Creating Disk Groups - Dell PowerVault NX3500 Administrator's Manual

Complete the following tasks using PowerVault MDSM.
NOTE:
PowerVault MDSM is available on the Resource media that shipped with
your storage array.
1 Create a disk group for each virtual disk.
2 Create a virtual disk in each disk group.
3 Create a host group.
4 Map the virtual disks to the host group.
NOTE:
See the MD storage array documentation at support.dell.com/manuals.
NOTE:
Additional configuration is required after completing the steps in the
PowerVault Configuration Utility. Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
(CHAP) must be disabled on the PowerVault MD3xx0i storage array and the storage
array must be configured for two logical SANs.

Creating Disk Groups

To create disk groups:
NOTE:
It is recommended that you create a minimum of two disk groups. Each will
house a virtual disk dedicated to the NAS storage pool.
1 Install and launch the PowerVault MDSM software on the
management station.
2 Target the MD storage array you plan to use for your NAS storage.
See the Dell PowerVault MD3xx0i storage arrays Deployment Guide at
support.dell.com/manuals.
3 Choose one of the following methods to start the Create Disk Group
Wizard and proceed to step 4:
– To create a disk group from unconfigured capacity in the storage array:
On the Logical tab, select Unconfigured Capacity.
a
Select Disk Group Create.
b
Alternatively, you can right-click Unconfigured Capacity, and select
Create Disk Group from the pop-up menu.
– To create a disk group from unassigned physical disks in the storage array:
On the Physical tab, select one or more unassigned physical disks of
a
the same physical disk type.
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