Dell Storage Manager 2020 R1 Administrator's Guide

Create Multiple Volumes Simultaneously Using Single-Step Dialog

If you need to create many volumes, you can streamline the process by creating multiple volumes at a time.

1. If the Dell 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 Multiple Volumes. The Create Volume dialog box opens.
5. Use the Create Volume dialog box to configure the base volume parameters.
   1. In the Volume Count field, type the number of volumes to create.
   2. In the Base Volume Name field, type a base name for the volumes. Each volume is named with a combination of the base name and the volume number.
   3. In the Size field, type a size for the volumes in kilobytes (KB), megabytes (MB), gigabytes (GB), or terabytes (TB).
      NOTE:A volume with a configured size greater than half the supported maximum volume size, as defined in the Storage Center Release Notes, does not support view volumes.
   4. In the Volume Folder pane, select the parent folder for the volumes.
   5. In the Notes field, type any notes you want to associate with these volumes.
   6. (Optional) Configure the remaining volume attributes as needed.
      • To schedule snapshot creation and expiration for the volume, apply one or more Snapshot Profiles by clicking Change across from Snapshot Profiles.
      • To map the volume to a server, click Change across from Server.
      • If Chargeback is enabled, select the department to charge for storage costs associated with the volume by clicking Change across from Chargeback Department.
      • If Data Reduction is enabled on the Storage Center, select Compression or Deduplication with Compression to enable Data Reduction on the volume.
      • To use specific disk tiers and RAID levels for volume data, select the appropriate Storage Profile from the Storage Profile drop-down menu. Using the Recommended Storage Profile allows the volume to take full advantage of data progression.
      • If more than one Storage Type is defined on the Storage Center, select the Storage Type to provide storage from the Storage Type drop-down menu.

      • To set a Volume QoS Profile, either accept the default QoS Profile or click Change across from Volume QoS Profile. Then select a Volume QoS profile from the resulting list, and click OK.

      • To set a Group QoS Profile, click Change across from Group QoS Profile. Then select a Group QoS profile from the resulting list, and click OK.

      • To adjust the Read/Write Cache, enter the desired size of the cache.

      • To configure Replications and Live Volumes if they are licensed, select Replications and Live Volumes.

   7. Click OK. The Create Multiple Volumes dialog box opens and displays the volume you created in the previous step.
6. Use the Create Multiple Volumes dialog box to create additional volumes.
   • To add a volume based on a previous volume, select the volume from the list, then click Clone Selected Volume.
   • To manually define another volume, click Add Volume.
   • To modify an individual volume, select the volume from the list, then click Edit Volume.
   • To remove an individual volume, select the volume from the list, then click Remove Volume.
7. When you are finished, click OK.