Setup Guide

30 Configuring Storage
Creating a Volume Using Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Storage
Management
You can create a new storage volume or virtual disk on the disks attached to
Dell PowerEdge RAID Controller(PERC) or Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
storage controllers, as illustrated in Figure 5-1, using OpenManage Server
Administrator Storage Management. To create a new virtual disk, follow the
steps in the Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Storage Management
User's Guide available on the Dell Support website at
support.dell.com/manuals.
Step 2: Creating the Storage Repository
After you create a new storage volume or virtual disk, create an SR on the
new volume, as illustrated in Figure 5-2.
CAUTION: Creating an SR on a storage volume completely erases any data on
the volume.
1 On the XenServer local console, go to Disk and Storage Repositories →
Claim Local Disk as SR .
2 Press <F8> to erase the disk and continue the SR creation process.
3 Select the newly-created storage volume device and press <Enter> to
create an SR.
4 Press <F8> to confirm the creation of SR.
The process may take several minutes to complete.
5 After the SR is created, press <F8> to reboot the server to complete the
SR creation process.