Creating Virtual Disks; Creating A Host Group - Dell PowerVault NX3600 Deployment Manual

NOTE: You can select multiple physical disks at the same time by holding Ctrl or Shift and selecting additional
physical disks.
To view the capacity of the new disk group, click Calculate Capacity.
9. Click Finish.
The Disk Group Created screen is displayed. If you are going to use two disk groups, repeat step 3 to step 9 and
then proceed to Creating Virtual Disks.

Creating Virtual Disks

NOTE: Create a minimum of two virtual disks of the same size dedicated for the NAS storage. The NAS storage
capacity can be expanded to up to 16 virtual disks and the number of virtual disks must increment in pairs.
NOTE: Minimum and maximum virtual disk size required for the PowerVault NX3600/NX3610 is 125 GB and 15 TB
respectively.
NOTE: If you select Yes in the Disk Group Created screen while creating disks manually or automatically, the
Introduction (Create Virtual Disk) screen is displayed. Proceed to step 4.
To create virtual disks:
1. Access the PowerVault MDSM.
2. Click Virtual Disk in the top menu.
3. Click Create.
The Introduction (Create Virtual Disk) screen is displayed.
4. Click Next.
The Specify Capacity/Name screen is displayed.
5. In New virtual disk capacity, enter the size of the virtual disk.
NOTE: The size of the virtual disk must be equal to or less than the free capacity.
6. Enter a relevant name for the virtual disk in the Virtual Disk name field.
7. Select Use recommended settings.
8. Click Finish.
The Create Successful (Create Virtual Disk) screen is displayed.
9. Click Yes to create a new virtual disk.
The Allocate Capacity (Create Virtual Disk) screen is displayed.
10. Repeat step 5 to step 8 to create the second virtual disk. The disk size must be the same as the first virtual disk.

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. Select 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 → Define Host Group.
– Right-click the storage array or the Default Group, and select Define Host Group from the pop-up menu.
The Define Host Group screen is displayed.
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