12.Click Next.

After you are finished configuring each client network, the Connectivity Report page displays.

13.Use the Connectivity Report page to verify connectivity between the FluidFS cluster and the MD array. The NAS controller ports must show the status Up before you can complete the wizard. If you click Finish and the NAS controller ports do not have the status Up, an error will be displayed.

For iSCSI NAS appliances, when the Connectivity Report initially appears, iSCSI log ons might still be occurring in the background, causing some or all of the FluidFS cluster iSCSI initiators to show the status Not Found/Disconnected. If this happens, wait 30 seconds, then click Refresh to update the Connectivity Report. When the iSCSI log ons are complete and the Connectivity Report has been refreshed, the status for each FluidFS cluster iSCSI initiator shows Up.

For Fibre Channel NAS appliances, when the Connectivity Report initially appears, the FluidFS cluster HBAs show the status Not Found/Disconnected. You must record the WWNs and manually update fabric zoning on the Fibre Channel switch. Then, click Refreshto update the Connectivity Report. When the zoning is configured correctly and the Connectivity Report has been refreshed, the status for each FluidFS cluster HBA shows Up.

14.Click Finish.

Deleting a NAS Appliance from the FluidFS Cluster

If an attempt to add a NAS appliance to a FluidFS cluster fails, the entry for the NAS appliance must be deleted from the FluidFS cluster before you can reattempt to add the NAS appliance or add a different NAS appliance.

1.Click the Hardware tab on the left.

2.Click the NAS Appliances tab on the top.

3.In the Overview pane, click in the row of the NAS appliance you want to delete.

4.Click Delete (Un-Joined).

The Delete (Un-Joined) NAS Appliance dialog box appears.

5.Click OK.

Detaching, Attaching, and Replacing a NAS Controller

Use these procedures to replace a failed NAS controller.

Detaching a NAS Controller

Detach a NAS controller only if the NAS controller needs to be replaced with a new NAS controller. After you detach a NAS controller, it resets to its factory defaults and powers off, if possible. Otherwise, you must reinstall the FluidFS software to reset the NAS controller to its factory defaults.

Only one NAS controller at a time can be detached in a NAS appliance. Detaching a NAS controller disconnects client connections while clients are being transferred to other NAS controllers. Clients will then automatically reconnect to the FluidFS cluster. While a NAS controller is detached from the FluidFS cluster, CIFS shares and NFS exports remain available (although performance might decrease because data is no longer cached); however, most FluidFS cluster configuration changes are not allowed.

CAUTION: Only detach a NAS controller under the direction of Dell Technical Support Services.

1.Click the Hardware tab on the left.

2.Click the NAS Appliances tab on the top.

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