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 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 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 denitions.
a In the size eld, type the desired size of the volume.
NOTE
: A volume with a congured size greater than half the supported maximum volume size, as dened in the
Storage Center Release Notes, does not support view volumes.
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 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 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.
• 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 Proles page opens.
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 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 Specied dialog. To select from a more detailed list of
options, click
Advanced Mapping.
14 Click Next.
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