Adaptec 5325302053 User Guide - Page 108

Creating and Modifying Volumes When Adaptec Storage Manager provisions storage to an iSCSI Storage Host, it creates a logical device, automatically logs into it from the iSCSI Storage Host, and formats it. The result is a volume-in Adaptec Storage Manager, a volume is a logical device that has been automatically provisioned to an iSCSI Storage Host. Volumes appear in the Volumes View. On an iSCSI Storage Host, a volume appears as a local disk drive. Each volume in the Volumes View corresponds to a logical device in the Logical Devices View. Note For information about storage provisioning on systems running Window XP, Linux, or VMware, see "Creating and Modifying Logical Devices" on page 104. Once a volume is created, you can use Adaptec Storage Manager to modify it. This section describes how to: • Create a new volume after setup is complete (see the following section). • Add capacity to a volume (see page 103). • Reassign a volume to a different iSCSI Storage Host (see page 103). • Delete a volume (see page 104). Note To mirror a volume to add another layer of data protection, see "Backing Up Your Data with Mirrored Volumes" on page 72. Creating a New Volume You can add new volumes to your IP SAN at any time, as long as adequate pool space is available. To create a new volume: 1 In the Enterprise View, select the iSCSI Storage Host you want. (To add a new iSCSI Storage Host, see page 92.) Note A pool with available space must be available on your iSCSI Storage Appliance before you can build a volume or mirrored volume on an iSCSI Storage Host. (To create a mirrored volume, see "Backing Up Your Data with Mirrored Volumes" on page 72.) 2 In the Actions menu, select Create volume or click the Create Volume button. The wizard opens. 3 Continue with Step 3 on page 41 of "Provisioning Storage Automatically".