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The following table describes the dialog box fields, subfields, and field groups. A field group is a
collection of fields that are related to a specific action or configuration. You can minimize and expand
field groups by clicking the double-arrow symbol (>>).
As you enter information in a dialog box, if the information is incorrect, errors that include a description
of the problem appear at the top of the box.
Table 13 Allocate Volumes dialog box
Description Subfield Field
If you select one or more hosts (including virtualization servers) prior to
clicking Allocate Volumes, the host names are displayed. If you did not
select hosts, you are prompted to do so. The host drop-down list displays
a single host, by name. Additionally, Select Hosts allows you to select
multiple hosts, and displays related details such as the OS and WWN.
For example, you can select cluster hosts for volume allocation.
The host drop-down list provides a special selection called Allocate without
LUN security. When you enter adequate volume information, LUN Path
Options expand to a list of storage ports with LUN security disabled. Select
one or more ports, and click Add to add them to the Selected Storage Ports
list as part of this dialog box. All hosts with LUN paths on the selected
storage port have access to the volumes on the ports.
- Host
Specify the number of volumes to allocate to the selected hosts. -
No. of
Volumes
Specify the volume size and select the unit of measure (for example, GB
represents Gigabytes).
The total capacity to be allocated (No. of Volumes * Capacity) is displayed.
Note: You can create a new volume when volume criteria, such as volume
capacity, cannot be satisfied by existing volumes. This is indicated in
Advanced Options > Creating Volume Settings > Advanced Options by
formatting and stripe size options for the new volume.
-
Volume Capa-
city
If you select a storage system prior to clicking Allocate Volumes, its name
is displayed. Otherwise, select the storage system that is providing the
volumes. Any storage system can provide basic volumes.
Volumes to be allocated from THP/Smart pools must be provided by a
storage system that supports this feature. Allocating volumes from a tier
requires configured tier policies for the storage system.
The Any option means that the volume can be sourced from any storage
system that meets the criteria of the dialog box.
-
Storage sys-
tem
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