Administrator Guide

Create a Single Volume
Use the New Volume dialog box to create a single volume.
1. Expand the Dell Storage Manager menu, and then click Storage.
2. In the SC Series tab, select a Storage Center to open the Storage Center view.
3. Click the Storage tab.
4. In the Volumes subtab, click New → Volume. The New Volume dialog box opens.
5. In the Volume Count field, type 1 to create a single volume.
6. In the Name field, type a name for the volume.
7. In the Configured Size field, type a size for the volume in kilobytes (KB), megabytes (MB), gigabytes (GB), or terabytes (TB).
8. In the Volume Folder pane, select the parent folder for the volume.
9. (Optional) Configure the remaining volume attributes as needed.
• To schedule snapshot creation and expiration for the volume, apply one or more Snapshot Profiles by clicking Change
across from Snapshot Profiles.
• To map the volume to a server, click Change across from Server.
• Select Read Cache, Write Cache, or Compression to enable those features on the volume.
• To use specific disk 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.
• 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 set a Volume QoS Profile, either accept the default QoS Profile or click Change across from Volume QoS Profile. Then
select a Volume QoS profile from the resulting list, and click OK.
• To set a Group QoS Profile, click Change across from Group QoS Profile. Then select a Group QoS profile from the
resulting list, and click OK.
10. Click OK.
Create Multiple Volumes Simultaneously
If you need to create many volumes, you can streamline the process by creating multiple volumes at a time.
1. Expand the Dell Storage Manager menu, and then click Storage.
2. In the SC Series tab, select a Storage Center to open the Storage Center view.
3. Click the Storage tab.
4. In the Volumes subtab, click New → Volume. The New Volume dialog box opens.
5. In the Volume Count field, type the number of volumes to create.
6. In the Name field, type a base name for the volumes. Each volume is named with a combination of the base name and the
volume number.
7. In the Configured Size field, type a size for the volumes in kilobytes (KB), megabytes (MB), gigabytes (GB), or terabytes (TB).
8. In the Volume Folder pane, select the parent folder for the volumes.
9. (Optional) Configure the remaining volume attributes as needed.
• To schedule snapshot creation and expiration for the volumes, apply one or more Snapshot Profiles by clicking Change
across from Snapshot Profiles.
• To map the volumes to a server, click Change across from Server.
• Select Read Cache, Write Cache, or Compression to enable those features on the volumes.
• To use specific disk 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 volumes to take full advantage of data progression.
• 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 set a Volume QoS Profile, either accept the default QoS Profile or click Change across from Volume QoS Profile. Then
select a Volume QoS profile from the resulting list, and click OK.
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