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Dell Networking S5000: Deployment of a Converged Infrastructure with FCoE

Figure 10: Installing Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Multipath I/O for Compellent array

Next, create a volume and map it to a server object so the respective server can write to the FC

storage array. Simply right click 'Volumes' on the left-hand pane and select 'Çreate Volume' to get

started. During the process, you will be asked to select a 'Replay Profile'; this is simply asking you how

often 'snapshots/recovery points' of the storage volume should be taken. A 'snapshot/recovery point'

allows you to revert a volume back to a certain point in time (for example if files are accidentally

deleted). In Figure 11 below, you can see that a 20 GB volume named "Finance_Data_Compellent" has

already been created. Figure 12 displays the dialog box where you can select a 'Replay Profile'.

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