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Once the

button is enabled, the management server displays the link between the storage

system port and the port to the host as a dotted line, as shown in the following figure:

Figure 61

Direct Attached Storage in the Topology

In this figure, Slot A Port 1 belongs to the storage system, and Adapter 1 Port 0 belongs to the host.

The dotted line indicates that the storage system is directly attached to the host.

Filers

Element topology for a filer shows the connection from a host to the filer going through an IP cloud,

which represents the IP network.

Accessing the Topology

To access the Topology tab:

1.

Access the management server.

2.

To access the Topology tab, do one of the following:
• Select an element in Application Viewer, and then click the Topology tab.

NOTE:

The Topology tab is not available for clustered file servers.

• Double-click an element in Capacity Manager or System Manager, and then click the

Topology tab.

Right-click an element in System Manager, and then select Go To Element Topology from the

menu.

Table 44

on page 317 describes the icons on the toolbar.

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