Managing volume groups, Viewing volume groups, Creating a volume group – HP StorageWorks 8000 NAS User Manual
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82 Managing Your Storage
Managing Volume Groups
Viewing Volume Groups
A volume group is made up of one or more LUNs.
To view the volume group:
1
In the Command View NAS web interface, click the Storage tab.
2
Navigate down the tree and select Volume Groups.
A table displays the following drive information for every volume group:
■
Name
■
Capacity
■
Allocated space assigned from a volume group to one or more file
volumes
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Space available in the volume group for file volume creation
You can click on a column heading to sort items in that column. The Actions
button in the upper left corner lets you create, edit, and delete volume groups.
You can also refresh the information in the table by selecting Actions >
Refresh.
Once you have created a volume group, you are ready to create new file
volumes.
Creating a Volume Group
Before you can create a volume group, you must first create one or more
LUNs.
To create a new volume group:
1
In the Command View NAS web interface, click the Storage tab.
2
Navigate down the tree and select Volume Groups.
3
Select Actions > Create New Volume Group.
4
Enter a name for the volume group.
5
From the available LUNs list, select the LUN to add to the volume group,
then click Add. You can add as many LUNs as are available to the volume
group.