You can create Thin Provisioning Volumes with Quick Launch.
The entire procedure from creating volumes to assigning them to a server is shown below.
In the left pane of Quick Launch, select a storage device that contains volumes to assign to a server or a storage device in which to create volumes that are then assigned to a server.
Move the mouse over Action in the menu area and click Create & assign volumes.
The Access path setting page in the Create & assign volumes screen is displayed.
Set an access path between the server to assign volumes and the ETERNUS Disk storage system. More than one combination of connected server ports and storage device ports can be defined at the same time.
Select a server port and a storage device port, and then click Add.
Add all the required access paths and then click Next.
Point
If you set access paths, defining multiple ports of different CMs is recommended in case of a CM failure. If a server has multiple ports for connections, specifying a combination that uses two or more server ports (multipath configuration) is recommended.
If an access path is already set between the specified server and the storage device, the set access path is displayed on the screen. You can skip to the next step without adding access paths by clicking Next.
If there are no volumes to assign to a server, create a volume.
If a volume creation is not required, proceed to step 5.
Click Create Volume on the Volume creation and assignment page in the Create & assign volumes screen.
The Create Volume window is displayed.
Enter the required values and then click Next.
Check the contents of the confirmation screen and then click Done.
Information
Volume names are in the volumeName_n format. The volumeName part is a name that you specify and n is an automatically assigned number (starting from 0) according to the number of created volumes.
Select a volume to assign to a server on the Volume creation and assignment page in the Create & assign volumes screen and then click Add. If you create volumes in step 4, the created volumes are selected automatically.
Add all the volumes to be assigned to a server and then click Next.
Note
While this screen is open, do not let other users add volumes to the selected storage device.
Note that if volumes have been added from other screens, make sure the volumes to be assigned are correct on this screen.
Check the contents of the confirmation screen and then click Done.
Point
If you are using Storage Cruiser and a supported Fibre Channel switch is registered, zoning and volume detection by the server are automatically performed.
