Exporting Storage To Your Network - Linksys NSS4000 Series Administrator's Manual

Exporting Storage to your Network

If you have multiple NSS units in your network, you can easily export the storage to form a large,
logical storage unit that can be managed from the master NSS). The first step in creating virtualized
storage is to export the disk(s) or array to the network. Note that when you export storage, you need
to consider how things like rebooting an NSS might impact users of the virtualized storage. While the
logical storage is controlled from the master NSS, the physical device (including the disk drives) is still
controlled through the slave's configuration interface as well as is affected by the conditions of the
physical unit.
To export storage to the network:
1. Log into the configuration interface for the device from which you are exporting storage.
2. From the Manager Menu, click Storage
The Storage Virtualization page appears.
3. From the Export a device area, select each device that you want to export from the list of
available devices.
4. From the Link field, select the physical link that you want to use to export the storage.
5. Click Export.
The selected disk(s) disappear from the available list of arrays and appears in the Currently
Exported Storage table at the top of the page. Follow the steps to create a JBOD from
virtualized storage (see Creating Virtualized
Chapter 4: Storage
Exporting Storage to your Network
Network Storage System (NSS) Administrator Guide
Virtualization.
Storage) to use the exported storage.
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