Administrator Guide

4. From the Storage Prole drop-down menu, select the Storage Prole to use as the default for new volumes.
5. To allow users to select a Storage Prole when creating a volume, select Allow Storage Prole Selection.
6. Click OK.
Set the Default Storage Type for New Volumes
The default Storage Type is used when a new volume is created unless the user selects a dierent Storage Type. You can prevent the
Storage Type from being changed during volume creation by clearing the Allow Storage Type Selection check box.
1. Select a Storage Center from the Storage view. (Data Collector connected Storage Manager Client only)
2. In the Summary tab, click Edit Settings. The Edit Storage Center Settings dialog box opens.
3. Click the Preferences tab.
4. From the Storage Type drop-down menu, select the Storage Type to use as the default for new volumes.
5. To allow users to select a Storage Type when creating a volume, select Allow Storage Type selection.
6. Click OK.
Set Default Volume QoS Prole
Specify the default Volume QoS Proles to be used for new volumes.
1. Select a Storage Center from the Storage view. (Data Collector connected Storage Manager Client only)
2. In the Summary tab, click Edit Settings. The Edit Storage Center Settings dialog box opens.
3. Click the Preferences tab.
4. Click Change next to Quality of Service Prole section.
The Select Volume QoS Prole dialog box opens, which shows all QoS proles that have been dened.
5. Select one of the proles by clicking its name.
6. Click OK.
Allow QoS Prole Selection
To enable users to select QoS Proles, set the option to enabled.
1. Select a Storage Center from the Storage view. (Data Collector connected Storage Manager Client only)
2. In the Summary tab, click Edit Settings. The Edit Storage Center Settings dialog box opens.
3. Click the Preferences tab.
4. In the Quality of Service Prole section, select the Allow QoS Prole Selection checkbox.
5. Click OK.
Conguring Storage Center Data Settings
You can congure cache, Data Progression, snapshot, and RAID stripe width settings for the Storage Center.
NOTE: For user interface reference information, click Help.
Set Storage Center Cache Options
Global Storage Center cache settings override cache settings for individual volumes. Read cache improves read performance by
anticipating the next read and holding it in volatile memory. Write cache increases write performance by holding written data in
volatile memory until it can be safely stored on disk.
Prerequisite
The Storage Center must be added to Storage Manager using a Storage Center user with the Administrator privilege.
Steps
1. Select a Storage Center from the Storage view. (Data Collector connected Storage Manager Client only)
2. In the Summary tab, click Edit Settings. The Edit Storage Center Settings dialog box opens.
3. Click the Storage tab.
4. Select or clear the Read Cache Enabled and Write Cache Enabled check boxes.
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Storage Center Maintenance