Administrator Guide

• 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 menu.
• To set a Volume QoS Prole, either accept the default QoS Prole or click Change across from Volume QoS Prole. Then
select a Volume QoS prole from the resulting list, and click OK.
• To set a Group QoS Prole, click Change across from Group QoS Prole. Then select a Group QoS prole from the
resulting list, and click OK.
• To adjust the Read/Write Cache, enter the desired size of the cache.
• To congure 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 Identication 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 denitions.
a. In the size eld, type the desired size of the volume.
b. (Optional) To select threshold denitions, click Select Threshold Denition. This option is not available on SCv2000 series
controllers.
The Set Threshold Alert Denitions 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 Prole, QoS Proles, Data Reduction Prole, and Disk Folder
for the volume.
NOTE: Storage options vary based on the features the Storage Center supports.
10. Click Next.
The Set Snapshot Proles page appears.
11. Select a Snapshot Prole.
• (Optional) To create a new Snapshot Prole, click Create New Snapshot Prole.
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 Specied 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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