Quantum DXi6900 User Manual page 258

Chapter 9: Configuration
OST Configuration
Add Logical Storage Unit Page
2. Enter information about the LSU.
Storage Server
Available Capacity
Specific Capacity
3. (Optional) In the Description box, enter a brief description of the LSU.
4. (Optional) Select the Enable Automatic Image Replication check box to automatically replicate
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Select the storage server that will contain the new LSU.
(Recommended for best performance) Select this option to add an LSU that
uses the available capacity on the system.
You cannot add an available capacity LSU to a storage server that already
contains an LSU. Also, if you add an available capacity LSU to a storage
server, you cannot add additional LSUs to that same storage server.
Note: After you add an LSU that uses the Available Capacity option, you
cannot change the LSU to use the Specific Capacity option. Instead, you
must delete the LSU, then add a new LSU and choose the Specific
Capacity option (see
Select this option to specify the physical capacity of the LSU, and then enter
the following information.
LSU Name - Enter the name of the LSU.
l
Physical Capacity - Enter the physical capacity of the LSU (1 to 1048576
l
GB).
Note: Quantum recommends setting LSUs to maximum size (1048576
GB) because spanning them on a backup is not possible.
Deleting an LSU on page 261).
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