Dell PowerVault MD3200i Series - Figure 18. MD Storage Manager: Physical Tab

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clicking a component, and selecting “View Associated Physical Components”. This physical view
can also be retrieved by selecting the Physical tab which will be covered next.
The Physical tab provides both a physical view of the storage array as well as detailed information
regarding the physical components. Within the Physical tab, the Physical pane appears on the left
and the Properties pane appears on the right. The Physical pane shows a graphical representation
of the physical components in the storage subsystem, such as the RAID controller modules and the
expansion enclosures while the Properties pane displays detailed information about the
component that is selected in the Physical pane.
Figure 18. MD Storage Manager: Physical Tab
The drop down menu in the Physical pane allows the user select which physical components they
would like displayed in the Properties pane.
Next, is the Mappings tab which provides an overall view of the host-to-virtual disk mappings
configured on the storage array. The Mappings window includes both a Topology pane as well as a
Defined Mappings pane.