HP Storage Essentials NAS Manager Software - Manual (Page 403)

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• It is not possible to extend LUSEs using the management server software. You must perform this
operation using the native tools.
Keep in mind the following for Engenio storage systems:
• Make sure you select a volume group that can accommodate the requested size for the new
volume.
• You can create volumes from existing free extent areas within a volume group.
• No volume-to-LUN masking is done by default, except for CLARiiON storage systems. See the
topic, ” Creating Host Security Groups ” on page 380 and ” Rules for Creating Host Security
Groups ” on page 374.
To create a storage volume:
1. Access the Create Storage Volume wizard by doing the following:
a. Click Tools > Storage Essentials > Provisioning Manager in HP Systems Insight
Manager.
b. In the right pane, click the Storage Systems tab.
c. In the right pane, click the Provision button corresponding to the storage system in which
you want to access information about volumes.
d. Click Step 2 Volume.
e. If you want to create LUSE volumes on an HDS storage system, click the Unmapped
Volumes folder in the left pane. Then, select the desired number of LDEVs for the LUSE
volume then click the Delete Selected Volumes button. Take note of the array group from
which you deleted the LDEVs. You need this information to create the LUSE volume.
2. Click the New Volume button.
NOTE: You can also access the Create Storage Volume wizard from the Navigation tab in
System Manager. To access the wizard from the Navigation tab, click the Volumes link for a
storage system, then click the New Volume button at the bottom of the screen.
3. (Engenio, CLARiiON, and Sun 6130) In the Volume Name field, type a name for the volume. If
you do not provide a name, the software assigns one.
If you type a volume name, keep in mind the following:
• It cannot be more than 30 characters.
• The name must begin with a letter. Any character other than the first character can be a
letter, a number (0 to 9), or one of the following symbols: dollar sign ($), caret (^), or an
underscore (_).
• The name is case sensitive, for example, “StorageVolume1” and “storagevolume1” are
different storage volumes.
• The name must be different from any other volume name on an Engenio storage system.
4. In the Size field, type the size of the volume in megabytes (MB) or gigabytes (GB). Select the
appropriate unit of measurement from the drop-down menu to the right of the Size field.