Administrator Guide

Open the guided disk group and pool creation wizard

1. Access Storage Setup by doing one of the following:

• From the Welcome panel, click Storage Setup.

• From the Home topic, click Action > Storage Setup.

2. Follow the on-screen directions to provision your system.

Attaching hosts and volumes in the Host Setup

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The Host Setup wizard guides you through each step in the process of selecting initiators and creating a host, grouping hosts, and

attaching the host or host group to volumes within the system. As you complete each step, it is highlighted and marked with a check. If at

any point you decide that you want to attach hosts at a later time, cancel the wizard.

Access the Host Setup wizard from the Welcome panel or by choosing Action > Host Setup. You are guided through the following

sequential steps:

• Verify prerequisites in the Host Setup wizard

• Select a host in the Host Setup wizard

• Group hosts in the Host Setup wizard

• Add and manage volumes in the Host Setup wizard

• Configuration summary

You must navigate through the wizard each time you want to attach a host. At the end of each complete pass through the wizard, a single

host or host group is configured to the system and you are prompted to configure another host. Choosing No exits the wizard and

completes the system configuration.

NOTE:

You can provision your system using the Storage Setup wizard in combination with manual provisioning. The

Storage Setup wizard provides you with an optimal storage configuration based on the type of disks in the system.

Manual provisioning offers more options and greater flexibility, but with added complexity. If you choose to use the

wizard you can still manually provision the system at a later time.

Verify prerequisites in the Host Setup wizard

When you first access the wizard, introductory content is based on the host ports discovered on your system. Read the material and

verify that all prerequisites have been satisfied to enable the wizard to successfully guide you through the process. When you are ready to

attach hosts, click Next.

Select a host in the Host Setup wizard

The Select Host section of the wizard provides you with options to group initiators as a host and give that host a name. The system lists

all initiators logged into the system that are not already mapped to volumes and assigns an editable nickname to each one that you select.

When you are ready to move to the next step, click Next.

Group hosts in the Host Setup wizard

The Group Host section of the wizard lets you group hosts together with other hosts to facilitate clustering. You can select from a host

group that has already been defined, or create a new host group starting with the current host. Follow the on-screen instructions for more

information. Once you are ready to move to the next step, click Next.

Add and manage volumes in the Host Setup wizard

The Volumes section of the wizard provides options for you to add and manage volumes. By default, the system presents one volume on

each pool, with each volume size defaulting to 100GB. The wizard lets you change the volume name and size and select the pool where

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