Administrator Guide

6. Click Next.
The Map Volume to Server wizard advances to the next page.
7. (Optional) Click Advanced Options to configure LUN settings, restrict mapping paths, or present the volume as read-only.
8. Click Finish.
Unmap One or More Volumes From a Server
If a server no longer uses a volume, you can unmap the volume from the server.
Steps
1. If the Storage Manager Client is connected to a Data Collector, select a Storage Center from the Storage view.
2. Click the Storage tab.
3. Select the server from which to unmap volumes in the Storage tab navigation pane.
4. In the right pane, click Remove Mappings.
The Remove Mappings dialog box opens.
5. Select the checkboxes of the volumes to unmap from the server.
6. Click OK.
Create a Volume and Map it to a Server
If a server requires additional storage and you do not want to use an existing volume, you can create and map a volume to the
server in a single operation.
Steps
1. If the Storage Manager Client is connected to a Data Collector, select a Storage Center from the Storage view.
2. Click the Storage tab.
3. Select the server to which to map a new volume in the Storage tab navigation pane.
4. In the right pane, click Create Volume.
The Create Volume dialog box opens.
5. Type a name for the volume in the Name field.
6. Select a unit of storage from the drop-down menu and enter the size for the volume in the Size field.
The storage units are Bytes, KB, MB, GB, or TB.
7. Select the parent folder for the volume in the Volume Folder pane.
8. (Optional) Configure the remaining volume attributes as needed.
● Snapshot Profiles—Click Change to select snapshot profiles for the volume.
● Server—Click Change to select a server to which to map the volume.
● Advanced Mapping—Click Advanced Mapping to configure LUN settings, restrict mapping paths, configure
multipathing, or present the volume as read-only.
● Read Cache—Clear the Enabled checkbox to disable read cache on the volume. Read Cache is enabled by default.
● Write Cache—Clear the Enabled checkbox to disable write cache on the volume. Write Cache is enabled by default.
● Data Reduction Profile—Select Compression or Deduplication with Compression as the data reduction profile for
the volume. None is selected by default.
● Chargeback Department—If Chargeback is enabled, click Change to select the department to charge for storage
costs associated with the volume by clicking Change.
● Storage Profile—Select the storage profile to assign to the volume. Selecting the Recommended (All Tiers) storage
profile allows the volume to take full advantage of data progression.
● Storage Type—Select the storage type to assign to the volume.
● Volume QoS Profile—Click Change to select the volume QoS profile to assign to the volume.
● Group QoS Profile—Click Change to select the group QoS profile to assign to the volume.
● Create as Replication—Select this checkbox to create a replication volume.
● Create as Live Volume—Select this checkbox to create a Live Volume.
● Preallocate Storage—Select this checkbox to allocate storage to the volume before the volume is mapped to the
server.
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