Create volume — Verification

Use this page to review the list of properties and basic capacity calculations for the new volumes.

Introduction

After you have specified all the values that are associated with the volume that you want to create, you can view those specifications in a summary format and decide if those specifications meet your needs. If they do not, click the Back button and navigate to the specific wizard panel where you can make a change. If the specifications are correct, you can click the Finish button and the volume is created.

Menu path

Real-time manager or Simulated manager > Configure storage > Open Systems > Volumes – Open systems > Select Action: Create... > Go

Fields

Extent pool: Specifies the extent pool ID that you have assigned the volume to.
LSSs: Specifies the LSSs that are either the even or odd numbered LSSs corresponding to the extent pool in which the volume will be created.
RAID type: Specifies the RAID type (for example, RAID 5 or RAID 10) you have designated for the volume.
Volume groups: Specifies the volume groups to which the volume is assigned.
Nicknames: Specifies the nickname that you or the system assigned to the volume.
Quantity: Specifies the user-designated quantity of volumes.
Volume type: Specifies the volume type (for example, standard open systems volume) you have assigned to the volume.
Write cache with mirroring: Specifies whether you have enabled this option which allows the creation of mirrored open systems volumes.