Install Guide

PS6210 Install and Setup Guide
5 Storage Allocation
Field Description Shortcut Key
folder
folderfromthedrop-downlisttocreatethevolumeinthisfolder.
Foldershelpyouorganizelargecollectionsofvolumesintological
groups.Volumescanalsobemovedintofoldersaftertheyarecreated.
Storage pool
assignment
Ifthegrouphasmultiplestoragepools,selectthestoragepoolyou
wanttocreatethevolumein.Clicktheradiobuttonnexttothepool's
nametoselectit.Unlessotherwisespecified,thedefaultstoragepool
isused.
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Step 2: Space
Field Description Shortcut Key
Volume size
Anumericvaluethatspecifiesthesizeofthenewvolume.Select
appropriateunits(MB,GB,orTB)fromthedrop-downlist.
Theminimumvolumesizeis1MB.Themaximumvolumesizeisgiven,
basedonthephysicalcapacityofyourstoragepool.
Size:Alt+S
Unitofmeasure:
upanddown
arrowkeys
Thin provisioned
volume
Enablesthinprovisioningonthevolume.
Thinprovisioningallocatesspacebasedonhowmuchisactuallyused,
butgivestheimpressiontheentirevolumesizeisavailable.For
example,a100GBvolumecanbethinprovisionedsoonly20GBis
physicallyallocated;theremaining80GBbecomesUnreserved space
stillavailabletothestoragepool.Additionalspacecanbeallocatedto
thevolumeasnecessary.
Alt+T
Snapshot reserve
Specifieshowmuchadditionalspaceshouldbereservedtostore
snapshotsofthisvolume.Thedefaultsettingis100%ofthemaximum
volumesize.
At100%,a20GBvolumewouldconsume40GBofstoragespace:
20GBforstorageand20GBforsnapshots.
Alt+R
Reported Volume Size
Agraphicillustrationofthespaceallocationonthevolume.Whenthin
provisioningisenabled,thisillustrationbecomesaspaceallocatingtool
outfittedwith3slidingpointercontrolscoloredpurple,yellow,andred,
respectively.
Clickanddragthepointerstoslidethembackandforth.
• Purple=MinimumVolumeReserve.Specifies,asapercentageofthe
volumesize,howmuchusablespaceisallocatedonthevolume.
• Yellow=In-usewarninglimit.Generatesawarningmessagewhen
thespecifiedpercentageoftheminimumvolumereserveis
consumed.Forexample,ifthemininumvolumereserveis20GBand
thewarninglimitis80%,thewarningmessagewilloccurwhen
16GBisconsumed(orfreespacefallsbelow4GB).
• Red=Maximumin-usespace.Themaximumamountofspacethat
canbeallocatedonthevolume.Thisamountis100%bydefault(the
entirevolumesize)butcanbereducedifdesired.
Spacebaropensa
dialogboxcalled
Adjust marker
values
Estimated changes in
storage pool default
Thistableestimateshowthecurrentlyproposedvolumesizeand
snapshotsettingsaffecttheexistingspaceinthedesignatedstorage
pool.
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