Administrator Guide

The New Volume dialog box opens.
4 In the Volume Count eld, type 1 to create a single volume.
5 In the Name eld, type a name for the volume.
6 In the Congured Size eld, type a size for the volume in kilobytes (KB), megabytes (MB), gigabytes (GB), or terabytes (TB).
7 In the Volume Folder pane, select the parent folder for the volume.
8 (Optional) Congure the remaining volume attributes as needed.
• Select the The Import To Lowest Tier checkbox to forces all data written to the volume to the lowest storage tier congured for
the volume. Enabling this option decreases performance for the volume.
• To map the volume to a server, select a server from the Server drop-down list.
• To schedule snapshot creation and expiration for the volume, apply one or more Snapshot Proles by clicking Change across from
Snapshot Proles.
• To enable or disable snapshot functions, select or clear the following checkboxes:
– Pause Snapshot Creation
– Pause Snapshot Expiration
– Allow Snapshots to coalesce into active Snapshot
The following options are available only if the they are enabled in the Storage Center Settings dialog box:
• To use specic disk tiers and RAID levels for volume data, select the appropriate storage prole from the Storage Prole drop-
down list located in the Tiering section. Using the Recommended storage prole allows the volume to take full advantage of data
progression.
• If more than one storage type is dened on the Storage Center, select the storage type to provide storage from the Storage Type
drop-down list located in the Tiering section.
• To set a volume QoS prole, select a prole from the Volume QoS Prole drop-down list located in the QoS Proles section.
• To set a group QoS prole, select a prole from the Group QoS Prole drop-down list located in the QoS Proles section.
• To enable Data Compression to reduce disk space usage, select Compression from the Data Reduction Prole drop-down list.
NOTE
: The Data Compression setting will be applied to all volumes that share one or more snapshots with this volume.
These shared volumes are referred to as siblings in the message displayed.
9 Click OK.
Create Multiple Volumes Simultaneously
You can create multiple volumes at a time.
1 If you are connected to a Data Collector, select a Storage Center from the drop-down list in the left navigation pane.
2
From the STORAGE menu, select Volumes.
The Volumes view is displayed.
3 In the Volumes view click (New), and select New Volume.
The New Volume dialog box opens.
4 In the Volume Count eld, type the number of volumes to create.
5 In the Name eld, type a base name for the volumes. Each volume is named with a combination of the base name and the volume
number.
6 In the Congured Size eld, type a size for the volumes in kilobytes (KB), megabytes (MB), gigabytes (GB), or terabytes (TB).
7 In the Volume Folder pane, select the parent folder for the volumes.
8 (Optional) Congure the remaining volume attributes as needed.
• Select the The Import To Lowest Tier checkbox to force all data written to the volume to the lowest storage tier congured for
the volume. Enabling this option decreases performance for the volume.
• To map the volume to a server, select a server from the Server drop-down list.
• To schedule snapshot creation and expiration for the volume, apply one or more snapshot proles by clicking Change across from
Snapshot Proles.
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