The SoftNAS StorageCenter administration interface provides easy and quick access to various components and modules of the SoftNAS application. 

 Storage Administration 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.

The Dashboard provides a quick summary of the key statistics and performance indicators. For more information, refer to Managing Dashboard.

Getting Started is the Getting Started Checklist that is displayed in the center of the StorageCenter Administrative Interface when it is launched.  This is an easy to use check list to assist new users with a step-by-step process for setting up a new SoftNAS deployment no matter which platform it is deployed on.  Once you are comfortable using the StorageCenter Administrative Interface, you can turn off this feature by toggling the box at the bottom of the pane.

The Storage section 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. For more information, refer to Managing Storage.

The SnapReplicate/SNAP HA section is where High Availability is addressed.  SnapReplication provides a simple yet powerful means of defining a replication relationship between two SoftNAS controllers - the source node and the target node. While SNAP HA provides the 99.999% storage availability to both applications and users alike. For more information, refer to Managing SnapReplicate and SNAP HA.

Lift and Shift is one of the key features of SoftNAS enabling users to migrate data from one platform to another, whether on-premise to cloud, or between different cloud providers, while maintaining continuous synchronization.  For more information, refer to Lift and Shift File Migration.

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 Working with Settings.

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. Tools in the toolbar will vary and are specific to the module.

Panel Workspace

The Panel Workspace is the area in the panel where you perform actions specific to the module. All the changes made to the module are displayed in this area.