VPLEX: How to create a virtual volume
Summary: This KB article outlines the steps needed to create a virtual volume.
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Instructions
- Check for unclaimed storage-volumes:
VPlexcli:/> ll **/storage-volumes
/clusters/cluster-1/storage-elements/storage-volumes:
Name VPD83 ID Capacity Use Vendor IO Type Thin Provision
---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- -------- --------- ------ Status ----------- Rebuild Type
---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- -------- --------- ------ ------ ----------- ------- ---------
ESX_4 VPD83T3:6006048000028746073753594d303143 8.43G used EMC alive normal true legacy
Symm0737_0001 VPD83T3:6006048000028746073753594d303031 8.43G used EMC alive normal true legacy
Symm0737_001B VPD83T3:6006048000028746073753594d303142 8.43G claimed EMC alive normal true legacy
Symm0737_001D VPD83T3:6006048000028746073753594d303144 8.43G claimed EMC alive normal true legacy
Test VPD83T3:6006048000028746073753594d303041 8.43G claimed EMC alive normal true legacy
VPD83T3:6006048000028746073753594d303035 VPD83T3:6006048000028746073753594d303035 8.43G unclaimed EMC alive traditional false legacy
- Claim the desired storage-volume:
VPlexcli:/> storage-volume claim --name testA -d VPD83T3:6006048000028746073753594d303035/
Claimed 1 of 1 storage-volumes.
- Confirm that Storage-volume claimed successfully:
VPlexcli:/> ll /clusters/cluster-1/storage-elements/storage-volumes
/clusters/cluster-1/storage-elements/storage-volumes:
Name VPD83 ID Capacity Use Vendor IO Type Thin Provision
---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- -------- --------- ------ Status ----------- Rebuild Type
---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- -------- --------- ------ ------ ----------- ------- ---------
ESX_4 VPD83T3:6006048000028746073753594d303143 8.43G used EMC alive normal true legacy
Symm0737_0001 VPD83T3:6006048000028746073753594d303031 8.43G used EMC alive normal true legacy
Symm0737_001B VPD83T3:6006048000028746073753594d303142 8.43G claimed EMC alive normal true legacy
Symm0737_001D VPD83T3:6006048000028746073753594d303144 8.43G claimed EMC alive normal true legacy
Test VPD83T3:6006048000028746073753594d303045 8.43G claimed EMC alive normal true legacy
testA VPD83T3:6006048000028746073753594d303035 8.43G claimed EMC alive normal false legacy
- Create an extent from the available claimed storage-volumes:
VPlexcli:/> extent create testA,Test
- Confirm extent created successfully:
VPlexcli:/> ll /clusters/cluster-1/storage-elements/extents
/clusters/cluster-1/storage-elements/extents:
Name StorageVolume Capacity Use
------------------------------------------------ ------------------ -------- -------
extent_Test_1 Test 8.43G claimed
extent_testA_1 testA 8.43G claimed
- Create a local-device:
VPlexcli:/> local-device create --name testA_vol --geometry raid-1 --extents /clusters/cluster-1/storage-elements/extents/extent_testA_1,/clusters/cluster-1/storage-elements/extents/extent_Test_1 --force
- Confirm local-device created successfully:
VPlexcli:/> ll -p **/devices
/clusters/cluster-1/devices:
Name Operational Health Block Block Capacity Geometry Visibility Transfer Virtual Volume
---------------------- Status State Count Size -------- -------- ---------- Size --------------------------
---------------------- ----------- ------ ------- ----- -------- -------- ---------- -------- --------------------------
testA_vol ok ok 2209680 4K 8.43G raid-1 local 128K -
VPlexcli:/> show-use-hierarchy /clusters/cluster-1/devices/testA_vol/
local-device: testA_vol (8.43G, raid-1, cluster-1)
extent: extent_Test_1 (8.43G)
storage-volume: Test (8.43G)
logical-unit: VPD83T3:6006048000028746073753594d303045
storage-array: EMC-SYMMETRIX-287460737
extent: extent_testA_1 (8.43G)
storage-volume: testA (8.43G)
logical-unit: VPD83T3:6006048000028746073753594d303035
storage-array: EMC-SYMMETRIX-287460737
- Create Virtual-Volume:
VPlexcli:/> virtual-volume create -r testA_vol
- Confirm virtual-volume created successfully:
VPlexcli:/> ll **/virtual-volumes
/clusters/cluster-1/virtual-volumes:
Name Operational Health Service Block Block Capacity Locality Supporting Device Cache Mode Expandable Expandable Consistency VPD ID
-------------------------- Status State Status Count Size -------- -------- ---------------------- ----------- ---------- Capacity Group ----------------------------------------
-------------------------- ----------- ------ ---------- ------- ----- -------- -------- ---------------------- ----------- ---------- ---------- ----------- ----------------------------------------
testA_vol_vol ok ok unexported 2209680 4K 8.43G local testA_vol synchronous true 0B - VPD83T3:6000144000000010b0026af0c08572c2
VPlexcli:/> show-use-hierarchy /clusters/cluster-1/devices/testA_vol/
virtual-volume: testA_vol_vol (8.43G, local @ cluster-1, unexported) <-----------
local-device: testA_vol (8.43G, raid-1, cluster-1)
extent: extent_Test_1 (8.43G)
storage-volume: Test (8.43G)
logical-unit: VPD83T3:6006048000028746073753594d303045
storage-array: EMC-SYMMETRIX-287460737
extent: extent_testA_1 (8.43G)
storage-volume: testA (8.43G)
logical-unit: VPD83T3:6006048000028746073753594d303035
storage-array: EMC-SYMMETRIX-287460737olumes
The virtual-volume currently shows as unexported as it has not been added to a storage-view.
- Check available storage-views to add virtual-volume to:
VPlexcli:/> ll **/storage-views
/clusters/cluster-1/exports/storage-views:
Name Operational initiator-ports virtual-volumes port name, enabled, export status
--------------- Status ---------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------------------
--------------- ----------- ---------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------------------
DELLPR510-F ok DELLPR510-F_HBA0 (0,device_Symm0737_0008_1_vol,VPD83T3:6000144000000010b0026af0c085706c,8.43G), P000000003CA00263-A0-FC02,true,ok,
(1,ESX_4_vol,VPD83T3:6000144000000010b0026af0c08570e5,16.9G), P000000003CA0026A-A0-FC00,true,ok,
(5,device_Symm0737_0007_1_vol,VPD83T3:6000144000000010b0026af0c0857071,8.43G) P000000003CB0026A-B1-FC00,true,ok
- Add virtual-volume to the desired storage-view:
VPlexcli:/> export storage-view addvirtualvolume --view DELLPR510-F --virtual-volumes testA_vol_vol
- Confirm volume created successfully:
VPlexcli:/> show-use-hierarchy /clusters/cluster-1/devices/testA_vol/
storage-view: DELLPR510-F (cluster-1)
virtual-volume: testA_vol_vol (8.43G, local @ cluster-1, running)
local-device: testA_vol (8.43G, raid-1, cluster-1)
extent: extent_Test_1 (8.43G)
storage-volume: Test (8.43G)
logical-unit: VPD83T3:6006048000028746073753594d303045
storage-array: EMC-SYMMETRIX-287460737
extent: extent_testA_1 (8.43G)
storage-volume: testA (8.43G)
logical-unit: VPD83T3:6006048000028746073753594d303035
storage-array: EMC-SYMMETRIX-287460737
Επηρεαζόμενα προϊόντα
VPLEX SeriesΠροϊόντα
VPLEX Series, VPLEX VS1, VPLEX VS2, VPLEX VS6Ιδιότητες άρθρου
Article Number: 000158420
Article Type: How To
Τελευταία τροποποίηση: 04 Μαΐ 2026
Version: 6
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