You connect an Edge to a Core under Storage > Storage Edge Configuration. You can also optionally connect the Edge as a standby peer for high availability.

Specifies the hostname or IP address of the Core appliance.

Specifies a value by which Core can recognize the current appliance. You can use any value: for example, the hostname of the device. The Edge identifier is case sensitive and is limited to these characters: 0 through 9, a through z, A through Z, period (.), and hyphen (-). Both peer appliances in a high-availability pair must use the same self-identifier. In this case, you can specify a value that represents the pair of appliances. By default, the Edge serial number appears in this field.

Specifies the local interface for the current appliance to use when connecting with the Core.

Completes the Core appliance configuration. Adding the Core when there are no local LUNs configured on the Edge takes a minute or so to complete and the storage service restarts. When the Edge has local LUNs configured, it takes longer to complete because the system synchronizes the local LUNs and any ACLs configured on the Edge to the Core.

When the system restarts, the page displays the iSCSI target configuration and LUN information and confirms that the Core is connected to the Edge.

After the Core is connected to the Edge, all LUN configuration is managed using the Core.

To troubleshoot, see the system logs and the alarm status.