AMCC 720-0138-00 manual Setting the Size of Volumes Created with Auto-Carving

Setting the Size of Volumes Created with Auto-Carving

2Create a new unit or migrate an existing unit to include the drives you want to use.

If the combined capacity of the drives exceeds the carve size, a number of volumes will be created.

3Verify the creation of the volumes.

In 3DM 2, the number of volumes is shown on the Unit Details page.

4Verify that the volumes appear in the operating system. They will appear as additional drives.

Notes:

•When volumes have been created through auto-carving, they cannot be deleted except by deleting the unit.

•Changing the auto-carve policy does not affect existing units.

Setting the Size of Volumes Created with Auto-Carving

If you create units over 2 TB in size and use auto-carving to divide them into multiple volumes, you can control the size of the volumes to be created by setting the carve size to use. The carve size can be between 1 TB (1024 GB) and 2 TB (2048 GB); the default is 2 TB.

When you change this policy, it applies to units you create in the future. Existing units will not be affected.

To set the carve size in 3DM

1Choose Management > Controller Settings from the menu bar in 3DM.

2In the Other Controller Settings section at the bottom of the screen, in the Carve Size field, enter the size you want (between 1024 GB and 204 GB) to use and click Submit.

The page refreshes, and a message at the top confirms the change you have made.

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