Administrator Guide

Create a Volume Using the Multiple-step Wizard
The multiple-step wizard is the default method of creating volumes for SCv2000 series controllers.
1 If the Storage Manager Client is connected to a Data Collector, select a Storage Center from the Storage view.
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 opens.
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 opens.
6 Click Next.
The Specify Capacity page opens.
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.
NOTE
: A volume with a congured size greater than half the supported maximum volume size, as dened in the
Storage Center Release Notes, does not support view volumes.
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 opens.
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 options for the volume.
Storage options vary based on the features the Storage Center supports.
• 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.
• If Data Reduction is enabled on the Storage Center, select Compression or Deduplication with Compression to enable Data
Reduction on the volume.
• To enable the Read/Write Cache, select or clear the option. Read and write caching generally improves performance, however to
improve performance for SSDs, disable write caching on volumes that use SSD storage.
10 Click Next.
The Set Snapshot Proles page opens.
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 opens.
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.
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