HP 8.20q Fibre Channel Switch - Manual (Page 105)

HP SAN Connection Manager User Guide 105
Creating and managing partitions
SAN Connection Manager can automatically initialize and create a partition on a newly-created LUN. Or,
you can use the Create & Manage Partitions dialog box to manually create and manage partitions within
your SAN. For detailed procedures, refer to the following sections:
• “Automatically creating a partition on a new LUN,” page 105
• “Manually creating a partition,” page 106
• “Managing a partition,” page 110
NOTE: SAN Connection Manager can create and manage partitions only on Windows servers using
QLogic-based HBAs.
Automatically creating a partition on a new LUN
For a newly-created logical disk, SAN Connection Manager provides the option to automatically initialize
the LUN, create a single partition for the whole LUN, assign the next available drive letter, and format the
partition with NTFS.
To automatically initialize, partition, and format a new LUN:
1. Add a logical disk using the Create New Logical Disk wizard; see “Creating a logical disk—EVA
storage,” page 84 or “Creating a logical disk—MSA storage,” page 88.
The Create and Format Partitions From New/Existing Logical Disk dialog box opens ( Figure 73 ).
Figure 73 Create and Format Partitions From New/Existing Logical Disk dialog box
2. Select one or more newly-created logical disks by selecting the check box next to the LUN Name. To
select all listed LUNs, select the Select All check box.
3. Click Create Partition for selected Logical Disk(s).The following message box opens; see Figure 74 .
Figure 74 Ready to create disk partition message box