Viewing a Storage Subsystem Profile

Use this option to:

Note: You may want to use the Storage Subsystem Profile as an aid during recovery or as a snapshot of the Storage Subsystem's current configuration.

How to View a Storage Subsystem Profile

1

Either select the Storage Subsystem >> Profile pull-down menu option, or use the right mouse button to select the Storage Subsystem in the Logical View and then select Profile from the pop-up menu.

Result: The Storage Subsystem Profile dialog is displayed.

2

Use the horizontal and vertical scroll bars to view the profile information.

3

Select Close to close the Storage Subsystem Profile dialog.


How to Interpret Storage Subsystem Profile Data

The Storage Subsystem Profile contains seven information areas. The following table contains descriptions of the information that is unique to the Storage Subsystem Profile, and provides links to related Help topics that provide more detailed information. If the information area requires no additional detail, it is not described.

Summary

 

The Access logical drive: field displays the logical unit number (LUN) being used for the access logical drive, if present.

 

For more information on the fields labelled Start cache flushing at (in percentage), Stop cache flushing at (in percentage), and Cache block size (in KB), see Specifying Storage Subsystem Cache Settings.

 

For more information on the Media scan duration (in days), see Changing the Media Scan Duration.

Controllers

 

The Controllers information area of the Storage Subsystem Profile contains three data fields that apply only to Fibre Channel host interfaces. These fields are: Topology, World-wide port name, and World-wide node name. These three terms do not appear on the Controller Properties dialog.

For information about any of the other data contained in the Controllers information area, see Viewing Controller Properties.

Arrays

 

Each Array heading includes an array sequence number.

For more information about free capacity on an array, see Adding Free Capacity to an Array.

Logical Drives

 

For more information about logical drive RAID level, RAID factored capacity of the logical drive, or channel protection, see Creating a Logical Drive.

 

For more information about segment sizes, see Creating a Logical Drive and Changing Segment Size.

 

For more information about logical drive cache settings or logical drive media scan settings, see Specifying Logical Drive Properties.

Drives

 

For more information, see Viewing Drive Properties.

Enclosures

 

The Storage Subsystem Profile shows information for the controller enclosure and for each drive enclosure in ascending enclosure ID order. The controller enclosure section includes specific manufacturer information (if available) for the midplane. This information can be useful when servicing the enclosure.

For more information, see Viewing the Status of Controller Enclosure Components and Viewing the Status of Drive Enclosure Components.

Storage Partitions

 

The Topology section describes the Storage Subsystem Topology definitions that have been configured for the Storage Subsystem.

Note: If no definitions have been configured, this section will list Default Host Group.

The Logical Drive-to-LUN Mapping section shows the mapping data for each logical drive in the Storage Subsystem.

Note: If no specific mappings have been configured, this section will list Default Host Group after each logical drive and its LUN number.

For more information, see Introducing Storage Partitioning.

How to Save a Storage Subsystem Profile to a Text File

1

Select File, then Save As.

Result: The Save Profile dialog is displayed.

2

Choose an appropriate directory.

3

Type the file name of your choice in the File Name text box. You do not need to specify a file extension, but to associate the file with a particular software application that will open it, an extension such as .txt is helpful.

Example: Name the file Southwest SA Profile 030199. This name identifies the Storage Subsystem (Southwest) and the date of the profile (030199).

4

Select Save.

Result: A file containing the selected Profile data is saved to the Profile Data directory.