Creating a new volume, Managing a volume – Dell PowerVault NX3200 User Manual

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9. Set the folder permissions in various combinations as required and click Next.
10. On Confirm selections window, confirm the settings and click Create.

The View results window is displayed showing the successfully creation of share.

11. Click Close to exit the wizard.

Creating Quotas And File Screens Using File Server

Resource Manager

Quotas and File Screens can be created using the File Server Resource Manager tool.

1.

In the Server Manager menu bar, click Tools → File Server Resource Manager.
The File Server Resource Manager console is displayed.

2. Double-click Quota Management to display Quotas and Quota Template.
3. Double-click Quota, either right-click or use the Create Quota option from the right pane.
4. Follow the wizard, select the path (volume or folder in which you want to create the quota), set your

preferred Quota Properties and click Create.
The newly-created quota is displayed in the central pane.

5. Select any of the existing quotas and right-click or use the options in the right pane to change the

quota properties.

6. Click File Screening Management → File Screens.
7. Either right-click or use Create File Screen option from the right pane.
8. Follow the wizard, select the path (volume or folder in which you want to create the file screen),

select your preferred File Screen Properties and click Create.
The newly-created file screen is displayed in the central pane.

9. Select any of the existing file screens and right-click or use the options in right-most panes to

change the file screen properties.

Creating A New Volume

To create a new volume:

NOTE: Backup Operator or Administrator is the minimum membership required to perform this
configuration.

1.

In the Server Manager, click Files and Storage Services server role and select Volumes.

2. In the Volumes pane from Tasks drop-down menu, select New Volume.

The New Volume Wizard window is displayed.

3. Follow the instructions on the wizard, select the volume size, assign the drive letter, choose the file

system type, type in the volume label, select the format option, and Data Deduplication settings.

4. Confirm the volume creation settings and click Create.

The new volume created is displayed in the Volumes pane.

Managing A Volume

Disk Management is used to manage disks and volumes. To access Disk Management, open the Server
Manager, click on the Tools menu, and select Computer Management → Storage → Disk Management.
• You can initialize disks, create volumes, and format volumes with the FAT, FAT32, or NTFS file systems

using Disk Management.

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