Creating iSeries volumes (express configuration)

Complete this task to quickly configure a storage complex with iSeries volumes.

1. In the navigation, select Real-time manager or Simulated manager > Configure storage > Express configuration wizard. The Express configuration wizard page appears.
2. From the Select storage unit list, select the storage unit for the volumes that you are configuring.
3. In the Select volume type list, select iSeries (FB), and then click Next. The iSeries volumes page appears.
4. Select either RAID 5 or RAID 10 under Select RAID type.
5. Select either Protected or Unprotected under Select volume type.
6. Select one of the provided iSeries volume sizes from the Select volume size field.
7. Select one of the following options to configure an amount of available storage:
   • Select Amount of available storage to use and either select a percentage from the list or enter a value in one of the User defined fields representing the space to configure.
   • Select Volume quantity and enter the number of volumes that you want to create.
8. Click Calculate. The value for the item that you did not select is automatically calculated.
9. To enable host creation for the iSeries volumes, select Create host.
10. Click Next. The Set volume naming page is displayed.
11. To specify a sequence of volume names for the quantity created, select Generate a sequence of nicknames based on the following.
12. Select Verify nicknames are unique to determine if the volume names that are generated on this page are unique.
13. Enter the prefix (alphabetic) that you want for the volumes in the Prefix box.
14. Enter the suffix (numeric) that you want for the volumes in the Numeric suffix box. If you are using hexadecimal values, see Using hexadecimal values for conversion information. Click Next.
15. Enter a name (up to 16 characters) for the volume group in the Volume group name box, select the volumes to include in the volume group under Select volumes and click Next. The General host information page is displayed.
    • If you did not select to create a host, the Verification page is displayed and you can move to the final step.
    • If you selected to create a host, the General host information page is displayed and you can continue to the next step.
16. Select the host system for the iSeries volumes in the Host system box, and then enter a nickname (up to 16 characters) for the host in the Nickname box.
17. (Optional) Enter a description (up to 256 characters) for the host and click Next. The Host ports page is displayed.
18. Enter the number of host ports to configure for the iSeries volumes in the Quantity box, and then select the host attachment type from the Type list.
19. To group the ports that you are configuring and to manage them as a single host attachment, select Group ports to share common set of volumes and click Next. The Define WWPNs page is displayed.
20. Select or enter the 16-digit WWPNs for each host port that you want to include in the identifier and click Next. The Assign host to volume group page is displayed.
21. To map the volume group to the host attachment, select Assign host attachment to volume group and click Next.
22. Review the details of the configuration on the Verification page. You can navigate through the Express Configuration pages to make any changes to the configuration by clicking Back or Next, or by selecting a specific step in the wizard in the left navigation. When you are satisfied with the details of the configuration, click Finish.