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Setting Up Your PowerVault NX3500 Solution 51
NOTE: The virtual disk name should not exceed 30 characters.
7
In
Advanced Virtual Disk Parameters
, select one of the following options:
•
Use Recommended Settings
•
Customize Settings
8
Click
Next
.
9
In the
Customize Advanced Virtual Disk Parameters
window, select the
appropriate Virtual Disk I/O characteristics type.
10
Select one of the following options:
•
File system (typical)
•
Database
•
Multimedia
•
Custom
NOTE: If you select Custom, you must select an appropriate segment size and
preferred RAID controller module ownership. For more information, see the
MD storage array documentation at support.dell.com/manuals.
11
Click
Finish
.
The virtual disks are created.
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
and then
Define
Host Group
.
• Right-click the storage array or the
Default Group,
and select
Define
Host Group
from the pop-up menu.
5
Type the name of the new host group in
Enter New Host Group Name
(for example,
NX3500
).
NOTE: Host group name must have alphanumeric characters.