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Selecting a storage group
By default, metro node will automatically select a storage group for the newly created volumes, based on compatible policies,
and the lowest amount of volumes in the group. However, if you want to select a storage group, click the Storage Group
drop-down box, and then select Select from list to show the available storage groups to choose from.
NOTE: For V3GR arrays only, the Storage Group drop-down box changes to a selection list because a storage group is
required. For all other arrays, the storage group is optional.
The Storage Group section shows the following information about available storage groups:
● Name — The name of a storage group on the selected array.
● Policy — The type of policy associated with the storage pool (if any). Metro node lists only storage groups with policies
that match that of the selected pool, and storage groups with no associated policies.
● Parent — The name of the parent storage group (if applicable).
● Masking views — The name of the masking view associated with the storage group (if applicable).
● # Volumes — The number of volumes currently in the storage group.
To discard all selections made on previous screens and restart the wizard from Step 1, click Start Over in the lower-right corner
of the screen.
To go back to a specific step, click Back until you reach that step.
Step3: Create thin virtual volumes
The pools you have selected support creating thin virtual volumes. To create thin volumes, Select the Create thin virtual
volumes check box, otherwise, click Next to continue without creating thin volumes.
NOTE:
To create thin virtual volumes, the selected storage arrays must belong to the same array family, and pools must
support creating thin volumes. For Unity and XtremIO arrays, the storage volumes are always thin.
Select a storage view for the virtual volume(s)
(optional)
Select a storage view for the virtual volume(s), or select None to continue and select a storage view later.
● If you select an active storage view, the virtual volume is added to that storage view and automatically becomes visible to
hosts with access to the storage view. In some cases a rescan of the host may be required. If the storage view is inactive,
go to the Storage Views screen and add the components necessary to activate the storage view. Creating a storage view
provides more information.
● If you select None, when you are ready to expose the virtual volume to hosts, you must manually add the virtual volume to a
storage view. Adding or removing virtual volumes from a storage view provides more information.
To discard all selections made on previous screens and restart the wizard from the Step 1, click Start Over in the lower-right
corner of the screen.
To go back to a specific step, click Back until you reach that step.
Step 5: Review your selections
This screen shows a summary of your selections in the wizard and a topology map of the volume to be created.
Review your selections, and if satisfied, click Provision Storage in the lower-right corner of the screen to submit the
provisioning request.
To make changes to a specific step, click Back until you reach that step.
To discard all selections made on previous screens and restart the wizard from the Step 1, click Start Over in the lower-right
corner of the screen.
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