Administrator Guide

Create a Storage Profile (Storage Center 7.2.1 and Earlier)
Create a storage profile to specify custom RAID level and tier settings that can be applied to one or more volumes.
Prerequisites
In the Storage Center User Volume Defaults, the Allow Storage Profile selection checkbox must be selected.
About this task
NOTE: SCv2000 series controllers cannot create storage profiles.
Steps
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 the Storage Profiles node.
4. In the right pane, click Create Storage Profile.
The Create Storage Profile dialog box opens.
5. Configure the storage profile.
a) Type a name for the storage profile in the Name field.
b) Select the RAID levels to use for volumes associated with the storage profile from the RAID Type Used drop-down menu.
c) In the Storage Tiers area, select the checkboxes of the storage tiers (disk classes) that can be used for volumes associated with
the storage profile.
6. Click OK.
Create a Storage Profile (Storage Center 7.2.10 and Later)
Create a storage profile to specify custom RAID level and tier settings that can be applied to one or more volumes.
Prerequisites
In the Storage Center User Volume Defaults area, the Allow Storage Profile selection checkbox must be selected.
About this task
NOTE: SCv2000 series storage systems cannot create Storage Profiles.
Steps
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 the Storage Profiles node.
4. In the right pane, click Create Storage Profile.
The Create Storage Profile dialog box opens.
5. Configure the storage profile.
a) Type a name for the storage profile in the Name field.
b) Select the storage tier (disk class) that will be used for data writes for volumes associated with the storage profile from the Write
Tier drop-down menu.
c) Select the RAID level to use for volumes associated with the storage profile from the Write RAID Type drop-down menu.
d) Select the RAID level to use for snapshot data in tier 1 from the Tier 1 Snapshot RAID Type drop-down menu.
e) Select the RAID level to use for snapshot data in tier 2 from the Tier 2 Snapshot RAID Type drop-down menu.
f) Select the RAID level to use for snapshot data in tier 3 from the Tier 3 Snapshot RAID Type drop-down menu.
6. Click OK.
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