The console interface screen displayed during setup of a storage cluster consists of the following areas:
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Title area
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Time area
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Storage node name area
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Storage node status area
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Main area
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Message area
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Progress indication area
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Action area
The screen in this structure is also displayed during addition and replacement of storage nodes.
The following table describes the details of each area.
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Item |
Description |
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Title area |
Displays the title of each screen. Example: Top menu screen |
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Time area |
The date and time are displayed in the "MM/DD/YYYY hh:mm" format (YYYY: year, MM: month, DD: day, hh: time, mm: minute). They are in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). |
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Storage node name area |
Displays the storage node name that was set in the procedure described in Setting up each storage node. The initial value is "sds." |
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Storage node status area |
Depending on the progress of the setup, one of the following statuses will be displayed. See the following tables for a description of each status.
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Main area |
Shows menus, input items, and others, for each screen. |
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Message area |
Shows a message and message ID when an event that should be notified to the user occurs. For details about action to be taken when this message appears, see [Solution] of the corresponding message description in the VSP One SDS Block and SDS Cloud Message Reference. |
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Progress indication area |
Shows the progress of the setup, for example, when the setup wizard is configured with multiple screens. Also shows the current page number when the screen display of the operation result spans multiple pages. |
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Action area |
Depending on each screen, shows the action of performing an operation or transitioning screens or pages. |
The following table provides a description of each status of the storage node.
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Status |
Description |
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NodeSettingNotCompleted |
Displayed when the procedure in Setting up each storage node has not been completed. |
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NodeSettingCompleted |
Displayed when the procedure in Setting up each storage node has not been completed. You can perform the following operations:
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ClusterSetupInProgress |
Displayed when the following operations are in progress.
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ClusterSetupTemporaryStopped |
Displayed during the period between the execution of step 7 of Configuring a storage cluster for this storage node and the execution of step 9 for the representative storage node. After step 9 has been performed, the status transitions to "ClusterSetupInProgress." |
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ClusterSetupFailed |
Displayed when the procedure described in Installing the storage software and subsequent procedures must be reperformed because the following operations were unsuccessful:
It is necessary to reperform the procedure from Installing the storage software for this storage node. |
The console interface is operated as follows:
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To select any item (such as menu, entry, or action), use the up arrow (↑) and down arrow (↓) keys to select the desired item, and then press the Enter key.
The currently selected item is highlighted (black text on a white background).
Example: Screen display when Set setting is selected
Note:The left arrow (←) and right arrow (→) keys cannot be used for selecting an item.
Use the up arrow (↑) and down arrow (↓) keys for selecting an item, even if items are listed horizontally, as in the action area.
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Items that have an asterisk (*) are mandatory. Verify that you configure the settings for those items.
Example: Screen display with an asterisk (*) (In Control port, port#0 must be set, but port#1 is optional.)
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When an input item is selected, the mode switches to the input mode and the cursor appears in the input field corresponding to the input item.
By entering text in this state, the entered text is displayed at the cursor position.
Example: Screen display when IP address is selected, and then the mode switches to the input mode
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When you have completed inputting for the input item, you can exit the input mode by pressing the Enter key or the down arrow (↓) key.
When an input item is selected and is placed in input mode, the value that is currently set for the item is cleared.
In the input mode, do not enter any characters other than the following in the input field.
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Numbers (0-9)
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Uppercase letters (A-Z), lowercase letters (a-z)
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Symbols (! " # $ % & ' ( ) * + , - . / : ; < = > ? @ [ ¥ ] ^ _ ` { | } ~)
Entering other characters or keys might result in the screen not displaying properly.
In this case, display another screen and then display the original screen again.