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2-120 Sun StorEdge 5310 NAS Troubleshooting Guide • December 2004
2.28 Volume Creation and Expansion
How do I create a volume?
The first step is to scan for new disks. The Scan for New Disks option on the Create
File Volume panel allows you to scan for new disks that may have been recently
added to the system.
To scan for new disks:
1. Access the StorEdge via Telnet or serial console.
2. Press [Enter] at the [menu] prompt and enter the administrator password.
3. Select option “D”, “Disks and Volumes”.
4. Select option “9”, “scan for new disk”.
A primary file volume is limited to 256GB.
To create a Volume:
1. Enter the letter corresponding to the system drive where the volume will be
created. Space is displayed in GB.
2. Select the option number corresponding to “Create” (this will vary depending on
how many volumes are already created)
3. Select option “1”, “sfs2” for type of partition you would like to create. Sfs2 is a
primary volume.
4. Type a unique name for the new volume in the Name box. Up to 12 characters can
be used; however the first character must be a letter. Valid characters include
alphanumeric (a - z, A - Z, 0 - 9) and "_" (underscore) characters. The volume name
is case sensitive. It is recommended that you always use lower case names, as this
will make the addition of extensions and shares much easier.
5. Enter the size of extension in MB.
6. Select option “7”, “Proceed with create”.
7. StorEdge will format the volume.
8. When creation is complete hit the [Esc] key to return to the menu.
This functionality is also available through the StorEdge Web Admin.