Hitachi Unified Storage VM, Product Overview Manual

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Setup and configuration overview
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Hitachi Unified Storage VM Product Overview Guide
4. Provisioning and configuration tasks
Storage Management Task Block Module File Module
Block Module
Provision the Unified Storage VM
system for use with open systems.
1. Verify that the system on which
you are installing the software
meets the minimum
requirements for the software
release.
2. Prepare the fibre-channel HBAs
for the installation.
3. Verify recognition of the new
devices.
4. Verify device files and the
driver.
5. Create open-systems volumes
6. Partition disk devices, create
file systems, and set device
parameters.
7. Create mount directories,
mount and verify the file
systems, and set and verify
auto-mount parameters.
8. Configure hosts and ports.
9. Define paths to volumes.
10. Assign access attribute to
volumes.
11. Implement dynamic allocation
of disk space on an as-needed
basis.
• Hitachi Unified Storage VM
Block Module Provisioning
Guide
• Hitachi Unified Storage VM
Hitachi System Operations
Using Spreadsheets
• n/a
File Module
1. Perform basic system
configuration
2. Create system drives
3. Create storage pools
4. Create file systems
5. Create mount points (CIFS
shares or NFS exports)
• n/a • Hitachi Unified Storage File
Module System Installation
Guide
(technical support
only)
• Hitachi Unified Storage File
Module Storage Subsystem
Administration Guide
• Hitachi Unified Storage File
Module File Services
Administration Guide