare to replace drive (24-drive)
Remove failed drive (24-drive)
Install new drive (24-drive)
Complete drive replacement (24-drive)
Replace drive (60-drive)
Prepare to replace drive (60-drive)
Remove failed drive (60-drive)
Install new drive (60-drive)
Complete drive replacement (60-drive)
Replace drive drawer (60-drive)
Prepare to replace drive drawer (60-drive)
Remove cable chains
Remove failed drive drawer (60-drive)
Install new drive drawer (60-drive)
Attach cable chains
Complete drive drawer replacement (60-drive)
Host interface cards
Overview and requirements
Host interface card overview
Requirements for adding, upgrading or replacing a HIC
Add host interface cards
Prepare to add host interface cards
Add host interface card
Remove controller canister
Install host interface card
Reinstall controller canister
Complete adding a host interface card
Upgrade host interface card
Prepare to upgrade host interface cards
Upgrade host interface card
Remove controller canister
Remove a host interface card
Install host interface card
Reinstall controller canister
Complete upgrading a host interface card upgrade
Replace host interface card
Place controller offline (duplex)
Replace host interface card
Remove controller canister
Install host interface card
Reinstall controller canister
Place controller online (duplex)
Host port protocol
Overview and requirements
Host protocol overview
Requirements for changing the host protocol
Considerations for changing the host protocol
Change host protocol
Determine whether you have dual-protocol SFPs
Obtain the feature pack
Stop host I/O
Change the feature pack
Complete host protocol conversion
Complete FC to iSCSI conversion
Complete iSCSI to FC conversion
Complete IB-iSER to/from IB-SRP, NVMe over InfiniBand, NVMe over RoCE conversion, or NVMe over Fiber Channel
Older systems
Replace and upgrade hardware
Add second controller
Change or add host protocols
Storage management
Online help for System Manager 11.7
System Manager Dashboard
What's new in SANtricity System Manager
Home
SANtricity System Manager overview
Concepts
Home page
Setup wizard
Concepts
Setup wizard overview
Setup wizard terminology
FAQs
What if I don't see all of my hardware components?
What if I don't see all of my hosts?
How does identifying applications help me manage my storage array?
What is a workload?
How do I configure the delivery method for AutoSupport?
How do I know if I should accept the recommended pool configuration?
System Manager has not detected any hosts. What do I do?
Storage array administration
Concepts
Storage array overview
Administrator password protection
Problem notification
Operations in progress
How tos
Set default units for capacity values
Set default time frame for performance graphs
Recover from problems using Recovery Guru
View and act on operations in progress
FAQs
Where can I find more information about display preferences?
What are the supported browsers?
What are the keyboard shortcuts?
Storage
Pools and volume groups
Concepts
How pools and volume groups work
Capacity terminology
How reserved capacity works
How SSD Cache works
SSD Cache restrictions
Decide whether to use a pool or a volume group
Functional comparison of pools and volume groups
Automatic versus manual pool creation
How tos
Create pools and volume groups
Create pool automatically
Create pool manually
Create a volume group
Create SSD Cache
Add capacity to a pool or volume group
Manage pools, volume groups, and SSD Cache
Change configuration settings for a pool
Change SSD Cache settings
Change configuration settings for a volume group
View SSD Cache statistics
Check volume redundancy
Delete pool or volume group
Consolidate free capacity for a volume group
Disable resource provisioning on existing volumes
Export/Import volume groups
Manage drives
Turn on locator lights in a pool, volume group, or SSD Cache
Remove capacity from a pool or SSD Cache
Enable security for a pool or volume group
Assign hot spares
Replace drive logically
Manage reserved capacity
Increase reserved capacity
Decrease reserved capacity
Change the reserved capacity settings for a snapshot group
Change the reserved capacity settings for a snapshot volume
Change the reserved capacity settings for a consistency group member volume
Change the reserved capacity settings for a mirrored pair volume
Cancel pending snapshot image
Delete snapshot group
FAQs
What is a hot spare drive?
What is a volume group?
What is a pool?
What is reserved capacity?
What is FDE/FIPS security?
What is redundancy check?
What are the differences between pools and volume groups?
Why would I want to manually configure a pool?
Why are capacity alerts important?
Why can't I increase my preservation capacity?
Is there a limit on the number of drives I can remove from a pool?
What media types are supported for a drive?
Why are some drives not showing up?
How do I maintain shelf/drawer loss protection?
What RAID level is best for my application?
What is Data Assurance?
What is secure-capable (Drive Security)?
What do I need to know about increasing reserved capacity?
Why can't I choose another amount to decrease by?
Why do I need reserved capacity for each member volume?
How do I view and interpret all SSD Cache statistics?
What is optimization capacity for pools?
What is optimization capacity for volume groups?
What is resource provisioning capable?
Volumes
Concepts
Volumes in the storage array
Volume terminology
Workflow for creating volumes
Data integrity and data security for volumes
SSD Cache and volumes
Application-specific workloads
Actions you can perform on volumes
Capacity for volumes
Thin volume monitoring
Comparison between thick volumes and thin volumes
Copy Volume function
Types of Copy Volume operations
How tos
Create storage
Create workloads
Create volumes
Step 1: Select host for a volume
Step 2: Select a workload for a volume
Step 3: Add or edit volumes
Step 4: Review volume configuration
Manage volumes
Increase capacity of a volume
Change settings for a volume
Initialize volumes
Redistribute volumes
Change controller ownership of a volume
Change cache settings for a volume
Change media scan settings for a volume
Delete volume
Manage applications and workloads
Add to workload
Change workload settings
Work with copy services
Copy volume
Take action on a Copy Volume operation
Monitor thin volumes
Change allocated capacity limit for a thin volume
FAQs
What is a volume?
Why am I seeing a capacity over-allocation error when I have enough free capacity in a volume group to create volumes?
How does my selected workload impact volume creation?
Why aren't these volumes associated with a workload?
Why can’t I delete the selected workload?
How do application-specific workloads help me manage my storage array?
How does providing this information help create storage?
What do I need to do to recognize the expanded capacity?
Why don't I see all my pools and/or volume groups?
What is segment size?
What is preferred controller ownership?
What is Automatic Load Balancing?
When would I want to use the assign host later selection?
What do I need to know about host block size requirements?
Hosts
Concepts
Host terminology
Workflow for host creation and volume assignment
Automatic versus manual host creation
How volumes are assigned to hosts and host clusters
Access volumes
Maximum number of LUNs
How tos
Configure host access
Create host automatically
Create host manually
Create host cluster
Create volumes
Step 1: Select host for a volume
Step 2: Select a workload for a volume
Step 3: Add or edit volumes
Step 4: Review volume configuration
Assign volumes to hosts
Manage hosts and host clusters
Change the settings for a host
Change the settings for a host cluster
Unassign volumes
Change host port identifiers for a host
Delete host or host cluster
FAQs
What are hosts and host clusters?
Why would I need to create a host cluster?
How do I know which host operating system type is correct?
What are HBAs and adapter ports?
How do I match the host ports to a host?
How do I create CHAP secrets?
What is the default cluster?
Performance
Concepts
Performance overview
Performance terminology
How tos
View graphical performance data
View and save tabular performance data
Interpret performance data
FAQs
How do performance statistics for individual volumes relate to the total?
Why does data display as zero in the graphs and table?
What does the Latency graph show?
What does the IOPS graph show?
What does the MiB/s graph show?
What does the CPU graph show?
What does the Headroom graph show?
Snapshots
Concepts
How snapshot images are used
Overview of snapshot storage
Requirements and guidelines for snapshots
Base volumes, reserved capacity, and snapshot groups
Snapshot schedules and snapshot consistency groups
Snapshot volumes
Snapshot rollback
Snapshot terminology
Workflow for creating snapshot images and snapshot volumes
How tos
Create snapshots and snapshot objects
Create snapshot image
Schedule snapshot images
Create snapshot consistency group
Step 1: Add members to snapshot consistency group
Step 2: Reserve capacity for snapshot consistency group
Step 3: Edit settings for snapshot consistency group
Create snapshot volume
Step 1: Review members for a snapshot volume
Step 2: Assign snapshot volume to host
Step 3: Reserve capacity for a snapshot volume
Step 4: Edit settings for a snapshot volume
Manage snapshot schedules
Change the settings for a snapshot schedule
Activate and suspend snapshot schedule
Delete snapshot schedule
Manage snapshot images
View snapshot image settings
Start snapshot image rollback for a base volume
Start snapshot image rollback for snapshot consistency group member volumes
Resume snapshot image rollback
Cancel snapshot image rollback
Delete snapshot image
Manage snapshot consistency groups
Add member volume to a snapshot consistency group
Remove a member volume from a snapshot consistency group
Change the settings for a snapshot consistency group
Delete snapshot consistency group
Manage snapshot volumes
Convert snapshot volume to read-write mode
Change the volume settings for a snapshot volume
Copy snapshot volume
Re-create snapshot volume
Disable snapshot volume
Delete snapshot volume
FAQs
Why don’t I see all my volumes, hosts, or host clusters?
What is a snapshot image?
Why use snapshot images?
What kinds of volumes can be used for snapshots?
Why would I create a snapshot consistency group?
What is a snapshot volume and when does it need reserved capacity?
What is a snapshot group?
Why would I disable a snapshot volume?
What is the Disabled state?
Why would I suspend a snapshot schedule?
Asynchronous mirroring
Concepts
How asynchronous mirroring works
Asynchronous mirroring terminology
Workflow for mirroring a volume asynchronously
Requirements for using asynchronous mirroring
Asynchronous mirror status
Volume ownership
Role change of a mirror consistency group
How tos
Manage mirror consistency groups
Test communication for mirror consistency groups
Suspend or resume synchronization for mirror consistency group
Change synchronization settings for a mirror consistency group
Re-synchronize mirror consistency group manually
View unsynchronized data amount between mirror consistency groups
Update remote IP address
Change mirror consistency group role to primary or secondary
Delete mirror consistency group
Manage asynchronous mirrored pairs
Remove asynchronous mirror relationship
Increase reserved capacity
Change the reserved capacity settings for a mirrored pair volume
Complete mirrored pair for primary volumes created on legacy system
Deactivate asynchronous mirroring
FAQs
How does asynchronous mirroring differ from synchronous mirroring?
Why can't I access my chosen mirroring feature?
What do I need to know before creating a mirror consistency group?
Asynchronous mirroring - What do I need to know before creating a mirrored pair?
What do I need to know before increasing my reserved capacity on a mirrored pair volume?
Why can't I increase reserved capacity with my requested amount?
Why would I change this percentage?
Why do I see more than one reserved capacity candidate?
Why do I see Not Available values displayed in the table?
Why don’t I see all of my pools and volume groups?
Asynchronous mirroring - Why don’t I see all my volumes?
Asynchronous mirroring - Why don’t I see all the volumes on the remote storage array?
Why would I update my remote storage array’s IP address?
Synchronous mirroring
Concepts
How synchronous mirroring works
Synchronous mirroring terminology
Workflow for mirroring a volume synchronously
Requirements for using synchronous mirroring
Synchronous mirroring status
Volume ownership
Role change between volumes in a mirrored pair
How tos
Manage synchronous mirrored pairs
Test communication for synchronous mirroring
Suspend and resume synchronization for a mirrored pair
Change role between volumes in a mirrored pair
Change synchronization settings for a mirrored pair
Remove synchronous mirror relationship
Deactivate synchronous mirroring
FAQs
How does asynchronous mirroring differ from synchronous mirroring?
Synchronous mirroring - Why don’t I see all my volumes?
Synchronous mirroring - Why don’t I see all the volumes on the remote storage array?
Synchronous mirroring - What do I need to know before creating a mirrored pair?
What impact does synchronization priority have on synchronization rates?
Why is it recommended to use a manual synchronization policy?
Hardware
Shelves
Concepts
Hardware page overview
Hardware terminology
How tos
View hardware components
Show or hide component status
Switch between front and back views
Change view order of shelves
Turn on shelf locator light
Change shelf IDs
View shelf component status and settings
Update battery learn cycles
FAQs
What is shelf loss protection and drawer loss protection?
What are battery learn cycles?
Controllers
Concepts
Controller terminology
Controller states
Considerations for assigning IP addresses
How tos
Configure management port
Configure iSCSI ports
Configure iSER over InfiniBand ports
Configure NVMe over InfiniBand ports
Configure NVMe over RoCE ports
Configure NTP server addresses
Configure DNS server addresses
View controller settings
Allow remote login
Place controller online
Place controller offline
Place controller in service mode
Reset (reboot) controller
FAQs
What is auto-negotiation?
What is IPv6 stateless address auto-configuration?
Which do I choose -- DHCP or manual configuration?
What is a DHCP server?
How do I configure my DHCP server?
Why do I need to change the controller network configuration?
Where do I get the network configuration?
What are ICMP PING responses?
When should I refresh the port configuration or the iSNS server from the DHCP server?
What should I do after configuring the management ports?
Drives
Concepts
Drive terminology
Drive states
Solid State Disks (SSDs)
Hot spare drives
How tos
Limit the drive view
Turn on drive locator light
View drive status and settings
Replace drive logically
Reconstruct drive manually
Initialize (format) drive
Fail drive
Assign hot spares
Unassign hot spares
Erase secure-enabled drive
Unlock or reset locked NVMe drives
FAQs
What is preservation capacity?
Why would I logically replace a drive?
Where can I view the status of a drive undergoing reconstruction?
Settings
Alerts
Concepts
How alerts work
Alerts terminology
How tos
Manage email alerts
Configure mail server and recipients for alerts
Edit email addresses for alerts
Add email addresses for alerts
Delete mail server or email addresses for alerts
Edit mail server for alerts
Manage SNMP alerts
Configure communities and destinations for SNMP alerts
Edit community names for SNMP traps
Add community names for SNMP traps
Remove community name for SNMP traps
Configure SNMP MIB variables
Add trap destinations for SNMP alerts
Delete trap destinations
Manage syslog alerts
Configure syslog server for alerts
Edit syslog servers for alerts
Add syslog servers for alerts
Delete syslog servers for alerts
FAQs
What if alerts are disabled?
How do I configure SNMP or syslog alerts?
Why are timestamps inconsistent between the array and alerts?
System: Storage array settings
Concepts
Cache settings and performance
Automatic load balancing overview
Default host operating system type
How tos
Edit storage array name
Turn on storage array locator lights
Synchronize storage array clocks
Save storage array configuration
Clear storage array configuration
Configure login banner
Manage session timeouts
Change cache settings for the storage array
Set host connectivity reporting
Set automatic load balancing
Change default host type
Enable or disable legacy management interface
Enable or disable resource provisioning for new volumes
FAQs
What is controller cache?
What is cache flushing?
What is cache block size?
When should I synchronize storage array clocks?
What is host connectivity reporting?
What do I need to know about the resource-provisioned volumes feature?
System: iSCSI settings
Concepts
iSCSI terminology
How tos
Configure iSCSI ports
Configure iSCSI authentication
Enable iSCSI discovery settings
View iSCSI statistics packages
View iSCSI sessions
End iSCSI session
Configure iSER over InfiniBand ports
View iSER over InfiniBand statistics
FAQs
What happens when I use an iSNS server for registration?
Which registration methods are automatically supported for iSCSI?
How do I interpret iSER over InfiniBand statistics?
What else do I need to do to configure or diagnose iSER over InfiniBand?
System: NVMe settings
Concepts
NVMe overview
NVMe terminology
How tos
Configure NVMe over InfiniBand ports
Configure NVMe over RoCE ports
View NVMe over Fabrics statistics
FAQs
How do I interpret NVMe over Fabrics statistics?
What else do I need to do to configure or diagnose NVMe over InfiniBand?
What else do I need to do to configure or diagnose NVMe over RoCE?
Why are there two IP addresses for one physical port?
Why are there two sets of parameters for one physical port?
System: Add-on features
Concepts
How add-on features work
Add-on feature terminology
How tos
Obtain a feature key file
Enable a premium feature
Enable feature pack
Download the command line interface (CLI)
System: Security key management
Concepts
How the Drive Security feature works
How security key management works
Drive Security terminology
How tos
Create internal security key
Create external security key
Change security key
Switch from external to internal key management
Edit key management server settings
Back up security key
Validate security key
Unlock drives using a security key
FAQs
What do I need to know before creating a security key?
Why do I need to define a pass phrase?
Why is it important to record security key information?
What do I need to know before backing up a security key?
What do I need to know before unlocking secure drives?
What is read/write accessibility?
What do I need to know about validating the security key?
What is the difference between internal security key and external security key management?
Access Management
Concepts
How Access Management works
Access Management terminology
Permissions for mapped roles
Access Management with local user roles
Access Management with directory services
Access Management with SAML
How tos
View local user roles
Change passwords
Change local user password settings
Add directory server
Edit directory server settings and role mappings
Remove directory server
Configure SAML
Step 1: Upload the IdP metadata file
Step 2: Export Service Provider files
Step 3: Map roles
Step 4: Test SSO login
Step 5: Enable SAML
Change SAML role mappings
Export SAML Service Provider files
View audit log activity
Define audit log policies
Delete events from the audit log
Configure syslog server for audit logs
Edit syslog server settings for audit log records
FAQs
Why can't I log in?
What do I need to know before adding a directory server?
What do I need to know about mapping to storage array roles?
Which external management tools may be affected by this change?
What do I need to know before configuring and enabling SAML?
What types of events are recorded in the audit log?
What do I need to know before configuring a syslog server?
The syslog server is no longer receiving audit logs. What do I do?
Certificates
Concepts
How certificates work
Certificate terminology
How tos
Use CA-signed certificates for controllers
Step 1: Complete CSRs for the controllers
Step 2: Submit the CSR files
Step 3: Import signed certificates for controllers
Reset management certificates
View imported certificate information
Import certificates for controllers when acting as clients
Enable certificate revocation checking
Delete trusted certificates
Use CA-signed certificates for authentication with a key management server
Step 1: Complete and submit CSR for authentication with a key management server
Step 2: Import certificates for the key management server
Export key management server certificates
FAQs
Why does the Cannot Access Other Controller dialog box appear?
How do I know what certificates need to be uploaded to System Manager for external key management?
What do I need to know about certificate revocation checking?
What types of servers will revocation checking be enabled for?
Support
Support center
Concepts
AutoSupport feature overview
Workflow for the AutoSupport feature
How tos
View storage array information
View storage array profile
View software and firmware inventory
Collect diagnostic data
Collect support data manually
Collect configuration data
Retrieve recovery support files
Retrieve trace buffers
Collect drive data
Collect I/O path statistics
Retrieve health image
Take recovery action on storage array status
View unreadable sectors log
Re-enable drive ports
Clear recovery mode
Manage iSCSI connections
View iSCSI statistics packages
View the different types of iSCSI statistics
MAC transmit and MAC receive statistics
Ethernet TCP/IP statistics
iSCSI target statistics and local initiator statistics
DCBX operational state statistics
LLDP TLV statistics
DCBX TLV statistics
View iSCSI sessions
End iSCSI session
View iSER over InfiniBand statistics
Manage NVMe connections
View NVMe over Fabrics statistics
Manage AutoSupport
Enable or disable AutoSupport features
Configure AutoSupport delivery method
Schedule AutoSupport dispatches
Send AutoSupport dispatches
View AutoSupport status
View AutoSupport log
Enable AutoSupport maintenance window
Disable AutoSupport maintenance window
FAQs
What data am I collecting?
What does unreadable sectors data show me?
What is a health image?
What else do I need to do to configure or diagnose iSCSI?
What do the AutoSupport features do?
What type of data is collected through the AutoSupport feature?
How do I configure the delivery method for the AutoSupport feature?
What is configuration data?
Event log
Concepts
Critical events
Event log
How tos
View events using the event log
Upgrade center
Concepts
Controller software and firmware upgrades
Workflow for controller software and firmware upgrade
Drive firmware upgrades
How tos
Upgrade software and firmware
Activate controller software and firmware
Upgrade drive firmware
Review the possible software and firmware upgrade errors
FAQs
What do I need to know before upgrading the SANtricity OS Software?
What do I need to know before suspending IOM auto-synchronization?
Why is my firmware upgrade progressing so slowly?
What do I need to know before upgrading drive firmware?
How do I choose which type of upgrade to perform?
Online help for Unified Manager 5
Unified Manager Dashboard
What's new in SANtricity Unified Manager
Home
Unified Manager overview
Concepts
Interface overview
Supported browsers
Unified Manager administration
Concepts
Administrator password protection
How tos
Change the admin password
Change storage array passwords
Manage session timeouts
Manage
Discover storage arrays
Concepts
Considerations for discovering arrays
How tos
Discover multiple storage arrays
Enter network address
Resolve self-signed certificates during discovery
Resolve untrusted certificates during discovery
Provide passwords
Discover single array
Launch
Concepts
Considerations for accessing SANtricity System Manager
How tos
Manage an individual storage array
Import Settings
Concepts
How Import Settings works
Requirements for replicating storage configurations
How tos
Import alert settings
Import AutoSupport settings
Import directory services settings
Import system settings
Import storage configuration settings
FAQs
What settings will be imported?
Why don't I see all of my storage arrays?
Mirroring
Concepts
Mirroring overview
Mirroring configuration workflow
Mirroring terminology
Requirements for using mirroring
How tos
Create asynchronous mirrored pair
Step 1: Create or select a mirror consistency group
Step 2: Select the primary volume
Step 3: Select the secondary volume
Create synchronous mirrored pair
Step 1: Select the primary volume
Step 2: Select the secondary volume
Step 3: Select synchronization settings
FAQs
What do I need to know before creating a mirror consistency group?
What do I need to know before creating a mirrored pair?
Why would I change this percentage?
Why do I see more than one reserved capacity candidate?
Why don’t I see all my volumes?
Why don’t I see all the volumes on the remote storage array?
What impact does synchronization priority have on synchronization rates?
Why is it recommended to use a manual synchronization policy?
Manage Groups
Concepts
Storage array groups
Storage array status
How tos
Manage groups
Create storage array group
Delete storage array group
Rename storage array group
Add storage array to group
Remove storage arrays from group
Remove storage arrays from SANtricity Unified Manager
Upgrade Center
Concepts
How upgrades work
Upgrade considerations
How tos
Perform pre-upgrade health check
Upgrade SANtricity OS
Activate staged OS software
Manage software repository
Clear staged OS software
Certificates and Access
Certificate Management
Concepts
How certificates work
Certificate terminology
How tos
Use CA-signed certificates
Step 1: Complete a CSR file
Step 2: Submit CSR file
Step 3: Import management certificates
Reset management certificates
Import certificates for arrays
View certificates
Export certificates
Delete trusted certificates
Resolve untrusted certificates
Access Management
Concepts
How Access Management works
Access Management terminology
Permissions for mapped roles
Access Management with local user roles
Access Management with directory services
How tos
View local user roles
Change passwords
Change local user password settings
Add directory server
Edit directory server settings and role mappings
Remove directory server
FAQs
Why can't I log in?
What do I need to know before adding a directory server?
What do I need to know about mapping to storage array roles?
What are the local users?
Online help for System Manager 11.7
System Manager Dashboard
What's new in SANtricity System Manager
Home
SANtricity System Manager overview
Concepts
Home page
Setup wizard
Concepts
Setup wizard overview
Setup wizard terminology
FAQs
What if I don't see all of my hardware components?
What if I don't see all of my hosts?
How does identifying applications help me manage my storage array?
What is a workload?
How do I configure the delivery method for AutoSupport?
How do I know if I should accept the recommended pool configuration?
System Manager has not detected any hosts. What do I do?
Storage array administration
Concepts
Storage array overview
Administrator password protection
Problem notification
Operations in progress
How tos
Set default units for capacity values
Set default time frame for performance graphs
Recover from problems using Recovery Guru
View and act on operations in progress
FAQs
Where can I find more information about display preferences?
What are the supported browsers?
What are the keyboard shortcuts?
Storage
Pools and volume groups
Concepts
How pools and volume groups work
Capacity terminology
How reserved capacity works
How SSD Cache works
SSD Cache restrictions
Decide whether to use a pool or a volume group
Functional comparison of pools and volume groups
Automatic versus manual pool creation
How tos
Create pools and volume groups
Create pool automatically
Create pool manually
Create a volume group
Create SSD Cache
Add capacity to a pool or volume group
Manage pools, volume groups, and SSD Cache
Change configuration settings for a pool
Change SSD Cache settings
Change configuration settings for a volume group
View SSD Cache statistics
Check volume redundancy
Delete pool or volume group
Consolidate free capacity for a volume group
Disable resource provisioning on existing volumes
Export/Import volume groups
Manage drives
Turn on locator lights in a pool, volume group, or SSD Cache
Remove capacity from a pool or SSD Cache
Enable security for a pool or volume group
Assign hot spares
Replace drive logically
Manage reserved capacity
Increase reserved capacity
Decrease reserved capacity
Change the reserved capacity settings for a snapshot group
Change the reserved capacity settings for a snapshot volume
Change the reserved capacity settings for a consistency group member volume
Change the reserved capacity settings for a mirrored pair volume
Cancel pending snapshot image
Delete snapshot group
FAQs
What is a hot spare drive?
What is a volume group?
What is a pool?
What is reserved capacity?
What is FDE/FIPS security?
What is redundancy check?
What are the differences between pools and volume groups?
Why would I want to manually configure a pool?
Why are capacity alerts important?
Why can't I increase my preservation capacity?
Is there a limit on the number of drives I can remove from a pool?
What media types are supported for a drive?
Why are some drives not showing up?
How do I maintain shelf/drawer loss protection?
What RAID level is best for my application?
What is Data Assurance?
What is secure-capable (Drive Security)?
What do I need to know about increasing reserved capacity?
Why can't I choose another amount to decrease by?
Why do I need reserved capacity for each member volume?
How do I view and interpret all SSD Cache statistics?
What is optimization capacity for pools?
What is optimization capacity for volume groups?
What is resource provisioning capable?
Volumes
Concepts
Volumes in the storage array
Volume terminology
Workflow for creating volumes
Data integrity and data security for volumes
SSD Cache and volumes
Application-specific workloads
Actions you can perform on volumes
Capacity for volumes
Thin volume monitoring
Comparison between thick volumes and thin volumes
Copy Volume function
Types of Copy Volume operations
How tos
Create storage
Create workloads
Create volumes
Step 1: Select host for a volume
Step 2: Select a workload for a volume
Step 3: Add or edit volumes
Step 4: Review volume configuration
Manage volumes
Increase capacity of a volume
Change settings for a volume
Initialize volumes
Redistribute volumes
Change controller ownership of a volume
Change cache settings for a volume
Change media scan settings for a volume
Delete volume
Manage applications and workloads
Add to workload
Change workload settings
Work with copy services
Copy volume
Take action on a Copy Volume operation
Monitor thin volumes
Change allocated capacity limit for a thin volume
FAQs
What is a volume?
Why am I seeing a capacity over-allocation error when I have enough free capacity in a volume group to create volumes?
How does my selected workload impact volume creation?
Why aren't these volumes associated with a workload?
Why can’t I delete the selected workload?
How do application-specific workloads help me manage my storage array?
How does providing this information help create storage?
What do I need to do to recognize the expanded capacity?
Why don't I see all my pools and/or volume groups?
What is segment size?
What is preferred controller ownership?
What is Automatic Load Balancing?
When would I want to use the assign host later selection?
What do I need to know about host block size requirements?
Hosts
Concepts
Host terminology
Workflow for host creation and volume assignment
Automatic versus manual host creation
How volumes are assigned to hosts and host clusters
Access volumes
Maximum number of LUNs
How tos
Configure host access
Create host automatically
Create host manually
Create host cluster
Create volumes
Step 1: Select host for a volume
Step 2: Select a workload for a volume
Step 3: Add or edit volumes
Step 4: Review volume configuration
Assign volumes to hosts
Manage hosts and host clusters
Change the settings for a host
Change the settings for a host cluster
Unassign volumes
Change host port identifiers for a host
Delete host or host cluster
FAQs
What are hosts and host clusters?
Why would I need to create a host cluster?
How do I know which host operating system type is correct?
What are HBAs and adapter ports?
How do I match the host ports to a host?
How do I create CHAP secrets?
What is the default cluster?
Performance
Concepts
Performance overview
Performance terminology
How tos
View graphical performance data
View and save tabular performance data
Interpret performance data
FAQs
How do performance statistics for individual volumes relate to the total?
Why does data display as zero in the graphs and table?
What does the Latency graph show?
What does the IOPS graph show?
What does the MiB/s graph show?
What does the CPU graph show?
What does the Headroom graph show?
Snapshots
Concepts
How snapshot images are used
Overview of snapshot storage
Requirements and guidelines for snapshots
Base volumes, reserved capacity, and snapshot groups
Snapshot schedules and snapshot consistency groups
Snapshot volumes
Snapshot rollback
Snapshot terminology
Workflow for creating snapshot images and snapshot volumes
How tos
Create snapshots and snapshot objects
Create snapshot image
Schedule snapshot images
Create snapshot consistency group
Step 1: Add members to snapshot consistency group
Step 2: Reserve capacity for snapshot consistency group
Step 3: Edit settings for snapshot consistency group
Create snapshot volume
Step 1: Review members for a snapshot volume
Step 2: Assign snapshot volume to host
Step 3: Reserve capacity for a snapshot volume
Step 4: Edit settings for a snapshot volume
Manage snapshot schedules
Change the settings for a snapshot schedule
Activate and suspend snapshot schedule
Delete snapshot schedule
Manage snapshot images
View snapshot image settings
Start snapshot image rollback for a base volume
Start snapshot image rollback for snapshot consistency group member volumes
Resume snapshot image rollback
Cancel snapshot image rollback
Delete snapshot image
Manage snapshot consistency groups
Add member volume to a snapshot consistency group
Remove a member volume from a snapshot consistency group
Change the settings for a snapshot consistency group
Delete snapshot consistency group
Manage snapshot volumes
Convert snapshot volume to read-write mode
Change the volume settings for a snapshot volume
Copy snapshot volume
Re-create snapshot volume
Disable snapshot volume
Delete snapshot volume
FAQs
Why don’t I see all my volumes, hosts, or host clusters?
What is a snapshot image?
Why use snapshot images?
What kinds of volumes can be used for snapshots?
Why would I create a snapshot consistency group?
What is a snapshot volume and when does it need reserved capacity?
What is a snapshot group?
Why would I disable a snapshot volume?
What is the Disabled state?
Why would I suspend a snapshot schedule?
Asynchronous mirroring
Concepts
How asynchronous mirroring works
Asynchronous mirroring terminology
Workflow for mirroring a volume asynchronously
Requirements for using asynchronous mirroring
Asynchronous mirror status
Volume ownership
Role change of a mirror consistency group
How tos
Manage mirror consistency groups
Test communication for mirror consistency groups
Suspend or resume synchronization for mirror consistency group
Change synchronization settings for a mirror consistency group
Re-synchronize mirror consistency group manually
View unsynchronized data amount between mirror consistency groups
Update remote IP address
Change mirror consistency group role to primary or secondary
Delete mirror consistency group
Manage asynchronous mirrored pairs
Remove asynchronous mirror relationship
Increase reserved capacity
Change the reserved capacity settings for a mirrored pair volume
Complete mirrored pair for primary volumes created on legacy system
Deactivate asynchronous mirroring
FAQs
How does asynchronous mirroring differ from synchronous mirroring?
Why can't I access my chosen mirroring feature?
What do I need to know before creating a mirror consistency group?
Asynchronous mirroring - What do I need to know before creating a mirrored pair?
What do I need to know before increasing my reserved capacity on a mirrored pair volume?
Why can't I increase reserved capacity with my requested amount?
Why would I change this percentage?
Why do I see more than one reserved capacity candidate?
Why do I see Not Available values displayed in the table?
Why don’t I see all of my pools and volume groups?
Asynchronous mirroring - Why don’t I see all my volumes?
Asynchronous mirroring - Why don’t I see all the volumes on the remote storage array?
Why would I update my remote storage array’s IP address?
Synchronous mirroring
Concepts
How synchronous mirroring works
Synchronous mirroring terminology
Workflow for mirroring a volume synchronously
Requirements for using synchronous mirroring
Synchronous mirroring status
Volume ownership
Role change between volumes in a mirrored pair
How tos
Manage synchronous mirrored pairs
Test communication for synchronous mirroring
Suspend and resume synchronization for a mirrored pair
Change role between volumes in a mirrored pair
Change synchronization settings for a mirrored pair
Remove synchronous mirror relationship
Deactivate synchronous mirroring
FAQs
How does asynchronous mirroring differ from synchronous mirroring?
Synchronous mirroring - Why don’t I see all my volumes?
Synchronous mirroring - Why don’t I see all the volumes on the remote storage array?
Synchronous mirroring - What do I need to know before creating a mirrored pair?
What impact does synchronization priority have on synchronization rates?
Why is it recommended to use a manual synchronization policy?
Hardware
Shelves
Concepts
Hardware page overview
Hardware terminology
How tos
View hardware components
Show or hide component status
Switch between front and back views
Change view order of shelves
Turn on shelf locator light
Change shelf IDs
View shelf component status and settings
Update battery learn cycles
FAQs
What is shelf loss protection and drawer loss protection?
What are battery learn cycles?
Controllers
Concepts
Controller terminology
Controller states
Considerations for assigning IP addresses
How tos
Configure management port
Configure iSCSI ports
Configure iSER over InfiniBand ports
Configure NVMe over InfiniBand ports
Configure NVMe over RoCE ports
Configure NTP server addresses
Configure DNS server addresses
View controller settings
Allow remote login
Place controller online
Place controller offline
Place controller in service mode
Reset (reboot) controller
FAQs
What is auto-negotiation?
What is IPv6 stateless address auto-configuration?
Which do I choose -- DHCP or manual configuration?
What is a DHCP server?
How do I configure my DHCP server?
Why do I need to change the controller network configuration?
Where do I get the network configuration?
What are ICMP PING responses?
When should I refresh the port configuration or the iSNS server from the DHCP server?
What should I do after configuring the management ports?
Drives
Concepts
Drive terminology
Drive states
Solid State Disks (SSDs)
Hot spare drives
How tos
Limit the drive view
Turn on drive locator light
View drive status and settings
Replace drive logically
Reconstruct drive manually
Initialize (format) drive
Fail drive
Assign hot spares
Unassign hot spares
Erase secure-enabled drive
Unlock or reset locked NVMe drives
FAQs
What is preservation capacity?
Why would I logically replace a drive?
Where can I view the status of a drive undergoing reconstruction?
Settings
Alerts
Concepts
How alerts work
Alerts terminology
How tos
Manage email alerts
Configure mail server and recipients for alerts
Edit email addresses for alerts
Add email addresses for alerts
Delete mail server or email addresses for alerts
Edit mail server for alerts
Manage SNMP alerts
Configure communities and destinations for SNMP alerts
Edit community names for SNMP traps
Add community names for SNMP traps
Remove community name for SNMP traps
Configure SNMP MIB variables
Add trap destinations for SNMP alerts
Delete trap destinations
Manage syslog alerts
Configure syslog server for alerts
Edit syslog servers for alerts
Add syslog servers for alerts
Delete syslog servers for alerts
FAQs
What if alerts are disabled?
How do I configure SNMP or syslog alerts?
Why are timestamps inconsistent between the array and alerts?
System: Storage array settings
Concepts
Cache settings and performance
Automatic load balancing overview
Default host operating system type
How tos
Edit storage array name
Turn on storage array locator lights
Synchronize storage array clocks
Save storage array configuration
Clear storage array configuration
Configure login banner
Manage session timeouts
Change cache settings for the storage array
Set host connectivity reporting
Set automatic load balancing
Change default host type
Enable or disable legacy management interface
Enable or disable resource provisioning for new volumes
FAQs
What is controller cache?
What is cache flushing?
What is cache block size?
When should I synchronize storage array clocks?
What is host connectivity reporting?
What do I need to know about the resource-provisioned volumes feature?
System: iSCSI settings
Concepts
iSCSI terminology
How tos
Configure iSCSI ports
Configure iSCSI authentication
Enable iSCSI discovery settings
View iSCSI statistics packages
View iSCSI sessions
End iSCSI session
Configure iSER over InfiniBand ports
View iSER over InfiniBand statistics
FAQs
What happens when I use an iSNS server for registration?
Which registration methods are automatically supported for iSCSI?
How do I interpret iSER over InfiniBand statistics?
What else do I need to do to configure or diagnose iSER over InfiniBand?
System: NVMe settings
Concepts
NVMe overview
NVMe terminology
How tos
Configure NVMe over InfiniBand ports
Configure NVMe over RoCE ports
View NVMe over Fabrics statistics
FAQs
How do I interpret NVMe over Fabrics statistics?
What else do I need to do to configure or diagnose NVMe over InfiniBand?
What else do I need to do to configure or diagnose NVMe over RoCE?
Why are there two IP addresses for one physical port?
Why are there two sets of parameters for one physical port?
System: Add-on features
Concepts
How add-on features work
Add-on feature terminology
How tos
Obtain a feature key file
Enable a premium feature
Enable feature pack
Download the command line interface (CLI)
System: Security key management
Concepts
How the Drive Security feature works
How security key management works
Drive Security terminology
How tos
Create internal security key
Create external security key
Change security key
Switch from external to internal key management
Edit key management server settings
Back up security key
Validate security key
Unlock drives using a security key
FAQs
What do I need to know before creating a security key?
Why do I need to define a pass phrase?
Why is it important to record security key information?
What do I need to know before backing up a security key?
What do I need to know before unlocking secure drives?
What is read/write accessibility?
What do I need to know about validating the security key?
What is the difference between internal security key and external security key management?
Access Management
Concepts
How Access Management works
Access Management terminology
Permissions for mapped roles
Access Management with local user roles
Access Management with directory services
Access Management with SAML
How tos
View local user roles
Change passwords
Change local user password settings
Add directory server
Edit directory server settings and role mappings
Remove directory server
Configure SAML
Step 1: Upload the IdP metadata file
Step 2: Export Service Provider files
Step 3: Map roles
Step 4: Test SSO login
Step 5: Enable SAML
Change SAML role mappings
Export SAML Service Provider files
View audit log activity
Define audit log policies
Delete events from the audit log
Configure syslog server for audit logs
Edit syslog server settings for audit log records
FAQs
Why can't I log in?
What do I need to know before adding a directory server?
What do I need to know about mapping to storage array roles?
Which external management tools may be affected by this change?
What do I need to know before configuring and enabling SAML?
What types of events are recorded in the audit log?
What do I need to know before configuring a syslog server?
The syslog server is no longer receiving audit logs. What do I do?
Certificates
Concepts
How certificates work
Certificate terminology
How tos
Use CA-signed certificates for controllers
Step 1: Complete CSRs for the controllers
Step 2: Submit the CSR files
Step 3: Import signed certificates for controllers
Reset management certificates
View imported certificate information
Import certificates for controllers when acting as clients
Enable certificate revocation checking
Delete trusted certificates
Use CA-signed certificates for authentication with a key management server
Step 1: Complete and submit CSR for authentication with a key management server
Step 2: Import certificates for the key management server
Export key management server certificates
FAQs
Why does the Cannot Access Other Controller dialog box appear?
How do I know what certificates need to be uploaded to System Manager for external key management?
What do I need to know about certificate revocation checking?
What types of servers will revocation checking be enabled for?
Support
Support center
Concepts
AutoSupport feature overview
Workflow for the AutoSupport feature
How tos
View storage array information
View storage array profile
View software and firmware inventory
Collect diagnostic data
Collect support data manually
Collect configuration data
Retrieve recovery support files
Retrieve trace buffers
Collect drive data
Collect I/O path statistics
Retrieve health image
Take recovery action on storage array status
View unreadable sectors log
Re-enable drive ports
Clear recovery mode
Manage iSCSI connections
View iSCSI statistics packages
View the different types of iSCSI statistics
MAC transmit and MAC receive statistics
Ethernet TCP/IP statistics
iSCSI target statistics and local initiator statistics
DCBX operational state statistics
LLDP TLV statistics
DCBX TLV statistics
View iSCSI sessions
End iSCSI session
View iSER over InfiniBand statistics
Manage NVMe connections
View NVMe over Fabrics statistics
Manage AutoSupport
Enable or disable AutoSupport features
Configure AutoSupport delivery method
Schedule AutoSupport dispatches
Send AutoSupport dispatches
View AutoSupport status
View AutoSupport log
Enable AutoSupport maintenance window
Disable AutoSupport maintenance window
FAQs
What data am I collecting?
What does unreadable sectors data show me?
What is a health image?
What else do I need to do to configure or diagnose iSCSI?
What do the AutoSupport features do?
What type of data is collected through the AutoSupport feature?
How do I configure the delivery method for the AutoSupport feature?
What is configuration data?
Event log
Concepts
Critical events
Event log
How tos
View events using the event log
Upgrade center
Concepts
Controller software and firmware upgrades
Workflow for controller software and firmware upgrade
Drive firmware upgrades
How tos
Upgrade software and firmware
Activate controller software and firmware
Upgrade drive firmware
Review the possible software and firmware upgrade errors
FAQs
What do I need to know before upgrading the SANtricity OS Software?
What do I need to know before suspending IOM auto-synchronization?
Why is my firmware upgrade progressing so slowly?
What do I need to know before upgrading drive firmware?
How do I choose which type of upgrade to perform?
Online help for Unified Manager 5
Unified Manager Dashboard
What's new in SANtricity Unified Manager
Home
Unified Manager overview
Concepts
Interface overview
Supported browsers
Unified Manager administration
Concepts
Administrator password protection
How tos
Change the admin password
Change storage array passwords
Manage session timeouts
Manage
Discover storage arrays
Concepts
Considerations for discovering arrays
How tos
Discover multiple storage arrays
Enter network address
Resolve self-signed certificates during discovery
Resolve untrusted certificates during discovery
Provide passwords
Discover single array
Launch
Concepts
Considerations for accessing SANtricity System Manager
How tos
Manage an individual storage array
Import Settings
Concepts
How Import Settings works
Requirements for replicating storage configurations
How tos
Import alert settings
Import AutoSupport settings
Import directory services settings
Import system settings
Import storage configuration settings
FAQs
What settings will be imported?
Why don't I see all of my storage arrays?
Mirroring
Concepts
Mirroring overview
Mirroring configuration workflow
Mirroring terminology
Requirements for using mirroring
How tos
Create asynchronous mirrored pair
Step 1: Create or select a mirror consistency group
Step 2: Select the primary volume
Step 3: Select the secondary volume
Create synchronous mirrored pair
Step 1: Select the primary volume
Step 2: Select the secondary volume
Step 3: Select synchronization settings
FAQs
What do I need to know before creating a mirror consistency group?
What do I need to know before creating a mirrored pair?
Why would I change this percentage?
Why do I see more than one reserved capacity candidate?
Why don’t I see all my volumes?
Why don’t I see all the volumes on the remote storage array?
What impact does synchronization priority have on synchronization rates?
Why is it recommended to use a manual synchronization policy?
Manage Groups
Concepts
Storage array groups
Storage array status
How tos
Manage groups
Create storage array group
Delete storage array group
Rename storage array group
Add storage array to group
Remove storage arrays from group
Remove storage arrays from SANtricity Unified Manager
Upgrade Center
Concepts
How upgrades work
Upgrade considerations
How tos
Perform pre-upgrade health check
Upgrade SANtricity OS
Activate staged OS software
Manage software repository
Clear staged OS software
Certificates and Access
Certificate Management
Concepts
How certificates work
Certificate terminology
How tos
Use CA-signed certificates
Step 1: Complete a CSR file
Step 2: Submit CSR file
Step 3: Import management certificates
Reset management certificates
Import certificates for arrays
View certificates
Export certificates
Delete trusted certificates
Resolve untrusted certificates
Access Management
Concepts
How Access Management works
Access Management terminology
Permissions for mapped roles
Access Management with local user roles
Access Management with directory services
How tos
View local user roles
Change passwords
Change local user password settings
Add directory server
Edit directory server settings and role mappings
Remove directory server
FAQs
Why can't I log in?
What do I need to know before adding a directory server?
What do I need to know about mapping to storage array roles?
What are the local users?
Storage management help for earlier releases
Online help for System Manager 11.6
System Manager Dashboard
What's new in SANtricity System Manager
Home
SANtricity System Manager overview
Concepts
Home page
Setup wizard
Concepts
Setup wizard overview
Setup wizard terminology
FAQs
What if I don't see all of my hardware components?
What if I don't see all of my hosts?
How does identifying applications help me manage my storage array?
What is a workload?
How do I configure the delivery method for AutoSupport?
How do I know if I should accept the recommended pool configuration?
System Manager has not detected any hosts. What do I do?
Storage array administration
Concepts
Storage array overview
Administrator password protection
Problem notification
Operations in progress
How tos
Set default units for capacity values
Set default time frame for performance graphs
Recover from problems using Recovery Guru
View and act on operations in progress
FAQs
Where can I find more information about display preferences?
What are the supported browsers?
What are the keyboard shortcuts?
Storage
Pools and volume groups
Concepts
How pools and volume groups work
Capacity terminology
How reserved capacity works
How SSD Cache works
SSD Cache restrictions
Decide whether to use a pool or a volume group
Functional comparison of pools and volume groups
Automatic versus manual pool creation
How tos
Create pools and volume groups
Create pool automatically
Create pool manually
Create a volume group
Create SSD Cache
Add capacity to a pool or volume group
Manage pools, volume groups, and SSD Cache
Change configuration settings for a pool
Change SSD Cache settings
Change configuration settings for a volume group
View SSD Cache statistics
Check volume redundancy
Delete pool or volume group
Consolidate free capacity for a volume group
Export/Import volume groups
Manage drives
Turn on locator lights in a pool, volume group, or SSD Cache
Remove capacity from a pool or SSD Cache
Enable security for a pool or volume group
Assign hot spares
Replace drive logically
Manage reserved capacity
Increase reserved capacity
Decrease reserved capacity
Change the reserved capacity settings for a snapshot group
Change the reserved capacity settings for a snapshot volume
Change the reserved capacity settings for a consistency group member volume
Change the reserved capacity settings for a mirrored pair volume
Cancel pending snapshot image
Delete snapshot group
FAQs
What is a hot spare drive?
What is a volume group?
What is a pool?
What is reserved capacity?
What is FDE/FIPS security?
What is redundancy check?
What are the differences between pools and volume groups?
Why would I want to manually configure a pool?
Why are capacity alerts important?
Why can't I increase my preservation capacity?
Is there a limit on the number of drives I can remove from a pool?
What media types are supported for a drive?
Why are some drives not showing up?
How do I maintain shelf/drawer loss protection?
What RAID level is best for my application?
What is Data Assurance?
What is secure-capable (Drive Security)?
What do I need to know about increasing reserved capacity?
Why can't I choose another amount to decrease by?
Why do I need reserved capacity for each member volume?
How do I view and interpret all SSD Cache statistics?
What is optimization capacity for pools?
What is optimization capacity for volume groups?
Volumes
Concepts
Volumes in the storage array
Volume terminology
Workflow for creating volumes
Data integrity and data security for volumes
SSD Cache and volumes
Application-specific workloads
Actions you can perform on volumes
Capacity for volumes
Thin volume monitoring
Comparison between thick volumes and thin volumes
Copy Volume function
Types of Copy Volume operations
How tos
Create storage
Create workloads
Create volumes
Step 1: Select host for a volume
Step 2: Select a workload for a volume
Step 3: Add or edit volumes
Step 4: Review volume configuration
Manage volumes
Increase capacity of a volume
Change settings for a volume
Initialize volumes
Redistribute volumes
Change controller ownership of a volume
Change cache settings for a volume
Change media scan settings for a volume
Delete volume
Manage applications and workloads
Add to workload
Change workload settings
Work with copy services
Copy volume
Take action on a Copy Volume operation
Monitor thin volumes
Change allocated capacity limit for a thin volume
FAQs
What is a volume?
Why am I seeing a capacity over-allocation error when I have enough free capacity in a volume group to create volumes?
How does my selected workload impact volume creation?
Why aren't these volumes associated with a workload?
Why can’t I delete the selected workload?
How do application-specific workloads help me manage my storage array?
How does providing this information help create storage?
What do I need to do to recognize the expanded capacity?
Why don't I see all my pools and/or volume groups?
What is segment size?
What is preferred controller ownership?
What is Automatic Load Balancing?
Hosts
Concepts
Host terminology
Workflow for host creation and volume assignment
Automatic versus manual host creation
How volumes are assigned to hosts and host clusters
Access volumes
Maximum number of LUNs
How tos
Configure host access
Create host automatically
Create host manually
Create host cluster
Create volumes
Step 1: Select host for a volume
Step 2: Select a workload for a volume
Step 3: Add or edit volumes
Step 4: Review volume configuration
Assign volumes
Manage hosts and host clusters
Change the settings for a host
Change the settings for a host cluster
Unassign volumes
Change host port identifiers for a host
Delete host or host cluster
FAQs
What are hosts and host clusters?
Why would I need to create a host cluster?
How do I know which host operating system type is correct?
What are HBAs and adapter ports?
How do I match the host ports to a host?
How do I create CHAP secrets?
What is the default cluster?
Performance
Concepts
Performance overview
Performance terminology
How tos
View graphical performance data
View and save tabular performance data
Interpret performance data
FAQs
How do performance statistics for individual volumes relate to the total?
Why does data display as zero in the graphs and table?
What does the Latency graph show?
What does the IOPS graph show?
What does the MiB/s graph show?
What does the CPU graph show?
What does the Headroom graph show?
Snapshots
Concepts
How snapshot images are used
Overview of snapshot storage
Requirements and guidelines for snapshots
Base volumes, reserved capacity, and snapshot groups
Snapshot schedules and snapshot consistency groups
Snapshot volumes
Snapshot rollback
Snapshot terminology
Workflow for creating snapshot images and snapshot volumes
How tos
Create snapshots and snapshot objects
Create snapshot image
Schedule snapshot images
Create snapshot consistency group
Step 1: Add members to snapshot consistency group
Step 2: Reserve capacity for snapshot consistency group
Step 3: Edit settings for snapshot consistency group
Create snapshot volume
Step 1: Review members for a snapshot volume
Step 2: Assign snapshot volume to host
Step 3: Reserve capacity for a snapshot volume
Step 4: Edit settings for a snapshot volume
Manage snapshot schedules
Change the settings for a snapshot schedule
Activate and suspend snapshot schedule
Delete snapshot schedule
Manage snapshot images
View snapshot image settings
Start snapshot image rollback for a base volume
Start snapshot image rollback for snapshot consistency group member volumes
Resume snapshot image rollback
Cancel snapshot image rollback
Delete snapshot image
Manage snapshot consistency groups
Add member volume to a snapshot consistency group
Remove a member volume from a snapshot consistency group
Change the settings for a snapshot consistency group
Delete snapshot consistency group
Manage snapshot volumes
Convert snapshot volume to read-write mode
Change the volume settings for a snapshot volume
Copy snapshot volume
Re-create snapshot volume
Disable snapshot volume
Delete snapshot volume
FAQs
Why don’t I see all my volumes, hosts, or host clusters?
What is a snapshot image?
Why use snapshot images?
What kinds of volumes can be used for snapshots?
Why would I create a snapshot consistency group?
What is a snapshot volume and when does it need reserved capacity?
What is a snapshot group?
Why would I disable a snapshot volume?
What is the Disabled state?
Why would I suspend a snapshot schedule?
Asynchronous mirroring
Concepts
How asynchronous mirroring works
Asynchronous mirroring terminology
Workflow for mirroring a volume asynchronously
Requirements for using asynchronous mirroring
Asynchronous mirror status
Volume ownership
Role change of a mirror consistency group
How tos
Manage mirror consistency groups
Test communication for mirror consistency groups
Suspend or resume synchronization for mirror consistency group
Change synchronization settings for a mirror consistency group
Re-synchronize mirror consistency group manually
View unsynchronized data amount between mirror consistency groups
Update remote IP address
Change mirror consistency group role to primary or secondary
Delete mirror consistency group
Manage asynchronous mirrored pairs
Remove asynchronous mirror relationship
Increase reserved capacity
Change the reserved capacity settings for a mirrored pair volume
Complete mirrored pair for primary volumes created on legacy system
Deactivate asynchronous mirroring
FAQs
How does asynchronous mirroring differ from synchronous mirroring?
Why can't I access my chosen mirroring feature?
What do I need to know before creating a mirror consistency group?
Asynchronous mirroring - What do I need to know before creating a mirrored pair?
What do I need to know before increasing my reserved capacity on a mirrored pair volume?
Why can't I increase reserved capacity with my requested amount?
Why would I change this percentage?
Why do I see more than one reserved capacity candidate?
Why do I see Not Available values displayed in the table?
Why don’t I see all of my pools and volume groups?
Asynchronous mirroring - Why don’t I see all my volumes?
Asynchronous mirroring - Why don’t I see all the volumes on the remote storage array?
Why would I update my remote storage array’s IP address?
Synchronous mirroring
Concepts
How synchronous mirroring works
Synchronous mirroring terminology
Workflow for mirroring a volume synchronously
Requirements for using synchronous mirroring
Synchronous mirroring status
Volume ownership
Role change between volumes in a mirrored pair
How tos
Manage synchronous mirrored pairs
Test communication for synchronous mirroring
Suspend and resume synchronization for a mirrored pair
Change role between volumes in a mirrored pair
Change synchronization settings for a mirrored pair
Remove synchronous mirror relationship
Deactivate synchronous mirroring
FAQs
How does asynchronous mirroring differ from synchronous mirroring?
Synchronous mirroring - Why don’t I see all my volumes?
Synchronous mirroring - Why don’t I see all the volumes on the remote storage array?
Synchronous mirroring - What do I need to know before creating a mirrored pair?
What impact does synchronization priority have on synchronization rates?
Why is it recommended to use a manual synchronization policy?
Hardware
Shelves
Concepts
Hardware page overview
Hardware terminology
How tos
View hardware components
Show or hide component status
Switch between front and back views
Change view order of shelves
Turn on shelf locator light
Change shelf IDs
View shelf component status and settings
Update battery learn cycles
FAQs
What is shelf loss protection and drawer loss protection?
What are battery learn cycles?
Controllers
Concepts
Controller terminology
Controller states
Considerations for assigning IP addresses
How tos
Configure management port
Configure iSCSI ports
Configure iSER over InfiniBand ports
Configure NVMe over InfiniBand ports
Configure NVMe over RoCE ports
Configure NTP server addresses
Configure DNS server addresses
View controller settings
Allow remote login
Place controller online
Place controller offline
Place controller in service mode
Reset (reboot) controller
FAQs
What is auto-negotiation?
What is IPv6 stateless address auto-configuration?
Which do I choose -- DHCP or manual configuration?
What is a DHCP server?
How do I configure my DHCP server?
Why do I need to change the controller network configuration?
Where do I get the network configuration?
What are ICMP PING responses?
When should I refresh the port configuration or the iSNS server from the DHCP server?
What should I do after configuring the management ports?
Drives
Concepts
Drive terminology
Drive states
Solid State Disks (SSDs)
Hot spare drives
How tos
Limit the drive view
Turn on drive locator light
View drive status and settings
Replace drive logically
Reconstruct drive manually
Initialize (format) drive
Fail drive
Assign hot spares
Unassign hot spares
Erase secure-enabled drive
Unlock or reset locked NVMe drives
FAQs
What is preservation capacity?
Why would I logically replace a drive?
Where can I view the status of a drive undergoing reconstruction?
Settings
Alerts
Concepts
How alerts work
Alerts terminology
How tos
Manage email alerts
Configure mail server and recipients for alerts
Edit email addresses for alerts
Add email addresses for alerts
Delete mail server or email addresses for alerts
Edit mail server for alerts
Manage SNMP alerts
Configure communities and destinations for SNMP alerts
Edit community names for SNMP traps
Add community names for SNMP traps
Remove community name for SNMP traps
Configure SNMP MIB variables
Add trap destinations for SNMP alerts
Delete trap destinations
Manage syslog alerts
Configure syslog server for alerts
Edit syslog servers for alerts
Add syslog servers for alerts
Delete syslog servers for alerts
FAQs
What if alerts are disabled?
How do I configure SNMP or syslog alerts?
Why are timestamps inconsistent between the array and alerts?
System: Storage array settings
Concepts
Cache settings and performance
Automatic load balancing overview
Default host operating system type
How tos
Edit storage array name
Turn on storage array locator lights
Synchronize storage array clocks
Save storage array configuration
Clear storage array configuration
Configure login banner
Manage session timeouts
Change cache settings for the storage array
Set host connectivity reporting
Set automatic load balancing
Change default host type
Enable or disable legacy management interface
FAQs
What is controller cache?
What is cache flushing?
What is cache block size?
When should I synchronize storage array clocks?
What is host connectivity reporting?
System: iSCSI settings
Concepts
iSCSI terminology
How tos
Configure iSCSI ports
Configure iSCSI authentication
Enable iSCSI discovery settings
View iSCSI statistics packages
View iSCSI sessions
End iSCSI session
Configure iSER over InfiniBand ports
View iSER over InfiniBand statistics
FAQs
What happens when I use an iSNS server for registration?
Which registration methods are automatically supported for iSCSI?
How do I interpret iSER over InfiniBand statistics?
What else do I need to do to configure or diagnose iSER over InfiniBand?
System: NVMe settings
Concepts
NVMe overview
NVMe terminology
How tos
Configure NVMe over InfiniBand ports
Configure NVMe over RoCE ports
View NVMe over Fabrics statistics
FAQs
How do I interpret NVMe over Fabrics statistics?
What else do I need to do to configure or diagnose NVMe over InfiniBand?
What else do I need to do to configure or diagnose NVMe over RoCE?
Why are there two IP addresses for one physical port?
Why are there two sets of parameters for one physical port?
System: Add-on features
Concepts
How add-on features work
Add-on feature terminology
How tos
Obtain a feature key file
Enable a premium feature
Enable feature pack
Download the command line interface (CLI)
System: Security key management
Concepts
How the Drive Security feature works
How security key management works
Drive Security terminology
How tos
Create internal security key
Create external security key
Change security key
Switch from external to internal key management
Edit key management server settings
Back up security key
Validate security key
Unlock drives using a security key
FAQs
What do I need to know before creating a security key?
Why do I need to define a pass phrase?
Why is it important to record security key information?
What do I need to know before backing up a security key?
What do I need to know before unlocking secure drives?
What is read/write accessibility?
What do I need to know about validating the security key?
What is the difference between internal security key and external security key management?
Access Management
Concepts
How Access Management works
Access Management terminology
Permissions for mapped roles
Access Management with local user roles
Access Management with directory services
Access Management with SAML
How tos
View local user roles
Change passwords
Change local user password settings
Add directory server
Edit directory server settings and role mappings
Remove directory server
Configure SAML
Step 1: Upload the IdP metadata file
Step 2: Export Service Provider files
Step 3: Map roles
Step 4: Test SSO login
Step 5: Enable SAML
Change SAML role mappings
Export SAML Service Provider files
View audit log activity
Define audit log policies
Delete events from the audit log
Configure syslog server for audit logs
Edit syslog server settings for audit log records
FAQs
Why can't I log in?
What do I need to know before adding a directory server?
What do I need to know about mapping to storage array roles?
Which external management tools may be affected by this change?
What do I need to know before configuring and enabling SAML?
What types of events are recorded in the audit log?
What do I need to know before configuring a syslog server?
The syslog server is no longer receiving audit logs. What do I do?
Certificates
Concepts
How certificates work
Certificate terminology
How tos
Use CA-signed certificates for controllers
Step 1: Complete and submit a CSR for the controllers
Step 2: Import signed certificates for controllers
Reset management certificates
View imported certificate information
Import certificates for controllers when acting as clients
Enable certificate revocation checking
Delete trusted certificates
Use CA-signed certificates for authentication with a key management server
Step 1: Complete and submit CSR for authentication with a key management server
Step 2: Import certificates for the key management server
Export key management server certificates
FAQs
Why does the Cannot Access Other Controller dialog box appear?
How do I know what certificates need to be uploaded to System Manager for external key management?
What do I need to know about certificate revocation checking?
What types of servers will revocation checking be enabled for?
Support
Support center
Concepts
AutoSupport feature overview
Workflow for the AutoSupport feature
How tos
View storage array information
View storage array profile
View software and firmware inventory
Collect diagnostic data
Collect support data manually
Retrieve recovery support files
Retrieve trace buffers
Collect drive data
Collect I/O path statistics
Retrieve health image
Take recovery action on storage array status
View unreadable sectors log
Re-enable drive ports
Clear recovery mode
Manage iSCSI connections
View iSCSI statistics packages
View the different types of iSCSI statistics
MAC transmit and MAC receive statistics
Ethernet TCP/IP statistics
iSCSI target statistics and local initiator statistics
DCBX operational state statistics
LLDP TLV statistics
DCBX TLV statistics
View iSCSI sessions
End iSCSI session
View iSER over InfiniBand statistics
Manage NVMe connections
View NVMe over Fabrics statistics
Manage AutoSupport
Enable or disable AutoSupport features
Enable AutoSupport maintenance window
Disable AutoSupport maintenance window
Configure AutoSupport delivery method
Schedule AutoSupport dispatches
Send AutoSupport dispatches
View AutoSupport status
View AutoSupport log
FAQs
What data am I collecting?
What does unreadable sectors data show me?
What is a health image?
What else do I need to do to configure or diagnose iSCSI?
What do the AutoSupport features do?
What type of data is collected through the AutoSupport feature?
How do I configure the delivery method for the AutoSupport feature?
Event log
Concepts
Critical events
Event log
How tos
View events using the event log
Upgrade center
Concepts
Controller software and firmware upgrades
Workflow for controller software and firmware upgrade
Drive firmware upgrades
How tos
Upgrade software and firmware
Activate controller software and firmware
Upgrade drive firmware
Review the possible software and firmware upgrade errors
FAQs
What do I need to know before upgrading the SANtricity OS Software?
What do I need to know before suspending IOM auto-synchronization?
Why is my firmware upgrade progressing so slowly?
What do I need to know before upgrading drive firmware?
How do I choose which type of upgrade to perform?
Online help for Unified Manager 4.0
Unified Manager Dashboard
What's new in SANtricity Unified Manager
Home
Unified Manager overview
Concepts
Interface overview
Supported browsers
Unified Manager administration
Concepts
Administrator password protection
How tos
Change the admin password
Change storage array passwords
Manage session timeouts
Manage
Discover storage arrays
Concepts
Considerations for discovering arrays
How tos
Discover multiple storage arrays
Enter network address
Resolve self-signed certificates during discovery
Resolve untrusted certificates during discovery
Provide passwords
Discover single array
Launch
Concepts
Considerations for accessing SANtricity System Manager
How tos
Manage an individual storage array
Import Settings
Concepts
How Import Settings works
Requirements for replicating storage configurations
How tos
Import alert settings
Import AutoSupport settings
Import directory services settings
Import system settings
Import storage configuration settings
FAQs
What settings will be imported?
Why don't I see all of my storage arrays?
Mirroring
Concepts
Mirroring overview
Mirroring configuration workflow
Mirroring terminology
Requirements for using mirroring
How tos
Create asynchronous mirrored pair
Step 1: Create or select a mirror consistency group
Step 2: Select the primary volume
Step 3: Select the secondary volume
Create synchronous mirrored pair
Step 1: Select the primary volume
Step 2: Select the secondary volume
Step 3: Select synchronization settings
FAQs
What do I need to know before creating a mirror consistency group?
What do I need to know before creating a mirrored pair?
Why would I change this percentage?
Why do I see more than one reserved capacity candidate?
Why don’t I see all my volumes?
Why don’t I see all the volumes on the remote storage array?
What impact does synchronization priority have on synchronization rates?
Why is it recommended to use a manual synchronization policy?
Manage Groups
Concepts
Storage array groups
Storage array status
How tos
Manage groups
Create storage array group
Delete storage array group
Rename storage array group
Add storage array to group
Remove storage arrays from group
Remove storage arrays from SANtricity Unified Manager
Upgrade Center
Concepts
How upgrades work
Upgrade considerations
How tos
Perform pre-upgrade health check
Upgrade SANtricity OS
Activate staged OS software
Manage software repository
Clear staged OS software
Certificates and Access
Certificate Management
Concepts
How certificates work
Certificate terminology
How tos
Use CA-signed certificates
Step 1: Complete and submit a CSR
Step 2: Import management certificates
Reset management certificates
Import certificates for arrays
View certificates
Export certificates
Delete trusted certificates
Resolve untrusted certificates
Access Management
Concepts
How Access Management works
Access Management terminology
Permissions for mapped roles
Access Management with local user roles
Access Management with directory services
How tos
View local user roles
Change passwords
Change local user password settings
Add directory server
Edit directory server settings and role mappings
Remove directory server
FAQs
Why can't I log in?
What do I need to know before adding a directory server?
What do I need to know about mapping to storage array roles?
What are the local users?
Online help for older software versions
SANtricity 11.5 online help
Online help for System Manager 11.6
System Manager Dashboard
What's new in SANtricity System Manager
Home
SANtricity System Manager overview
Concepts
Home page
Setup wizard
Concepts
Setup wizard overview
Setup wizard terminology
FAQs
What if I don't see all of my hardware components?
What if I don't see all of my hosts?
How does identifying applications help me manage my storage array?
What is a workload?
How do I configure the delivery method for AutoSupport?
How do I know if I should accept the recommended pool configuration?
System Manager has not detected any hosts. What do I do?
Storage array administration
Concepts
Storage array overview
Administrator password protection
Problem notification
Operations in progress
How tos
Set default units for capacity values
Set default time frame for performance graphs
Recover from problems using Recovery Guru
View and act on operations in progress
FAQs
Where can I find more information about display preferences?
What are the supported browsers?
What are the keyboard shortcuts?
Storage
Pools and volume groups
Concepts
How pools and volume groups work
Capacity terminology
How reserved capacity works
How SSD Cache works
SSD Cache restrictions
Decide whether to use a pool or a volume group
Functional comparison of pools and volume groups
Automatic versus manual pool creation
How tos
Create pools and volume groups
Create pool automatically
Create pool manually
Create a volume group
Create SSD Cache
Add capacity to a pool or volume group
Manage pools, volume groups, and SSD Cache
Change configuration settings for a pool
Change SSD Cache settings
Change configuration settings for a volume group
View SSD Cache statistics
Check volume redundancy
Delete pool or volume group
Consolidate free capacity for a volume group
Export/Import volume groups
Manage drives
Turn on locator lights in a pool, volume group, or SSD Cache
Remove capacity from a pool or SSD Cache
Enable security for a pool or volume group
Assign hot spares
Replace drive logically
Manage reserved capacity
Increase reserved capacity
Decrease reserved capacity
Change the reserved capacity settings for a snapshot group
Change the reserved capacity settings for a snapshot volume
Change the reserved capacity settings for a consistency group member volume
Change the reserved capacity settings for a mirrored pair volume
Cancel pending snapshot image
Delete snapshot group
FAQs
What is a hot spare drive?
What is a volume group?
What is a pool?
What is reserved capacity?
What is FDE/FIPS security?
What is redundancy check?
What are the differences between pools and volume groups?
Why would I want to manually configure a pool?
Why are capacity alerts important?
Why can't I increase my preservation capacity?
Is there a limit on the number of drives I can remove from a pool?
What media types are supported for a drive?
Why are some drives not showing up?
How do I maintain shelf/drawer loss protection?
What RAID level is best for my application?
What is Data Assurance?
What is secure-capable (Drive Security)?
What do I need to know about increasing reserved capacity?
Why can't I choose another amount to decrease by?
Why do I need reserved capacity for each member volume?
How do I view and interpret all SSD Cache statistics?
What is optimization capacity for pools?
What is optimization capacity for volume groups?
Volumes
Concepts
Volumes in the storage array
Volume terminology
Workflow for creating volumes
Data integrity and data security for volumes
SSD Cache and volumes
Application-specific workloads
Actions you can perform on volumes
Capacity for volumes
Thin volume monitoring
Comparison between thick volumes and thin volumes
Copy Volume function
Types of Copy Volume operations
How tos
Create storage
Create workloads
Create volumes
Step 1: Select host for a volume
Step 2: Select a workload for a volume
Step 3: Add or edit volumes
Step 4: Review volume configuration
Manage volumes
Increase capacity of a volume
Change settings for a volume
Initialize volumes
Redistribute volumes
Change controller ownership of a volume
Change cache settings for a volume
Change media scan settings for a volume
Delete volume
Manage applications and workloads
Add to workload
Change workload settings
Work with copy services
Copy volume
Take action on a Copy Volume operation
Monitor thin volumes
Change allocated capacity limit for a thin volume
FAQs
What is a volume?
Why am I seeing a capacity over-allocation error when I have enough free capacity in a volume group to create volumes?
How does my selected workload impact volume creation?
Why aren't these volumes associated with a workload?
Why can’t I delete the selected workload?
How do application-specific workloads help me manage my storage array?
How does providing this information help create storage?
What do I need to do to recognize the expanded capacity?
Why don't I see all my pools and/or volume groups?
What is segment size?
What is preferred controller ownership?
What is Automatic Load Balancing?
Hosts
Concepts
Host terminology
Workflow for host creation and volume assignment
Automatic versus manual host creation
How volumes are assigned to hosts and host clusters
Access volumes
Maximum number of LUNs
How tos
Configure host access
Create host automatically
Create host manually
Create host cluster
Create volumes
Step 1: Select host for a volume
Step 2: Select a workload for a volume
Step 3: Add or edit volumes
Step 4: Review volume configuration
Assign volumes
Manage hosts and host clusters
Change the settings for a host
Change the settings for a host cluster
Unassign volumes
Change host port identifiers for a host
Delete host or host cluster
FAQs
What are hosts and host clusters?
Why would I need to create a host cluster?
How do I know which host operating system type is correct?
What are HBAs and adapter ports?
How do I match the host ports to a host?
How do I create CHAP secrets?
What is the default cluster?
Performance
Concepts
Performance overview
Performance terminology
How tos
View graphical performance data
View and save tabular performance data
Interpret performance data
FAQs
How do performance statistics for individual volumes relate to the total?
Why does data display as zero in the graphs and table?
What does the Latency graph show?
What does the IOPS graph show?
What does the MiB/s graph show?
What does the CPU graph show?
What does the Headroom graph show?
Snapshots
Concepts
How snapshot images are used
Overview of snapshot storage
Requirements and guidelines for snapshots
Base volumes, reserved capacity, and snapshot groups
Snapshot schedules and snapshot consistency groups
Snapshot volumes
Snapshot rollback
Snapshot terminology
Workflow for creating snapshot images and snapshot volumes
How tos
Create snapshots and snapshot objects
Create snapshot image
Schedule snapshot images
Create snapshot consistency group
Step 1: Add members to snapshot consistency group
Step 2: Reserve capacity for snapshot consistency group
Step 3: Edit settings for snapshot consistency group
Create snapshot volume
Step 1: Review members for a snapshot volume
Step 2: Assign snapshot volume to host
Step 3: Reserve capacity for a snapshot volume
Step 4: Edit settings for a snapshot volume
Manage snapshot schedules
Change the settings for a snapshot schedule
Activate and suspend snapshot schedule
Delete snapshot schedule
Manage snapshot images
View snapshot image settings
Start snapshot image rollback for a base volume
Start snapshot image rollback for snapshot consistency group member volumes
Resume snapshot image rollback
Cancel snapshot image rollback
Delete snapshot image
Manage snapshot consistency groups
Add member volume to a snapshot consistency group
Remove a member volume from a snapshot consistency group
Change the settings for a snapshot consistency group
Delete snapshot consistency group
Manage snapshot volumes
Convert snapshot volume to read-write mode
Change the volume settings for a snapshot volume
Copy snapshot volume
Re-create snapshot volume
Disable snapshot volume
Delete snapshot volume
FAQs
Why don’t I see all my volumes, hosts, or host clusters?
What is a snapshot image?
Why use snapshot images?
What kinds of volumes can be used for snapshots?
Why would I create a snapshot consistency group?
What is a snapshot volume and when does it need reserved capacity?
What is a snapshot group?
Why would I disable a snapshot volume?
What is the Disabled state?
Why would I suspend a snapshot schedule?
Asynchronous mirroring
Concepts
How asynchronous mirroring works
Asynchronous mirroring terminology
Workflow for mirroring a volume asynchronously
Requirements for using asynchronous mirroring
Asynchronous mirror status
Volume ownership
Role change of a mirror consistency group
How tos
Manage mirror consistency groups
Test communication for mirror consistency groups
Suspend or resume synchronization for mirror consistency group
Change synchronization settings for a mirror consistency group
Re-synchronize mirror consistency group manually
View unsynchronized data amount between mirror consistency groups
Update remote IP address
Change mirror consistency group role to primary or secondary
Delete mirror consistency group
Manage asynchronous mirrored pairs
Remove asynchronous mirror relationship
Increase reserved capacity
Change the reserved capacity settings for a mirrored pair volume
Complete mirrored pair for primary volumes created on legacy system
Deactivate asynchronous mirroring
FAQs
How does asynchronous mirroring differ from synchronous mirroring?
Why can't I access my chosen mirroring feature?
What do I need to know before creating a mirror consistency group?
Asynchronous mirroring - What do I need to know before creating a mirrored pair?
What do I need to know before increasing my reserved capacity on a mirrored pair volume?
Why can't I increase reserved capacity with my requested amount?
Why would I change this percentage?
Why do I see more than one reserved capacity candidate?
Why do I see Not Available values displayed in the table?
Why don’t I see all of my pools and volume groups?
Asynchronous mirroring - Why don’t I see all my volumes?
Asynchronous mirroring - Why don’t I see all the volumes on the remote storage array?
Why would I update my remote storage array’s IP address?
Synchronous mirroring
Concepts
How synchronous mirroring works
Synchronous mirroring terminology
Workflow for mirroring a volume synchronously
Requirements for using synchronous mirroring
Synchronous mirroring status
Volume ownership
Role change between volumes in a mirrored pair
How tos
Manage synchronous mirrored pairs
Test communication for synchronous mirroring
Suspend and resume synchronization for a mirrored pair
Change role between volumes in a mirrored pair
Change synchronization settings for a mirrored pair
Remove synchronous mirror relationship
Deactivate synchronous mirroring
FAQs
How does asynchronous mirroring differ from synchronous mirroring?
Synchronous mirroring - Why don’t I see all my volumes?
Synchronous mirroring - Why don’t I see all the volumes on the remote storage array?
Synchronous mirroring - What do I need to know before creating a mirrored pair?
What impact does synchronization priority have on synchronization rates?
Why is it recommended to use a manual synchronization policy?
Hardware
Shelves
Concepts
Hardware page overview
Hardware terminology
How tos
View hardware components
Show or hide component status
Switch between front and back views
Change view order of shelves
Turn on shelf locator light
Change shelf IDs
View shelf component status and settings
Update battery learn cycles
FAQs
What is shelf loss protection and drawer loss protection?
What are battery learn cycles?
Controllers
Concepts
Controller terminology
Controller states
Considerations for assigning IP addresses
How tos
Configure management port
Configure iSCSI ports
Configure iSER over InfiniBand ports
Configure NVMe over InfiniBand ports
Configure NVMe over RoCE ports
Configure NTP server addresses
Configure DNS server addresses
View controller settings
Allow remote login
Place controller online
Place controller offline
Place controller in service mode
Reset (reboot) controller
FAQs
What is auto-negotiation?
What is IPv6 stateless address auto-configuration?
Which do I choose -- DHCP or manual configuration?
What is a DHCP server?
How do I configure my DHCP server?
Why do I need to change the controller network configuration?
Where do I get the network configuration?
What are ICMP PING responses?
When should I refresh the port configuration or the iSNS server from the DHCP server?
What should I do after configuring the management ports?
Drives
Concepts
Drive terminology
Drive states
Solid State Disks (SSDs)
Hot spare drives
How tos
Limit the drive view
Turn on drive locator light
View drive status and settings
Replace drive logically
Reconstruct drive manually
Initialize (format) drive
Fail drive
Assign hot spares
Unassign hot spares
Erase secure-enabled drive
Unlock or reset locked NVMe drives
FAQs
What is preservation capacity?
Why would I logically replace a drive?
Where can I view the status of a drive undergoing reconstruction?
Settings
Alerts
Concepts
How alerts work
Alerts terminology
How tos
Manage email alerts
Configure mail server and recipients for alerts
Edit email addresses for alerts
Add email addresses for alerts
Delete mail server or email addresses for alerts
Edit mail server for alerts
Manage SNMP alerts
Configure communities and destinations for SNMP alerts
Edit community names for SNMP traps
Add community names for SNMP traps
Remove community name for SNMP traps
Configure SNMP MIB variables
Add trap destinations for SNMP alerts
Delete trap destinations
Manage syslog alerts
Configure syslog server for alerts
Edit syslog servers for alerts
Add syslog servers for alerts
Delete syslog servers for alerts
FAQs
What if alerts are disabled?
How do I configure SNMP or syslog alerts?
Why are timestamps inconsistent between the array and alerts?
System: Storage array settings
Concepts
Cache settings and performance
Automatic load balancing overview
Default host operating system type
How tos
Edit storage array name
Turn on storage array locator lights
Synchronize storage array clocks
Save storage array configuration
Clear storage array configuration
Configure login banner
Manage session timeouts
Change cache settings for the storage array
Set host connectivity reporting
Set automatic load balancing
Change default host type
Enable or disable legacy management interface
FAQs
What is controller cache?
What is cache flushing?
What is cache block size?
When should I synchronize storage array clocks?
What is host connectivity reporting?
System: iSCSI settings
Concepts
iSCSI terminology
How tos
Configure iSCSI ports
Configure iSCSI authentication
Enable iSCSI discovery settings
View iSCSI statistics packages
View iSCSI sessions
End iSCSI session
Configure iSER over InfiniBand ports
View iSER over InfiniBand statistics
FAQs
What happens when I use an iSNS server for registration?
Which registration methods are automatically supported for iSCSI?
How do I interpret iSER over InfiniBand statistics?
What else do I need to do to configure or diagnose iSER over InfiniBand?
System: NVMe settings
Concepts
NVMe overview
NVMe terminology
How tos
Configure NVMe over InfiniBand ports
Configure NVMe over RoCE ports
View NVMe over Fabrics statistics
FAQs
How do I interpret NVMe over Fabrics statistics?
What else do I need to do to configure or diagnose NVMe over InfiniBand?
What else do I need to do to configure or diagnose NVMe over RoCE?
Why are there two IP addresses for one physical port?
Why are there two sets of parameters for one physical port?
System: Add-on features
Concepts
How add-on features work
Add-on feature terminology
How tos
Obtain a feature key file
Enable a premium feature
Enable feature pack
Download the command line interface (CLI)
System: Security key management
Concepts
How the Drive Security feature works
How security key management works
Drive Security terminology
How tos
Create internal security key
Create external security key
Change security key
Switch from external to internal key management
Edit key management server settings
Back up security key
Validate security key
Unlock drives using a security key
FAQs
What do I need to know before creating a security key?
Why do I need to define a pass phrase?
Why is it important to record security key information?
What do I need to know before backing up a security key?
What do I need to know before unlocking secure drives?
What is read/write accessibility?
What do I need to know about validating the security key?
What is the difference between internal security key and external security key management?
Access Management
Concepts
How Access Management works
Access Management terminology
Permissions for mapped roles
Access Management with local user roles
Access Management with directory services
Access Management with SAML
How tos
View local user roles
Change passwords
Change local user password settings
Add directory server
Edit directory server settings and role mappings
Remove directory server
Configure SAML
Step 1: Upload the IdP metadata file
Step 2: Export Service Provider files
Step 3: Map roles
Step 4: Test SSO login
Step 5: Enable SAML
Change SAML role mappings
Export SAML Service Provider files
View audit log activity
Define audit log policies
Delete events from the audit log
Configure syslog server for audit logs
Edit syslog server settings for audit log records
FAQs
Why can't I log in?
What do I need to know before adding a directory server?
What do I need to know about mapping to storage array roles?
Which external management tools may be affected by this change?
What do I need to know before configuring and enabling SAML?
What types of events are recorded in the audit log?
What do I need to know before configuring a syslog server?
The syslog server is no longer receiving audit logs. What do I do?
Certificates
Concepts
How certificates work
Certificate terminology
How tos
Use CA-signed certificates for controllers
Step 1: Complete and submit a CSR for the controllers
Step 2: Import signed certificates for controllers
Reset management certificates
View imported certificate information
Import certificates for controllers when acting as clients
Enable certificate revocation checking
Delete trusted certificates
Use CA-signed certificates for authentication with a key management server
Step 1: Complete and submit CSR for authentication with a key management server
Step 2: Import certificates for the key management server
Export key management server certificates
FAQs
Why does the Cannot Access Other Controller dialog box appear?
How do I know what certificates need to be uploaded to System Manager for external key management?
What do I need to know about certificate revocation checking?
What types of servers will revocation checking be enabled for?
Support
Support center
Concepts
AutoSupport feature overview
Workflow for the AutoSupport feature
How tos
View storage array information
View storage array profile
View software and firmware inventory
Collect diagnostic data
Collect support data manually
Retrieve recovery support files
Retrieve trace buffers
Collect drive data
Collect I/O path statistics
Retrieve health image
Take recovery action on storage array status
View unreadable sectors log
Re-enable drive ports
Clear recovery mode
Manage iSCSI connections
View iSCSI statistics packages
View the different types of iSCSI statistics
MAC transmit and MAC receive statistics
Ethernet TCP/IP statistics
iSCSI target statistics and local initiator statistics
DCBX operational state statistics
LLDP TLV statistics
DCBX TLV statistics
View iSCSI sessions
End iSCSI session
View iSER over InfiniBand statistics
Manage NVMe connections
View NVMe over Fabrics statistics
Manage AutoSupport
Enable or disable AutoSupport features
Enable AutoSupport maintenance window
Disable AutoSupport maintenance window
Configure AutoSupport delivery method
Schedule AutoSupport dispatches
Send AutoSupport dispatches
View AutoSupport status
View AutoSupport log
FAQs
What data am I collecting?
What does unreadable sectors data show me?
What is a health image?
What else do I need to do to configure or diagnose iSCSI?
What do the AutoSupport features do?
What type of data is collected through the AutoSupport feature?
How do I configure the delivery method for the AutoSupport feature?
Event log
Concepts
Critical events
Event log
How tos
View events using the event log
Upgrade center
Concepts
Controller software and firmware upgrades
Workflow for controller software and firmware upgrade
Drive firmware upgrades
How tos
Upgrade software and firmware
Activate controller software and firmware
Upgrade drive firmware
Review the possible software and firmware upgrade errors
FAQs
What do I need to know before upgrading the SANtricity OS Software?
What do I need to know before suspending IOM auto-synchronization?
Why is my firmware upgrade progressing so slowly?
What do I need to know before upgrading drive firmware?
How do I choose which type of upgrade to perform?
Online help for Unified Manager 4.0
Unified Manager Dashboard
What's new in SANtricity Unified Manager
Home
Unified Manager overview
Concepts
Interface overview
Supported browsers
Unified Manager administration
Concepts
Administrator password protection
How tos
Change the admin password
Change storage array passwords
Manage session timeouts
Manage
Discover storage arrays
Concepts
Considerations for discovering arrays
How tos
Discover multiple storage arrays
Enter network address
Resolve self-signed certificates during discovery
Resolve untrusted certificates during discovery
Provide passwords
Discover single array
Launch
Concepts
Considerations for accessing SANtricity System Manager
How tos
Manage an individual storage array
Import Settings
Concepts
How Import Settings works
Requirements for replicating storage configurations
How tos
Import alert settings
Import AutoSupport settings
Import directory services settings
Import system settings
Import storage configuration settings
FAQs
What settings will be imported?
Why don't I see all of my storage arrays?
Mirroring
Concepts
Mirroring overview
Mirroring configuration workflow
Mirroring terminology
Requirements for using mirroring
How tos
Create asynchronous mirrored pair
Step 1: Create or select a mirror consistency group
Step 2: Select the primary volume
Step 3: Select the secondary volume
Create synchronous mirrored pair
Step 1: Select the primary volume
Step 2: Select the secondary volume
Step 3: Select synchronization settings
FAQs
What do I need to know before creating a mirror consistency group?
What do I need to know before creating a mirrored pair?
Why would I change this percentage?
Why do I see more than one reserved capacity candidate?
Why don’t I see all my volumes?
Why don’t I see all the volumes on the remote storage array?
What impact does synchronization priority have on synchronization rates?
Why is it recommended to use a manual synchronization policy?
Manage Groups
Concepts
Storage array groups
Storage array status
How tos
Manage groups
Create storage array group
Delete storage array group
Rename storage array group
Add storage array to group
Remove storage arrays from group
Remove storage arrays from SANtricity Unified Manager
Upgrade Center
Concepts
How upgrades work
Upgrade considerations
How tos
Perform pre-upgrade health check
Upgrade SANtricity OS
Activate staged OS software
Manage software repository
Clear staged OS software
Certificates and Access
Certificate Management
Concepts
How certificates work
Certificate terminology
How tos
Use CA-signed certificates
Step 1: Complete and submit a CSR
Step 2: Import management certificates
Reset management certificates
Import certificates for arrays
View certificates
Export certificates
Delete trusted certificates
Resolve untrusted certificates
Access Management
Concepts
How Access Management works
Access Management terminology
Permissions for mapped roles
Access Management with local user roles
Access Management with directory services
How tos
View local user roles
Change passwords
Change local user password settings
Add directory server
Edit directory server settings and role mappings
Remove directory server
FAQs
Why can't I log in?
What do I need to know before adding a directory server?
What do I need to know about mapping to storage array roles?
What are the local users?
Online help for older software versions
SANtricity 11.5 online help
SANtricity solutions
Using SANtricity Cloud Connector
About this Guide
Decide whether to use this guide
Understand the SANtricity Cloud Connector
Types of backup
System requirements
Host hardware requirements
Supported browsers
Compatible storage arrays and controller firmware
Compatible operating systems
Supported file systems
Install SANtricity Cloud Connector
Install Device Mapper Multipath (DM-MP)
Install the SANtricity Cloud Connector on a Linux Operating System in graphical mode
Install the SANtricity Cloud Connector on a Linux Operating System in console mode
Add server certificate and CA certificate into a keystore
Add StorageGRID certificate into a keystore
Configure the SANtricity Cloud Connector for the first time
Log in to the SANtricity Cloud Connector for the first time
Configuration Wizard
Set Administrator Password
Set Pass Phrase
Select Target Type
AltaVault Appliance
Amazon AWS Account
StorageGRID Account
Connect to Web Services Proxy
Select Storage Arrays
Select Hosts
Complete the initial configuration of the SANtricity Cloud Connector
Use the SANtricity Cloud Connector
Log into the SANtricity Cloud Connector
Backups
Create a new image-based backup
Create a new folder/file-based backup
Run Full and Incremental Backups
Delete a backup job
Restores
Create a new image-based restore
Create a new file-based restore
Delete a restore
Modify the SANtricity Cloud Connectors Settings
S3 Account Settings
Manage Storage Arrays
Web Services Settings
Change SANtricity Cloud Connector password
Uninstall the SANtricity Cloud Connector
Uninstall the SANtricity Cloud Connector through graphical mode
Uninstall the SANtricity Cloud Connector through console mode
Using SANtricity Web Services Proxy
Overview and requirements
Web Services overview
Compatibility and restrictions
API basics
Terms and concepts
Install and configure Web Services Proxy
Installation requirements and considerations
Install Web Services Proxy
Download Web Services Proxy files
Install on Windows or Linux server
Graphical mode install
Console mode install
Silent mode install
RPM command install (Linux only)
Access API documentation and Unified Manager
Log in to Web Services API
Log in to Unified Manager
Configure Web Services Proxy
Stop or restart the Webserver
Resolve port conflicts
Configure load-balancing and/or high-availability
Disable SYMbol HTTPS
Configure cross-origin resource sharing
Uninstall Web Services Proxy
Graphical mode uninstall
Console mode uninstall
Silent mode uninstall
RPM command uninstall (Linux only)
Manage user access
Overview of access management
Configure user access
Apply additional encryption to passwords
Configure basic authentication
Configure role-based access
Manage security and certificates
Set up security and certificates
Enable SSL
Bypass certificate validation
Generate and import a host management certificate
Manage storage systems
Discover storage systems
Automatically discover storage systems
Discover and add storage systems using API endpoints
Scale up the number of managed storage systems
Manage automatic polling for statistics
Overview of statistics
Statistics functionality
Configure polling intervals
Manage AutoSupport
Overview of AutoSupport (ASUP)
Configure AutoSupport
Enable or disable AutoSupport
Configure AutoSupport delivery method
Using SANtricity Cloud Connector
About this Guide
Decide whether to use this guide
Understand the SANtricity Cloud Connector
Types of backup
System requirements
Host hardware requirements
Supported browsers
Compatible storage arrays and controller firmware
Compatible operating systems
Supported file systems
Install SANtricity Cloud Connector
Install Device Mapper Multipath (DM-MP)
Install the SANtricity Cloud Connector on a Linux Operating System in graphical mode
Install the SANtricity Cloud Connector on a Linux Operating System in console mode
Add server certificate and CA certificate into a keystore
Add StorageGRID certificate into a keystore
Configure the SANtricity Cloud Connector for the first time
Log in to the SANtricity Cloud Connector for the first time
Configuration Wizard
Set Administrator Password
Set Pass Phrase
Select Target Type
AltaVault Appliance
Amazon AWS Account
StorageGRID Account
Connect to Web Services Proxy
Select Storage Arrays
Select Hosts
Complete the initial configuration of the SANtricity Cloud Connector
Use the SANtricity Cloud Connector
Log into the SANtricity Cloud Connector
Backups
Create a new image-based backup
Create a new folder/file-based backup
Run Full and Incremental Backups
Delete a backup job
Restores
Create a new image-based restore
Create a new file-based restore
Delete a restore
Modify the SANtricity Cloud Connectors Settings
S3 Account Settings
Manage Storage Arrays
Web Services Settings
Change SANtricity Cloud Connector password
Uninstall the SANtricity Cloud Connector
Uninstall the SANtricity Cloud Connector through graphical mode
Uninstall the SANtricity Cloud Connector through console mode
Using SANtricity Web Services Proxy
Overview and requirements
Web Services overview
Compatibility and restrictions
API basics
Terms and concepts
Install and configure Web Services Proxy
Installation requirements and considerations
Install Web Services Proxy
Download Web Services Proxy files
Install on Windows or Linux server
Graphical mode install
Console mode install
Silent mode install
RPM command install (Linux only)
Access API documentation and Unified Manager
Log in to Web Services API
Log in to Unified Manager
Configure Web Services Proxy
Stop or restart the Webserver
Resolve port conflicts
Configure load-balancing and/or high-availability
Disable SYMbol HTTPS
Configure cross-origin resource sharing
Uninstall Web Services Proxy
Graphical mode uninstall
Console mode uninstall
Silent mode uninstall
RPM command uninstall (Linux only)
Manage user access
Overview of access management
Configure user access
Apply additional encryption to passwords
Configure basic authentication
Configure role-based access
Manage security and certificates
Set up security and certificates
Enable SSL
Bypass certificate validation
Generate and import a host management certificate
Manage storage systems
Discover storage systems
Automatically discover storage systems
Discover and add storage systems using API endpoints
Scale up the number of managed storage systems
Manage automatic polling for statistics
Overview of statistics
Statistics functionality
Configure polling intervals
Manage AutoSupport
Overview of AutoSupport (ASUP)
Configure AutoSupport
Enable or disable AutoSupport
Configure AutoSupport delivery method
Command references
SMcli online help for SANtricity
Changes in the CLI and script commands in this release
Formatting the commands
Structure of a CLI command
Interactive mode
CLI command wrapper syntax
Command line parameters
Structure of a script command
Synopsis of the script commands
Recurring syntax elements
Naming conventions
Formatting CLI commands
Formatting rules for script commands
Formatting CLI commands in Windows PowerShell
Detailed error reporting
Exit status
Adding comments to a script file
Usage guidelines
Firmware compatibility levels
New SMcli https mode
CLI commands (Alphabetical List)
E2800, E5700, EF600, and EF300 commands
E2700 and E5600 commands
Storage administrators commands
Storage monitor personnel commands
Support administrators commands
Security administrators commands
Alert configuration commands
Array configuration commands
Auto support commands
Mirroring commands
Performance tuning commands
Replication commands
Security commands
Volume configuration commands
SMcli online help for SANtricity
Changes in the CLI and script commands in this release
Formatting the commands
Structure of a CLI command
Interactive mode
CLI command wrapper syntax
Command line parameters
Structure of a script command
Synopsis of the script commands
Recurring syntax elements
Naming conventions
Formatting CLI commands
Formatting rules for script commands
Formatting CLI commands in Windows PowerShell
Detailed error reporting
Exit status
Adding comments to a script file
Usage guidelines
Firmware compatibility levels
New SMcli https mode
CLI commands (Alphabetical List)
E2800, E5700, EF600, and EF300 commands
E2700 and E5600 commands
Storage administrators commands
Storage monitor personnel commands
Support administrators commands
Security administrators commands
Alert configuration commands
Array configuration commands
Auto support commands
Mirroring commands
Performance tuning commands
Replication commands
Security commands
Volume configuration commands
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