Title Create VDisk |
Instructions Specify properties for a new virtual disk. |
VDisk name Specify the name for the volume using the following
guidelines:
 | Notes:
- A name must not exceed 15 characters.
- The name can be composed of the following characters: A - Z, a - z, 0
- 9, -, and _
- The first letter must not be numeric.
- The name must not begin with the type of object being named, for example, VDisk0001 because when you click OK to create
multiple virtual disks, four digits are appended to the name to form the name
of the multiple virtual disks and the name is validated. (For example, if
you specified a name of PRW, the names might become PRW0001,
PRW0002, PRW0003....)
- If you leave the name blank, the system automatically assigns virtual
disk names, such as VDisk1, VDisk2, and so forth.
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VDisk type Striped |
Stripe set Displays MDisk group name |
I/O group Displays the automatically selected I/O
group |
MDisk group list Displays all existing MDisk groups by name |
MDisks table Lists all MDisks belonging to the selected MDisk
group. Select an MDisk group from the table. |
VDisk quantity spinner Select the VDisk quantity from 1- 1024. |
VDisk size spinner Select the VDisk size. Select MB or GB from the
list. |
Maximum VDisk size
(displayed to right of the VDisk size spinner) Automatically displays the maximum size that
can be used for creating the virtual disk. This size is equal to the size
of the smallest managed disk that was chosen. |
Host ports list Displays all hosts by worldwide port name (WWPN).
Select one or more host ports.
 | Note: If the host ports that you
want to select and the storage device ports are not in the same zone, the
Specify zone information panel opens when you click OK.
It lists the host ports that were selected during volume creation, all inactive
zone sets, and storage device (SAN Volume Controller or ESS) ports. |
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Format VDisk before
use check box Writes zeros to the VDisk managed disk extents
when checked, enabling striped mode. |
OK button Creates the VDisk with the specified properties
and closes the panel. If VDisk creation is successful, a message, such as VDisks were successfully created, is displayed. |
Cancel button |
Help button |