Administrator Guide
• If more than one Storage Type is dened on the Storage Center, select the Storage Type to provide storage from the
Storage Type drop-down menu.
• To set a Volume QoS Prole, either accept the default QoS Prole or click Change across from Volume QoS Prole. Then
select a Volume QoS prole from the resulting list, and click OK.
• To set a Group QoS Prole, click Change across from Group QoS Prole. Then select a Group QoS prole from the
resulting list, and click OK.
• To adjust the Read/Write Cache, enter the desired size of the cache.
• To congure Replications and Live Volumes if they are licensed, select Replications and Live Volumes.
9. Click OK.
Create a Volume Using the Multiple-step Wizard
The multiple-step wizard is the default method of creating volumes for SCv2000 series controllers .
1. Select a Storage Center from the Storage view. (Data Collector connected Storage Manager Client only)
2. Click the Storage tab.
3. In the Storage tab navigation pane, select Volumes.
4. In the right pane, click Create Volume.
The Create Volume wizard appears.
5. In the Volume Identication page, specify the name, notes, and folder for the volume being created.
a. In the name eld, type the desired name of the volume.
b. (Optional) In the notes eld, type any notes associated with the volume.
c. In the volume folder pane, specify the desired location of the volume.
d. (Optional) To create a new folder, click Create Folder.
The Create Volume Folder dialog box appears.
6. Click Next.
The Specify Capacity page appears.
7. In the Specify Capacity page, specify the size of the volume and optionally set threshold denitions.
a. In the size eld, type the desired size of the volume.
b. (Optional) To select threshold denitions, click Select Threshold Denition. This option is not available on SCv2000 series
controllers.
The Set Threshold Alert Denitions dialog box appears.
8. Click Next.
(Optional) The Storage Options page appears. If no options are available, the wizard will not display this page.
9. In the Storage Options page, specify the Storage Type, Storage Prole, QoS Proles, Data Reduction Prole, and Disk Folder
for the volume.
NOTE: Storage options vary based on the features the Storage Center supports.
10. Click Next.
The Set Snapshot Proles page appears.
11. Select a Snapshot Prole.
• (Optional) To create a new Snapshot Prole, click Create New Snapshot Prole.
12. Click Next.
The Map to Server page appears.
13. Select a server. Click Create Server to create a new server and map it to the new volume. You can also create the volume
without mapping a server if you choose. To select this option, click Yes to the No Server Specied dialog. To select from a more
detailed list of options, click
Advanced Mapping.
14. Click Next.
The Replication Tasks page appears. This step appears only if Replication is licensed.
15. Set the Replication options for the new volume.
• To create the volume without setting up a replication, select No Replication or Live Volume.
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