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Creating Custom Storage Profiles
Creating Custom Storage Profiles
In addition to the standard Storage Profiles provided by the System Manager, you can
create custom Storage Profiles.
Upgraded Storage Centers provide the standard set of Storage Profiles, as well as one or
more custom profiles created when existing volumes were converted to use Storage
Profiles. The custom profiles created by the system can be modified; the standard profiles
cannot be modified.
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To create a storage profile
1 In the system tree, select the Storage Profiles icon.
2 From the shortcut menu, select Create Storage Profile. The Create Storage Profile
window appears. Volumes using this profile will use the selected RAID Types and
Storage Tiers for writable and replay data. If any storage tiers are configured to use dual
redundant storage, the Storage Profile automatically substitutes RAID 10-DM for RAID
10 and RAID 6 for RAID 5 on those tiers. For more information on configuring tiers for
dual redundant storage, refer to
Configuring Storage on page 120 .
3 Select a RAID level and Tier.
4 Click Continue. The Name Storage Profile window appears. The default name is based
on the RAID level and tiers of this profile. Accept the default or enter a name for the
Storage Profile. Enter any notes.
5 Click Create Now. Storage Center creates the profile.
You can check or select a tier that is unavailable (non-existent or full). Once disks are added
to a tier, Data Progression can take advantage of them.