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Field groups (drop-downs) are indicated by the leading characters >> in the left column. You can
search on these characters. Note that initial fields for host and volume criteria are not in a drop-down
group.
Table 5 Allocate volumes dialog box (fields, dropdowns, subfields)
Descriptions Subfields
Fields and
Dropdowns
If you selected one or more hosts (includes virtualization servers) prior to
clicking Allocate Volumes, the host names are displayed. If you did not
select hosts, you are prompted. The host drop-down list provides selection
of a single host, by name. Additionally, The Select Hosts button is provided
for selecting multiple hosts, and displays related details such as OS and
WWN. For example, you can select cluster hosts for volume allocation.
Note that the host drop-down list provides a special selection called Allocate
without LUN security. When you enter adequate volume information, LUN
Path Options will expand to a list of storage ports with LUN security
disabled. You can select one or more ports, and Add them to the Selected
Storage Ports list as part of the Allocate Volume dialog box. All hosts with
LUN paths on the selected storage ports will have access to the volumes
on the ports.
- Host
Specify the number of volumes to allocate to the selected hosts. -
No. of
Volumes
Specify the volume size and select the unit of measure, for example GB
for Gigabytes.
The total capacity to be allocated (No. of Volumes * Capacity) is displayed.
Note: When entered volume criteria, such as volume capacity, cannot be
satisfied by existing volumes, a new volume can be created for you. This
is indicated in Advanced Options > Creating Volume Settings by formatting
and stripe size options for the new volume (see below).
-
Volume Capa-
city
If you select a storage system prior to clicking Allocate Volumes, the name
is displayed. Otherwise, select the storage system providing the volumes.
Any storage system can provide basic volumes.
Volumes to be allocated from THP/Smart pools must be provided by a
storage system supporting this feature. Allocating volumes from a tier
requires configured tier policies for the storage system.
Note that Any means the volume can be sourced from any storage system
that meets the criteria of the dialog box.
-
Storage sys-
tem
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