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Tasks in this Screen
You can also perform the following tasks in the Storage Volumes screen:
● Search for a storage volume — Click the icon corresponding to the element and type the full or the partial name in the
field that appears. Press Enter.
● Refresh screen data — Click the Refresh icon .
● Provision from storage volumes — Click PROVISION to open the Provision from Storage Volumes wizard.
● Create local or distributed virtual volumes — Click the CREATE VIRTUAL VOLUMES drop-down and select Local or
Distributed to start the Create Virtual Volumes from Claimed Storage wizard.
● Show ITLs for a selected storage volume — Select the storage volume, and then click MORE > Show ITLs.
● Set rebuild type for a selected storage volume — Select a storage volume, and then click MORE > Set Rebuild Type.
● Claim all storage from a supporting array — Select a storage volume, and then click MORE > Claim All Storage on
Supporting Array to open the Claim Storage wizard.
● Unclaim selected storage volumes — Select a storage volume, and then click MORE > Unclaim Storage.
● Create extents — Select the storage volume, and then click MORE > Create Extents to open the Create Extents wizard.
● Turn on Thin Rebuild — Select the storage volume, and then click TURN ON THIN REBUILD in the Storage Volume
Properties panel.
● View Map — Select the storage volume, and then click VIEW MAP in the Storage Volume Properties panel.
● Rename a storage volume — Select the storage volume, and then click Rename under the STORAGE VOLUME tab in the
Storage Volume Properties panel. Click to save the changes.
● Rename a storage array — Select the storage volume, and then click Rename under the STORAGE ARRAY tab in the
Storage Volume Properties panel. Click to save the changes.
Opening the Storage Volumes view
From the GUI main menu, do one of the following:
1. In a metro node Local:
a. Click Provision Storage.
b. In the View by drop-down, click Storage Volumes.
2. In a metro node Metro:
a. Click Provision Storage.
b. In the Provision on drop-down, select the cluster of the storage volume.
c. In the View by drop-down, select Storage Volumes.
Claiming storage volumes
About this task
Use the Claim Storage wizard to claim storage. You must claim the storage volumes before you can use them in a cluster
(except for the metadata volume, which is created from an unclaimed storage volume). Only after claiming a storage volume,
can you use it to create extents, devices, and then virtual volumes. Before you claim storage volumes, view the discovered
arrays to ensure that they were discovered correctly, and you have the expected number of unclaimed storage volumes. To
encapsulate storage volumes already in use, see the Encapsulation procedures in the SolVe Desktop, available on Dell EMC
Online Support.
You can claim storage in the following ways:
● Claim and name all storage volumes from an array.
● Claim and name one or more storage volumes at a time.
● Claim storage volumes from the same array using different storage types (an identifier that indicates the category or type of
data that are stored on the storage volume).
Some storage arrays require a Name-Mapping file to claim storage. When you select an array to claim storage, metro node
automatically detects whether the storage volumes require a Name-Mapping file or not. If you select an array that requires
a name-mapping file, the wizard informs you, and allows you to upload the file. If you know that the array requires a name-
mapping file, create the file before you begin to claim storage.
Provisioning storage
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