Dell EqualLogic PS4210 Installation And Setup Manual page 32

PS4210 Installation Guide
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You can create a maximum of 16 access control records for a volume.
The following example creates a 50GB volume and one access control record. Only a computer
with the specified initiator name will be able to access the volume.
group1> volume create staff1 50GB
group1> volume select staff1 access create initiator iqn.1991-
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Using the GUI to Create a Volume
To provide storage space to end users, you create standard volumes that users can then access
from host computers.
Before you create a standard volume, you need to understand:
• Volume attributes and groupwide default settings of the group apply to a volume.
• Volume security and access controls. In particular:
– The conditions a computer must match to connect to the volume and its snapshots. Spec-
ify a CHAP user name, IP address, or iSCSI initiator name. This information generates
an access control record that applies to the volume and its snapshots.
– Permission for the volume, either read-write (default) or read-only.
– Whether to allow or disallow (default) access to the volume and its snapshots by ini-
tiators with different iSCSI qualified names (IQNs).
• Risks and benefits associated with thin provisioning before applying this functionality to a
volume.
• If creating the volume exceeds the capacity of the pool, free pool space has a negative
value. Reduce the volume size.
If you enable thin provisioning, you can adjust the default settings for the thin-provisioned
volume attributes, which are based on a percentage of the reported size.
To create a standard volume, use the Create Volume wizard described in the next section.
Create Volume Wizard
The Create Volume wizard guides you through the process of defining a new volume and setting
the various options including name, size, pool assignment, sector size, snapshot space, iSCSI
options, and access control options.
Step 1: Volume Settings
Field Description
(Required) A name that uniquely identifies the volume.
Name
Maximum length is 63 ASCII characters (including periods,
hyphens, and colons).
(Optional) Descriptive text about the volume's purpose or
Descrip-
other distinguishing characteristics. Maximum length is 127
tion
characters.
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Shortcut Key
Alt+A
Alt+D