Dell Storage Manager 2020 R1 Administrator's 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 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 Volume.
   The Create Volume wizard opens.
5. In the Volume Identification page, specify the name, notes, and folder for the volume being created.
   1. In the name field, type the desired name of the volume.
   2. (Optional) In the notes field, type any notes associated with the volume.
   3. In the volume folder pane, specify the desired location of the volume.
   4. (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 definitions.
   1. In the size field, type the desired size of the volume.
      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.
   2. (Optional) To select threshold definitions, click Select Threshold Definition. This option is not available on SCv2000 series controllers.
      The Set Threshold Alert Definitions 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 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.
   • 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 Profiles page opens.
11. Select a Snapshot Profile.
    • (Optional) To create a new Snapshot Profile, click Create New Snapshot Profile.
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 Specified dialog. To select from a more detailed list of options, click Advanced Mapping.
14. Click Next.
    The Replication Tasks page appears. This step appears only if Replication is licensed.
15. Set the Replication options for the new volume.
    • To create the volume without setting up a replication, select No Replication or Live Volume.
    • To create a volume as a replication, select Replication Volume to Another Storage Center.
    • To create the volume as a Live Volume, select Create as Live Volume.
16. Click Next.
    The Volume Summary page opens.
17. Click Finish.