User guide
5. Select a provisioning type (thick, thin).
6. Select one or more virtual storage arrays that can contribute physical storage pools to
the virtual pool.
A virtual pool must be associated with at least one virtual array.
7. Select one or more storage-type-specific protocols used to access the data.
The options for file are NFS and CIFS.
8. Select a system type.
For file, the options are EMC VNX, EMC Isilon, NetApp, or none.
9. Under Data Protection, select the maximum number of local snapshots allowed for
resources from this virtual pool.
10.Under Quota, optionally specify the maximum amount of of storage that can be
provisioned using this virtual pool. (The value can be overridden at the project level.)
11.Under Storage Pool Association, specify whether you want to manually select a
subset of eligible storage pools, or automatically assign all eligible physical pools to
this virtual pool.
12.Select Save. The matching physical storage pools will be saved in the virtual pool.
Creating a project
Go to Admin > Tenant > Projects to create a new project and assign users to the project.
Before you begin
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You must be either a Tenant Administrator or a Project Administrator to be allowed to
create projects. You will not see the Admin > Tenant > Projects menu item unless you
are in one of these roles.
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Projects created by a Tenant Administrator can only be administrated by a Project
Administrator if the Project Administrator is the project owner.
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Projects created by a Project Administrator are visible to, and can be administrated
by, a Tenant Administrator.
Procedure
1. Select Admin > Tenant > Projects.
2. Select Add.
3. Enter the name of the project.
4. In the Owner field, enter the name of the project owner.
This is the AD/LDAP name of the user. If you do not enter a name, you will be the
project owner.
The project owner should be a Project Administrator. This provides a way of allowing a
project created by a Tenant Administrator to be delegated to a Project Administrator.
If you are a Tenant Administrator, projects that you own cannot be administrated by
Project Administrator unless you make them the owner.
If you assign project ownership to a provisioning user, the user will not be able to
perform administration at the UI.
5. You can associate a quota with the project to limit the amount of storage provision for
the project.
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