Viewing DESS Device Information

Context

You can query DESS device by status:

• Available

  The DESS device is successfully applied for and can be used.

• Deploying

  The DESS device is being deployed.

• Expanding

  The DESS device is being expanded.

• Expired

  The DESS device has expired. The DESS device in the Expired state can be used normally. You can renew the device.

• Frozen

  If an expired DESS device is not renewed, it enters the Frozen state. A frozen DESS device cannot be used. You can use it only after renewal.

Procedure

1. Log in to the management console. For details, see Logging In to the Management Console.

2. Click and select the wanted region.

3. Click and choose Dedicated Cloud > Dedicated Enterprise Storage to go to the DeC management console.
4. On the navigation pane on the left, choose Dedicated Enterprise Storage > DESS Devices to go to the DESS device list page.

   

   

   Click a DESS device name in the Name/ID column on the disk page or snapshot page to go to the storage list page. For details, see Querying DESS Information on the Disk List Page and Querying DESS Information on the Snapshot List Page.

5. Click next to the HyperMetro resource name to expand its details. Table 1 describes the parameters.

   

   Table 1 Basic DESS device parameters

   Parameter	Description
   Name	DESS device name
   ID	DESS device ID
   Status	DESS device status
   AZ	An AZ is a physical region where the power supply and network are isolated from those of other regions. AZs are physically isolated but interconnected through the intranet.
   Type	DESS device type, which can be: Common I/O Huawei OceanStor enterprise storage, using iSCSI SAS disks Common I/O (low latency) Huawei OceanStor enterprise storage, using FC SAS disks High I/O Huawei OceanStor enterprise storage, using iSCSI SAS disks and SSDs High I/O (low latency) Huawei OceanStor enterprise storage, using FC SAS disks and SSDs Ultra-high I/O Huawei OceanStor enterprise storage, using iSCSI SSDs Ultra-high I/O (low latency) Huawei OceanStor enterprise storage, using FC SSDs
   Connected BMSs (Max.)	Maximum number of BMSs that can be connected to the DESS device. This parameter is available for low latency DESS devices.
   Applied Capacity (TB)	DESS device capacity defined in orders.
   Total Capacity (TB)	Total capacity of the DESS device.
   Available Capacity (TB)	Available capacity of the DESS device, after the capacity occupied by the system is deducted.
   Created	DESS device creation time
   Expired	Expiration time of the DESS device. When a DESS device is to expire or expired, you can renew it.
   HyperMetro	Whether to enable the HyperMetro function. This parameter is valid only when HyperMetro is enabled for the DESS device.
   Associated HyperMetro Name	Name of the HyperMetro resource hosting the DESS device. This parameter is valid only when HyperMetro is enabled for the DESS device.
   Associated HyperMetro ID	ID of the HyperMetro resource hosting the DESS device. This parameter is valid only when HyperMetro is enabled for the DESS device.
   Remote DESS Device Name	Name of a remote DESS device. This parameter is valid only when HyperMetro is enabled for the DESS device.
   Remote DESS Device ID	ID of a remote DESS device. This parameter is valid only when HyperMetro is enabled for the DESS device.