Creating multiple volumes – Dell Compellent Series 30 User Manual
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Creating Volumes
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To add an additional volume to be created, click Add Volume. Adding a volume to
the volume list does not cause the volume to be created. Volumes are only created
when you click Create Volumes Now.
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Continue to click the Add Volume button to add and map multiple volumes.
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To remove the volume currently selected in the volume list, click Remove Selected
Volume.
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To modify the volume currently selected in the volume list, click Modify Selected
Volume. If you are creating multiple volumes, modify the first volume in the list and
make sure the Copy the selected volume when adding a volume box is checked.
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To create volumes, click Create Volumes Now . If the Map Volumes to this server
using default settings upon creation checkbox is selected, the volumes will be
automatically mapped to the selected server after they are created
Creating Multiple Volumes
Create volume options are configured through the Configure Volume Defaults window. If
some Create Volume options do not appear, defaults were configured to disallow these
choices. For more information about User Volume Defaults, refer to
Note
If you intend to add multiple volumes with similar attributes, you should modify the
first volume in the list, then copy the attributes from this volume when adding
additional volumes.
To create multiple volumes
1 In the Storage Tree, select Storage or Volumes, from the shortcut menu, select
Create Volumes. The Create Volumes window appears.
Figure 53. Create Multiple Volume Window