Dell PowerVault NX3500 Administrator's Guide - Page 41

Creating a Host Group, Customize Advanced Virtual Disk Parameters, Finish, Mappings, Topology

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9 In the Customize Advanced Virtual Disk Parameters window, select the appropriate Virtual Disk I/O characteristics type. 10 Select one of the following options: • File system (typical) • Database • Multimedia • Custom NOTE: If you select Custom, you must select an appropriate segment size and preferred RAID controller module ownership. For more information, see the MD storage array documentation at support.dell.com/manuals. 11 Click Finish. The virtual disks are created. Creating a Host Group To create a host group: 1 Launch the PowerVault MDSM and target the MD storage array you plan to use for your NAS storage. 2 Click the Mappings tab. 3 In the Topology pane, select the storage array or the Default Group. 4 Perform one of the following actions: • Select Mappings and then Define Host Group. • Right-click the storage array or the Default Group, and select Define Host Group from the pop-up menu. 5 Type the name of the new host group in Enter new host group name (for example, NX3500). NOTE: Host group name must use alphanumeric characters. NOTE: Since the controllers are not configured yet, no hosts will be available at this time. No host other than the NX3500 controllers should be added to this host group. 6 Click OK. The host group is added to the storage array. Setting Up Your PowerVault NX3500 Solution 41

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Setting Up Your PowerVault NX3500 Solution
41
9
In the
Customize Advanced Virtual Disk Parameters
window, select the
appropriate Virtual Disk I/O characteristics type.
10
Select one of the following options:
•
File system (typical)
•
Database
•
Multimedia
•
Custom
NOTE:
If you select
Custom
, you must select an appropriate segment size and
preferred RAID controller module ownership. For more information, see the
MD storage array documentation at
support.dell.com/manuals
.
11
Click
Finish
.
The virtual disks are created.
Creating a Host Group
To create a host group:
1
Launch the PowerVault MDSM and target the MD storage array you plan
to use for your NAS storage.
2
Click the
Mappings
tab.
3
In the
Topology
pane, select the storage array or the
Default Group
.
4
Perform one of the following actions:
•
Select
Mappings
and then
Define
Host Group
.
•
Right-click the storage array or the
Default Group,
and select
Define
Host Group
from the pop-up menu.
5
Type the name of the new host group in
Enter new host group name
(for
example, NX3500).
NOTE:
Host group name must use alphanumeric characters.
NOTE:
Since the controllers are not configured yet, no hosts will be available
at this time. No host other than the NX3500 controllers should be added to this
host group.
6
Click
OK
.
The host group is added to the storage array.