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To create logical drives:
1
From the Main window, click Create Logical Drive on the Configuration
tool bar. The CREATE LOGICAL DRIVE window opens.
2
Select the region or regions you want to use for your logical drive from
the
Select Which Array(s) to use list.
You can hold the S
HIFT
or C
TRL
keys down to make multiple selections.
3
Enter a Name for your logical drive (you can use as many as 32 characters).
The default names for logical drives follow the format LD x . Only the first
12 characters and an ellipse are displayed when the name is longer than
12 characters. Holding the mouse pointer over the logical drive name on
the
Main window shows the complete name in a popup.
4
Enter the Size (in GBs) for the logical drive capacity.
As you select your regions, the maximum size is displayed to the right of
the
Size field. You can use all or some of these regions for this logical drive.
If you are creating a logical drive greater than 2,198 GB (2 TB), see your
operating and file system documentation to make sure that they support
such sizes.
5
Select the LUN number for the logical drive from the Mapped to list.
6
Under Availability , select the Controller Ports you want to make the
logical drive available through.
Important
If you intend to perform a SAN LUN
mapping, a mapping overrides any
availability settings you make here. By
default the Availability is set to enabled
on all ports. You can leave the default
settings and control the availability later
during LUN mapping.
If a logical drive is to be seen on all controller ports and to all host HBAs,
set the availability by placing check marks for both Controller Port 0 and
Port 1.
It is important to understand the cabling configuration topology you
selected during your hardware setup. See your hardware topology
selected for the storage system to make sure that you are assigning your
logical drives to the correct port.
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Click CREATE to finish creating the logical drive. A message tells you if the
command is successful.