Apple Xsan 1.1 - Manual (Page 40)

40 Chapter 2 Setting Up a Storage Area Network
Step 9: Create Volumes
Next, you’ll create the volumes your users will see.
1 In Xsan Admin, click Storage on the Setup pane.
2 Click the New Volume button (next to the empty list).
3 Type a name for the volume.
Use only uppercase letters (A–Z), lowercase letters (a–z), and numbers (0–9). Don’t
include spaces, underscores ( _ ), or hyphens ( - ). Maximum length: 70 characters.
4 Don’t adjust the block allocation size unless you have specific performance tuning
needs.
For more information, see “Choosing Block Allocation Size for a Volume” on page 66.
5 Choose an allocation strategy. This determines the order in which data is written to the
storage pools that make up the volume. You can choose:
Round Robin: New data is written to the next available storage pool in the volume.
Fill: Data is stored on the first storage pool until it is full, then on the next storage pool.
Balance: New data is written to the storage pool that has the most free space.
6 Click OK.
Repeat these steps if you want to create additional volumes.
Now you’re ready to add storage pools to each volume.
New Volume
button