Toolbar

The buttons on the toolbar change depending on which snap-in is active.

Button

Description

SANmelody starticon Toolbar

Indicates that the storage software is stopped. Click it to start. See Start/Stop Virtualization

SANmelody applyicon Toolbar

Apply: Active when an apply is necessary and grayed out after the apply. See Applying the Configuration.

SANmelody enabledisableerdicon Toolbar

Enable/Disable ERD: Enable ERD prompts you to make an emergency repair disk (ERD) when you apply.

Disable allows you to apply without getting this prompt. See Creating an Emergency Repair Disk (ERD).

SANmelody helpbutton Toolbar

Opens the Help. This button is context sensitive when a snap-in is selected in the console tree.

SANmelody iconrefresh Toolbar

Refresh: Use to refresh the SANmelody interface.

SANmelody lock Toolbar

Toggle between Read Only and Read/Write. See Read + Write/Read Only Switch.

SANmelody newappservericon Toolbar

Create new application server. See Adding Application Servers to the SAN.

SANmelody mapnewvvicon Toolbar

 Map new virtual volume. See Mapping Virtual Volumes to Application Servers.

SANmelody createnewpoolicon Toolbar

Create new pool. See Creating NMV Pools and Adding Disks.

SANmelody assignrawdisksicon Toolbar

Assign raw disk. See Creating NMV Pools and Adding Disks.

SANmelody newvv Toolbar

Create new virtual volume. See Creating Linear Virtual Volumes.

 

To start and stop the storage server software:

Start the storage software by selecting the Start icon SANmelody starticon Toolbaron the toolbar. No actions are available until you do this. Start/Stop status appears in the status bar.

Stop the storage software by highlighting a storage server in the right pane and selecting Stop from the right-click menu.

Toolbar