Dell CX4 Server User Manual


 
Preparing Your Systems for Clustering 47
Table 3-2. Storage Group Properties
Property Description
Unique ID A unique identifier that is automatically assigned to the
storage group that cannot be changed.
Storage group name The name of the storage group. The default storage
group name is formatted as Storage Group n, where n
equals the existing number of storage groups plus one.
Connected hosts Lists the host systems connected to the storage group.
Each host entry contains the following fields:
Name
— Name of the host system
IP address
— IP address of the host system
OS
— Operating system that is running on the host
system
NOTE: In a clustered environment, all nodes of a cluster
must be connected to the same storage group.
Used host connection
paths
An additional storage group feature that performs the
following tasks:
Lists all of the paths from the host server to the storage
group
Displays whether the path is enabled or disabled
Each path contains the following fields:
HBA
— Device name of the HBA in the host system
HBA Port
— Unique ID for the HBA port connected
to the storage system
SP Port
— Unique ID for the storage processor port
connected to the HBA port
SP ID
— ID of the storage processor
LUNs in storage group Lists the LUNs in the storage group.
Each LUN entry contains the following fields:
Identifier
— LUN icon representing the LUN
Name
— Name of the LUN
Capacity
— Amount of allocated storage space on the
LUN