Manage filesystem groups using the GUI

This page describes how to view and manage filesystem groups using the GUI.

Using the GUI, you can perform the following actions:

• View filesystem groups

• Add filesystem groups

• Edit filesystem groups

• Delete a filesystem group

View filesystem groups

The filesystem groups are displayed on the Filesystems page. Each filesystem group indicates the number of filesystems that use it.

Procedure

1. From the menu, select Manage > Filesystems.

Filesystem groups example

Add a filesystem group

Adding a filesystem group is required when adding a filesystem. You can create more filesystem groups if you want to apply a different tiering policy on specific filesystems.

Procedure

1. From the menu, select Manage > Filesystems.

2. Select the + sign right to the Filesystem Groups title.

3. In the Create Filesystem Group dialog, set the following:

   • Name: Enter a meaningful name for the filesystem group.

   • Drive Retention Period: Set the period to keep the data on the SSD after it is copied to the object store. After this period, the copy of the data is deleted from the SSD.

   • Tiering Cue: Set the time to wait after the last update before the data is copied from the SSD and sent to the object store.

Add a filesystem group

4. Select Create.

Related topics

To learn more about the drive retention period and tiering cue, see:

Advanced time-based policies for data storage location

Edit a filesystem group

You can edit the filesystem group policy according to your system requirements.

Procedure

1. From the menu, select Manage > Filesystems.

2. Select the filesystem group you want to edit.

3. Select the pencil sign right to the filesystem group name.

4. In the Edit Filesystem Group dialog, update the settings as you need. (See the parameter descriptions in the Add a filesystem group topic.)

Edit a filesystem group

1. Select Update.

Delete a filesystem group

You can delete a filesystem group no longer used by any filesystem.

Procedure

1. From the menu, select Manage > Filesystems.

2. Select the filesystem group you want to delete.

3. Verify that the filesystem group is not used by any filesystems (indicates 0 filesystems).

Delete a filesystem group

1. Select the Remove icon. In the pop-up message, select Yes to delete the filesystem group.