Administrator Guide

10. If you want to specify a custom LUN, restrict mapping paths, configure multipathing, or make the volume read-only, click Advanced
Mapping.
11. To configure settings for the Storage Center volume that will be created, click Volume Settings. In the Volume Settings dialog box
that appears, modify the options as needed, then click OK.
a) Select the folder in which to create the volume from the Volume Folder drop-down menu.
b) Type notes in the Notes field as needed.
c) To schedule snapshot creation and expiration for the volume, apply one or more Snapshot Profiles by clicking Change across from
Snapshot Profiles.
d) If Chargeback is enabled, select the department to charge for storage costs associated with the volume by clicking Change across
from Chargeback Department.
e) To enable caching for reads on the volume, select the Enabled check box across from Read Cache.
f) To enable caching for writes on the volume, select the Enabled check box across from Write Cache.
g) To enable compression on eligible data in the volume, select the Enable check box across from Compression.
h) To use specific tiers and RAID levels for volume data, select the appropriate Storage Profile from the Storage Profile drop-down
menu. Using the Recommended Storage Profile allows the volume to take full advantage of data progression.
i) If more than one Storage Type is defined on the Storage Center, select the Storage Type to provide storage from the Storage
Type drop-down menu.
To use a QoS profile, select a Volume QoS Profile or Group QoS Profile from the drop down lists.
12. Click OK.
Create an RDM Volume
You can create a volume, map it to a VMware virtual machine, and create a raw device mapping to the virtual machine in one operation.
Prerequisites
In order for the Create RDM Volume option to appear in Storage Manager, the virtual machine must be powered on. If Storage Manager
determines that the VM is not powered on, the Create RDM Volume menu option is not displayed.
Steps
1. Click the Servers view.
2. Click the plus sign (+) next to the vSphere host, on which the virtual machine is located, to display the Virtual Machines node.
3. Click the plus sign (+) next to the Virtual Machines node to display the virtual machine.
4. Select the virtual machine on which to create the datastore.
5. Click Create RDM Volume.
6. Enter a name for the volume in the Volume Name field.
7. Select the unit of storage from the drop-down menu and enter the size of the volume in the Total Space field.
8. Select the Storage Center on which to create the volume.
• To manually choose a Storage Center, select it from the Storage Center drop‐down menu.
• To automatically choose a Storage Center based on capacity and performance, click Recommend a Storage Center. The
recommended Storage Center appears in the Storage Center drop-down menu.
9. To configure advanced volume mapping options, click Advanced Mapping.
10. To configure the volume creation settings, click Volume Settings. In the Volume Settings dialog box appears, modify the options as
needed, then click OK.
• To specify the name of the volume, type a name in the Name field.
• To specify the folder in which the volume will be created, select a folder from the Volume Folder area.
• To add notes to the volume, type notes in the Notes field.
• To schedule snapshot creation and expiration for the volume, apply one or more Snapshot Profiles by clicking Change across from
Snapshot Profiles.
• If Chargeback is enabled, select the department to charge for storage costs associated with the volume by clicking Change across
from Chargeback Department.
• To enable caching for reads on the volume, select the Enabled check box across from Read Cache.
• To enable caching for writes on the volume, select the Enabled check box across from Write Cache.
• To enable compression on eligible data in the volume, select the Enable check box across from Compression.
• To use specific tiers and RAID levels for volume data, select the appropriate Storage Profile from the Storage Profile drop-down
menu. Using the Recommended Storage Profile allows the volume to take full advantage of data progression.
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