SoftNAS® Interface Elements
The SoftNAS StorageCenter administration interface provides you an easy and quicker access to various components and modules of the SoftNAS application.
The various components of SoftNAS StorageCenter interface are as follows:
StorageCenter Navigation Pane
The StorageCenter Navigation Pane provides access to the core components and modules of the SoftNAS application. Simply click the required option in the navigation pane to open the related panel in the right section of the screen.
Dashboard
The Dashboard provides a quick summary of the key statistics and performance indicators.
For more information, refer to the following link.
Storage
The Storage is one of the core sections of SoftNAS StorageCenter. It has the modules to configure Volumes and Luns, Storage Pools, CIFS Shares, NFS Exports, Disk Devices, ISCSI LUN Targets, ISCSI LUN Initiators and File System.
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SnapReplicate
The SnapReplicate provides a simple yet powerful means of defining a replication relationship between two SoftNAS controllers - the source node and the target node.
For more information, refer to the following link.
Settings
The Settings section allows you to configure many general and advanced and performance configurations common to all platforms. It has the modules to configure Schedules, Change Password, Kerberos, Firewall, Licensing, Network Settings, General System Settings, System Services, System Time and Software Updates.
For more information, refer to the following link.
Documentation
The Documentation section has all the links to all the documents of the SoftNAS application. You can find the links to the Installation and Reference guides of the application. You can also use the Getting Started helper in this section to quickly configure the required steps.
Tabbed Panels
The Tabbed Panels section displays all the panels that are opened. You can navigate to any panel by simply clicking the title of the required panel in this section. To close a panel, simply click the close (X) button of that panel.
Toolbar
The Toolbar is available in several modules of the SoftNAS application. Based on the module, the tools in the toolbar are specific to each of those modules.
Panel Workspace
The Panel Workspace is the area in the panel where you perform several actions specific to the module. All the changes made to the module are displayed in this area.