The cluster is the highest level entity for all physical and logical resources within a storage environment.
This section describes how to create, activate, and manage clusters.
Clusters can be defined, managed and viewed using the Clusters tab on the Red Hat Storage Console Administration Portal.
The table below describes the properties of a cluster as displayed in the New Cluster and Edit Cluster dialog boxes under General. Missing mandatory fields and invalid entries are outlined in red when you click OK to close the dialog box.
Table 3.1. Cluster Properties
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Field/Tab
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Description/Action
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Name
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The name of the cluster. This must be a unique name with any combination of uppercase or lowercase letters, numbers, hyphens and underscores. Maximum length is 40.
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Description
| The description of the cluster. While this is not a mandatory field, it is recommended. |