Server Group Details

Settings tab

• Set email information and administrator logon account credentials for notifications. See Email Notification Settings for more details.
• Configure the Performance Recording Server and test the connection. See Recorded Performance for more details.
• Configure Encryption Key Management.
• Under Advanced Settings:
  • Set support bundle relay address and test connection. See for more details.
  • Enable/disable automatic self-healing and sets the delay. See Dynamic Data Resiliency for more details.
  • Enable/disable Cyber Resiliency Mode. See Cyber Resiliency Rating for more details.
  • Enable/disable system managed mirroring. Enabling this feature converts all virtual disks in the server group to use system managed mirroring. See System Managed Mirroring before enabling this feature.
  • Enable/disable historical monitoring. See Historical Performance Monitoring.
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  • Enable/disable virtual disk witness.
  • Set the maximum crash recovery count.

DataCore Servers tab

Lists general information about the DataCore Servers belonging to the group: name, state, cache size, operating system version, DataCore SANsymphony software version, build (DataCore's internal use number to identify files used in the software product), and support state.

Right-click on a server in the list and a context menu appears to perform actions on the server.

License tab

The License tab displays all licensed options and capacity allowances for the server group and individual DataCore Server in the group.

• Storage capacity limits and amounts are displayed per group or per server depending on the software installed on the server. Descriptions are indicated below.
• Most options are either Licensed or Not Licensed; notes are included for options with other values.
• From SANsymphony 10.0 PSP16 onwards, base licenses are no longer required for EN, ST, and BZ capacity licenses. They are optional.
• Base licenses are still supported, and no changes are required for the existing license configurations.

Server Group Options

These are options licensed per server group. Storage capacity limits and amounts displayed are per server group.

• Trial license - One or more of the servers in the group are using either the 30-day license or an Evaluation license key. The expiration date is displayed for each server.
• Regular license - One or more of the servers in the group are using either a Permanent or Migration license key. The expiration date for a Migration license is displayed for each server.
• Not-for-resale - One or more of the servers in the group are using a Not For Resale (NFR) license key. The expiration date for a NFR license is displayed for each server.

Servers per group display the maximum number of activated servers allowed in the server group. Servers that have a license status of "Not activated" (for example, servers running 30-day trial licenses) do not count against this limit until license keys are activated. See Server Options below.

Capacity expansion limit is the maximum amount of storage that can be licensed for the server group at the current license level.

Current managed capacity is the current total amount of storage that is being managed by DataCore SANsymphony software for the server group. The percentage used of the capacity expansion limit amount is displayed in a bar graph.

• Applicable to this amount are:
  • Total capacity of physical disks added to disk pools. Physical disks used as pool mirrors are not counted unless the mirror is larger than the pool disk; in which case, the difference between the pool disk and mirror is counted toward this amount.
  • Total capacity of pass-through virtual disks created from physical disks.
  • Total capacity of DataCore disks added to disk pools, used as pass-through virtual disks, or served directly from DataCore Servers and used as back-end storage.
• Not applicable to this amount are:

  For more information, see Server Options below.

Capacity license activated is the amount of licensed storage activated for the server group.

Capacity license in use is the current amount of storage that is being managed by DataCore SANsymphony software for the server group. The percentage used of the capacity license activated amount is displayed in a bar graph.

• Applicable to this amount are:
  • Total capacity of physical disks added to disk pools. Physical disks used as pool mirrors are not counted unless the mirror is larger than the pool disk; in which case, the difference between the pool disk and mirror is counted toward this amount.
  • Total capacity of pass-through virtual disks created from physical disks.
• Not applicable to this amount are:
  • Total capacity of DataCore disks added to disk pools, used as pass-through virtual disks, or served directly from DataCore Servers and used as back-end storage.

Replication sites are the number of remote server group sites that the local server group can partner with.

Server Options

These are options licensed per server. Storage capacity limits and amounts displayed are per server. The options and storage capacity displayed depend on the software installed.

License expiration:

• Permanent license
• License status:
  • Activated - the server has one or more license keys assigned to it.
  • License limits exceeded - the configuration exceeds one or more of its licensed features for this server. Contact DataCore Technical Support for assistance.
• Maximum retention time is the maximum amount of Continuous Data Protection (CDP) retention time licensed for this server.
• Capacity license activated is the amount of licensed storage activated for the individual server.

Capacity license in use is the current amount of storage that is being managed by DataCore SANsymphony software for the individual server.

• Applicable to this amount are:
  • Total capacity of physical disks added to disk pools. Physical disks used as pool mirrors are not counted unless the mirror is larger than the pool disk; in which case, the difference between the pool disk and mirror is counted toward this amount.
  • Total capacity of pass-through virtual disks created from physical disks.
• Not applicable to this amount is:
  • Total capacity of DataCore disks added to disk pools, used as pass-through virtual disks, or served directly from DataCore Servers and used as back-end storage.

Performance tab

Displays real-time performance counter measurements for the server group operations. See Live Performance for more details.

Events tab

Lists events for the selected server group. Click an event in the list to view details in the Message Text area at the bottom of the tab. See Event Log and Alerts for more details.