Note: If the host is a virtual machine hosted on a hypervisor, review the notes in Creating disks for a virtual machine before creating virtual disks for virtual machines. The hypervisor must appear in the Hypervisors section of the ESI main window and a hypervisor host must be added after the hypervisor is connected and listed in the Hypervisors section or the disk creation will fail.
To create one or more disks or LUNs for a host:
In the left pane of the ESI window, select the host.
In the Actions pane, click Create Disk.
The Create Disk wizard appears.
Select the storage system, and then click Next.
In the Storage Pool page, select a storage pool, and then click Next.
In the New LUN page, set the following details for one or more new LUNs, and then click Next.
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Field |
Description |
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LUN Count |
Number of disks to be created |
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Sequence Number |
First number to append to the name for the first LUN Note: For example, to create three LUNs with the appended numbers 15, 16, and 17, type 3 in the LUN Count field and type 15 in the Sequence Number field. |
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Description |
Description for the disk or disks |
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Size |
Size and unit of measurement for each disk |
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Service Node |
Storage processor that hosts the disk or disks |
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Provision Type |
Select either Thick or Thin |
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Stop provisioning new LUNS when error occurs |
To stop creating new folders if an error occurs during the process |
In the Disk Preparation Settings page, set the following details for the disk or disks, and then click Next.
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Field |
Description |
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Partition Type |
Type of partition to be created, either MBR (Master Boot Record) or GPT (GUID Partition Table) |
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Volume Size |
Disk volume size |
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File System |
For MBR partitions:
For GPT partitions: NTFS is the only available option |
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Allocation Unit Size |
Size of the allocation unit measured in bytes |
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Volume Label |
Label for the volume |
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Drive Letter or Mount Path |
Drive letter or a mount path for the disk or disks Note: For Linux, Mount Path is the only available option |
In the Review Input Parameters page, review the selected settings, and then click Next to confirm them.
In the Progress page, click Next.
Note: Click More Information for more progress details. If a problem occurs while you are connecting a disk, an error message appears along with options to resume or roll back the process. After the error is resolved, click Resume to resume the process. Click Rollback to revert to the previously executed step.
In the Summary page, click Finish.
The disk or disks appear in the list of Host Disks for the specific host and in the LUNs list under Storage Systems.
