Use this panel to view and perform actions on the metadata logical
unit numbers (LUNs) designated for use by SAN File System, but not currently
assigned to the system storage pool.
Available metadata LUNs are the writable LUNs that
can be seen by SAN File System, but have not yet been assigned to the system
storage pool.
Tip: To view all metadata LUNs that SAN File
System can access, whether or not they have been assigned to the system storage
pool, select the Metadata LUNs panel.
Actions
Add as volumes to the system pool Takes you to a wizard so you can add a volume to a storage pool. Tip: When entering the Add Volumes wizard from the Available Metadata
LUNs panel, your chosen LUNs are preselected in the wizard.
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Rediscover LUNs Refreshes the LUN information from the LUNs, not from the cache. |
Details Displays additional LUN details, such as the volume name,
state, OS device path, and sector size. |
Fields
The
available metadata LUNs table allows you to select one or more LUNs to add
as volumes to the system storage pool. In addition, the table displays the
following information:
LUN ID The LUN identifier. When you click on a LUN ID in the table, you link
to additional details about the associated LUN. |
Size (MB) The total size of the LUN in megabytes. |
Vendor The name of the vendor of the storage device associated with the LUN. |
Product The product name of the storage device associated with the LUN. The
system displays the following IBM® products in addition to other companies’
products: |
Storage Device WWNN The world-wide node name of the hosting storage device (for
example, ESS or FAStT). This information is helpful when you need to ensure
that all LUNs in a storage pool are from the same storage device. |