Administrator Guide

Create Storage Container Wizard
Table 207. Create Storage Container Wizard
Field Description Shortcut
General settings
Name (Required) Name that uniquely identies the storage container.
Name can be up to 63 bytes and is case-insensitive. You can use any printable
Unicode character except for ! " # $ % & ' ( ) * + , / ; < = > ?@ [ \ ] ^ _ ` { | } ~.
First and last characters cannot be a period, hyphen, or colon. Fewer characters are
accepted for this eld if you type the value as a Unicode character string, which
takes up a variable number of bytes, depending on the specic character.
Alt+A
Description (Optional) Descriptive text about the storage container’s purpose or other
distinguishing characteristics. Maximum length is 127 bytes.
Fewer characters are accepted for this eld if you type the value as a Unicode
character string, which takes up a variable number of bytes, depending on the
specic character.
Alt+D
Storage pool Available storage pools for the storage container Alt+S
Physical space
Container physical size Numeric value that species the size of the new storage container. Select
appropriate units (MB, GB, or TB) from the list.
Alt+S
Summary
General settings Displays the selected settings for the storage container None
Create Storage Pool Wizard
• Pool Settings
• Pool Members
Table 208. Pool Settings
Field Description Shortcut
Name Name can be up to 63 bytes and is case-insensitive. You can use any printable
Unicode character except for ! " # $ % & ' ( ) * + , / ; < = > ?@ [ \ ] ^ _ ` { | } ~.
First and last characters cannot be a period, hyphen, or colon. Fewer characters are
accepted for this eld if you type the value as a Unicode character string, which
takes up a variable number of bytes, depending on the specic character.
Alt+N
Description (Optional) Description of the pool, up to 127 bytes. Fewer characters are accepted
for this eld if you type the value as a Unicode character string, which takes up a
variable number of bytes, depending on the specic character.
Alt+D
Table 209. Pool Members
Field Description Shortcut
Members Select a member from a list of available members on the group that will be
connected to the storage pool.
None
Reference: GUI Panels, Wizards, and Dialog Boxes
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