Chapter 8. Configuring Units
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Boot volume size
When you create a unit through 3BM, you can create a special volume to
function as the boot volume. You specify the size you want this volume to be.
This is useful if you will be installing an operating system onto the unit, and
want it to be installed in one volume and have a separate volume for data.
This is an optional feature. You do not have to create a boot volume if you
plan to install the operating system on the unit.
If you are creating a very large unit (2 TB or greater) and have enabled the
Auto-Carving policy, the boot volume will be created in addition to any
volumes created through auto-carving. For more information about auto-
carving, see “Using Auto-Carving for Multi LUN Support” on page 86.
This feature can only be specified in 3BM.
Creating a Unit through 3DM
In 3DM, creating a unit starts from the
Management >
Maintenance
page
(Figure 42).
Figure 42. 3DM Maintenance Page
To create a unit
1
In 3DM, choose
Management > Maintenance.
2
In the Available Drives list, select the drives you want to include in the
unit by marking the checkbox in front of the Port number for each one.
If you are creating single drive units (single disks or hot spares), you can
configure multiple drives at once.
