A device is the physical or virtual storage media available to a server. Physical devices include direct attached storage devices (such as server disks, disk arrays, hardware RAID (redundant arrays of independent disks) devices, and SAN (storage area network) devices. Virtual devices include software RAID devices and iSCSI devices. The following table discusses the management methods to use with NSS for different types of devices:
Table 7-1 Management Methods for Device Types
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Type of Device |
Management Method |
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Physical device |
To manage physical devices: In iManager, click . |
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Software RAID device |
To create and manage software RAID devices: In iManager, click . For information, see Managing Software RAID Devices. After creating the device, you can add pools and volumes as you would for a physical device. To create a software RAID 10 pool, use NSSMU. For information, see Section 9.17, Creating a Software RAID 10 with NSSMU. |
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iSCSI device |
An iSCSI disk server requires iSCSI target software. To create and manage iSCSI partitions for an iSCSI disk server: At the server console, enter nssmu In NSSMU, click , press to open the Create dialog, then allocate space to the partition For information about using NSSMU, see Section 3.2, NSS Management Utility (NSSMU). To access iSCSI storage devices for a file and print server, you first must connect to an iSCSI disk server. This requires iSCSI initiator software. After connecting, you can view the devices on the disk server in the Devices list and add NSS pools and volumes as you would with any device. For information about managing and using iSCSI devices, see the iSCSI 1.1.3 Administration Guide for NetWare 6.5 . |