The Partitions page in the Storage plug-in to iManager and in NSSMU is a reporting tool that allows you to view a list of partitions. You can view the types of partitions that are being virtualized by higher-level storage entities such as NSS pools or software RAID devices.
In iManager, you must access partitions through a related task, such as the following:
In iManager, click
.For instructions, see Section 9.1.3, Accessing Roles and Tasks in iManager.
Select the server that you want to manage.
For instructions, see Section 9.1.4, Selecting a Server to Manage.
In the
list, select a device.In the
area, click the arrow on the drop-down list to expand it.Select a partition, then click the
icon.The
page displays a list of all the partitions that currently exist on the selected device.In iManager, click
.For instructions, see Section 9.1.3, Accessing Roles and Tasks in iManager.
Select the server that you want to manage.
For instructions, see Section 9.1.4, Selecting a Server to Manage.
In the
list, select a device.Wait for the page to refresh before continuing.
In the
area, click the arrow on the drop-down list to expand it.To view details about partitions, click the
icon.This opens the
page. It displays a list of all the partitions that currently exist on the selected device.Select a partition from the
list, then click to view more information.Although NSS abstracts the partitions underlying the pool structure, you can view information about those partitions.
In iManager, click
.For instructions, see Section 9.1.3, Accessing Roles and Tasks in iManager.
Select the server that you want to manage.
For instructions, see Section 9.1.4, Selecting a Server to Manage.
In the
list, select the pool you want to manage.Wait for the page to refresh and display the details. The pool must be active to see partition details.
If the pool is deactive, make sure the pool is selected, then click
.After the page refreshes, the
drop-down list is available.Click on the arrow next to the
drop-down list to expand the list.To view details about the partitions, click the
icon.A
page opens where you can view details about the pool’s partitions.Select a partition from the
list, then click to view more information.