Dell Storage Manager 2020 R1 Administrator's Guide

Assign or Unassign a Client to a NAS Controller

You can permanently assign one or more clients to a particular NAS controller. For effective load balancing, do not manually assign clients to NAS controllers, unless specifically directed to do so by Dell Technical Support. Assigning a client to a NAS controller disconnects the client’s connection. Clients will then automatically reconnect to the assigned NAS controller.

1. In the Storage view, select a FluidFS cluster.
2. Click the File System tab.
3. In the File System view, select Cluster Connectivity.
4. Click the Clients and Routers tab and select a client or router IP.
5. In the Filters panel, click Pin. The Pin Client to NAS Controller dialog box opens.
6. To assign a client to a NAS controller:
   1. From the Pin Client to drop-down list, select the NAS controller to which to assign the client.
   2. From the Use Client Interface drop-down list, select the client interface on the NAS controller to which to assign the client.
7. Click OK.