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## Managing Profiles

Clicking the Configuration -> Profiles tab displays the Profile Management page. You can choose a pre-configured profile or create a new one. Filter the profiles to display with the following information:

- Name - The profile name
- Raid - RAID levels 0, 1, or 5
- Segment size- A segment size of 4 Kbytes, 8 Kbytes, 16 Kbytes, 32 Kbytes, or 64 Kbytes. In a RAID-5 configuration, the segment size is the size of the data striped across volumes.
- Readahead - The read-ahead cache.status (on/off)
- Array Type - Determines the specific array type to use:

1) Exact Match - IOPS (1x2, 2x4 array)

2) Exact Match - Bandwidth (1x1, 2x2 array)

3) Exact Match - Capacity (1x3, 2x6 array)

4) Best Available Match - IOPS

5) Best Available Match - Bandwidth

6) Best Available Match - Capacity

Types 1 to 3 match only one array configuration (1x1, 1x2, 1x3, 2x2, 2x4, 2x6). If a profile has one of these three parameter settings and the specific array is not available, then the profile cannot be applied.

Types 4 to 6 attempt to match the best available array based on the environment (Oops, Bandwidth, Capacity). For example, Best Available Match should be applied to 2x6 but can be applied to 2x4 or 2x2 as well. The system does not determine the best match, but the user selects an array and uses a profile to create pools.

The following rules apply to the three Best Available Match settings:

- (SE6120: MR-1) IOPS: 1x2 - 1x1 - 1x3
- (SE6120: MR-1) Bandwidth: 1x1 - x2- 1x3
- (SE6120: MR-1) Capacity: 1x3 - 1x2 - 1x1
- (SE6120: MR-2, SE6320) IOPS: 2x4 - 2x2 - 2x6
- (SE6120: MR-2, SE6320) Bandwidth: 2x2 - 2x4 - 2x6
- (SE6120: MR-2, SE6320) Capacity: 2x6 - 2x4 - 2x2

Note: For the last three choices, the array or system does not determine the best available match.

See the following for more detail:

- To Create a New Profile
- To Delete a Profile
- To Import a Profile
- To Export a Profile
- To View and Modify Profile Details

Also see To Create New Storage Pools.

### To Create a New Profile

1. Select the Configuration/Profiles selection tab.
2. Click Create.

The Create New Profile page is displayed.

3. Select the following in the New profile properties table:

- Type a name for the new profile
- Type a description for the profile
- Select the RAID level
- Select a segment size
- Select the readahead status
- Select the number of drives
- Select the array type
- Select the dedicated hot spare status

4. Click Save.

Note - If your profile has the same storage settings as an existing profile, a confirmation page displays asking you if you want to create the profile. Click "Cancel" to end the profile creation, or select "Create" to continue.

### To Delete a Profile

1. Select the Configuration/Profiles selection tab.
2. Select one or more profiles to delete from the Profiles table.
3. Click Delete.

The Confirm Profile Delete page is displayed.

Note - Profiles that are "In Use" cannot be deleted. Profiles that are in use are listed in the Profiles in Use table.

To view the affected (profiles to be deleted) profiles details page, click the Profile Name link in the Affected Profiles table.

1. Click Delete Profiles.

### To Import a Profile

1. Select the Configuration/Profiles selection tab.
2. Select Import.

The Import Profiles: File Selection page is displayed.

3. Select "Find Client File..." and type in the location of a file containing storage profile data.

Note - Do not enter a name of an existing directory on your system, as this may cause an "ERROR 500" to occur in some browsers.

4. Click Load.

The Confirm Import Profiles page is displayed.

5. Select profiles to import.

Note - If a profile has an import status of "Conflicting Setting," importing it will overwrite the existing profile.

6. Click Import.

### To Export a Profile

Select the Configuration/Profiles selection tab.The selected profiles will be exported to the local file system in the selected file.

### To View and Modify Profile Details

1. Select the Configuration/Profiles selection tab.

The Profile Management page displays a Profiles table containing all profiles configured on the array. The profile name, RAID type, segment size, read-ahead status and array type are displayed.

You can select an option from the Filter drop-down menu. You can display:

- All profiles
- Profiles in use
- Profiles not in use
- Select a Name link for an individual profile you want to view.

The Profile Details page displays the Name, Description, RAID level, Segment size, Read Ahead status, Number of drives, Array type, the Dedicated hot spare status.

- Select one or more profile settings to modify.

You can only modify the name and description of a profile that has storage configured to it.

Note - You can create a new profile with similar settings by clicking the "Save As... " button.

- Click Save.

## Managing Volumes

The software enables you to manage volumes through the Configuration/Array selection tab. The Create New Volume wizard enables you to:

- Configure the volume size
- Set volume access permissions
- Select the LUN for the volume
- Add the volume to an existing volume group

You can also view volume details, change access permissions, and add a volume to a volume group.

See the following:

- To Create a Volume
- To Delete a Volume
- To Change Volume Access Permissions
- To Add a Volume to a Volume Group
- To Remove a Volume from a Volume Group