Create Volume Dialog

Overview

This function creates new volumes.

Caution

  • If the volume creation job fails with the "The internal resources are insufficient." error message, volumes whose "Detailed Status" is "Readying" may remain.

    If this occurs, manually delete the volume that is in the "Readying" state and then create the volume again, or use Web GUI (Normal View) to format the relevant volume.

Information

  • Note that Easy Administration View only supports the creation of Thin Provisioning Volumes (TPVs).

    To create the following type volumes, use Web GUI (Normal View), CLI, or RESTful API.

    • Standard

    • Wide Striping Volume (WSV)

    • Snap Data Volume (SDV)

    • Snap Data Pool Volume (SDPV)

  • If there are no Thin Provisioning Pools, Volumes cannot be created.

    Create Thin Provisioning Pools where the volumes are to be created in advance using Web GUI (Normal View), CLI, or RESTful API.

Input Dialog

Actions

Icon/Button Description

Confirm

Displays a screen to confirm the entered information.

Information

  • This screen is displayed when all the required items are correctly entered.

Cancel

Deletes the entered information, and then displays the previous screen.

Setting Items

Name Description

Name (*1)

Specify the name of volumes to be created.

If a value of "2" or larger is entered for "Count", the specified number of volumes are created with a volume name that starts with the character string entered in this item.

For example, if "Name" is "Volume, "Count" is "3", "Number of Digits" is "2", and "Start Number" is "6", the name of the created volumes are "Volume06", "Volume07", and "Volume08".

Information

  • The length of the volume name is 1 to 32 characters.

  • Only the alphanumeric characters and symbols (except "," (comma) and "?") are available.

  • The same name as the existing volume cannot be used.

Capacity (*1)

Specify the capacity of volumes to be created.

Information

  • The volume capacity range that can be created is between 24 MB to 128 TB.

  • 1 TB = 1024 GB = 1024 × 1024 MB

  • A decimal value can be specified as the capacity. Note that the third and subsequent places after the decimal point are ignored. In addition, the values after the decimal point are ignored when "MB" is selected.

  • When "GB" or "TB" is selected, the specified value is converted to "MB" and the values after the decimal point are ignored.

  • The total volume capacity that can be created in the Thin Provisioning Pool where Data Reduction is enabled is 2 PB.

  • Note that the total volume capacity that can be created in the storage system cannot exceed the maximum pool capacity of the storage system.

Location (*1)

Select the Thin Provisioning Pool where the volumes are to be created.

The following additional information is also displayed.

  • The physical free capacity of the selected Thin Provisioning Pool

  • Whether the Compression is enabled

  • Whether the Deduplication is enabled

Count

Specify the number of volumes to be created.

The default number is 1.

Information

  • The number of volumes that can be created at one time is between 1 to 512.

Start Number

Enter the starting number of the serial number to be added to the new volume name when multiple volumes are created.

This item is available when a value of "2" or larger is specified for "Count".

The default number is 0.

Information

  • The range of values that can be specified for "Start Number" is between 0 to 99999.

Number of Digits

Enter the number of digits for the serial number to be added to the new volume name when multiple volumes are created.

This item is available when a value of "2" or larger is specified for "Count".

The default number is 1.

Information

  • The range of values that can be specified for "Number of Digits" is between 1 to 5.
*1  :  Required setting items.

Summary Dialog

Actions

Icon/Button Description

Create

Starts the process to create volumes and then displays the execution result confirmation screen.

Cancel

Deletes the entered information, and then displays the previous screen.

Back

Returns to the information input screen for the volume that is to be created.

Display Items

Parameter Name Description

Name

The name of the volume that is to be created is displayed.

Caution

  • When multiple volumes are created and a volume with the same name as the volume name displayed in "Name" already exists, the serial number for the create volume name starts with the next unused number. Therefore, volumes may be created with names that are different from the volume names displayed in this item.

    For example, when a volume named "Volume#0" already exists and "Name" is "Volume#" and "Count" is "3", "Volume#0", "Volume#1", and "Volume#2" are displayed in this item. However, the actual volume names to be created are "Volume#1", "Volume#2", and "Volume#3".

Capacity

The capacity of each volume that is to be created is displayed.

The capacity is displayed up to the second decimal place with the appropriate "MB", "GB", "TB", or "PB" unit.

In addition, the capacity in units of MB is displayed next to the capacity.

Location

The Thin Provisioning Pool name where the volumes are to be created is displayed.

The following additional information for the Thin Provisioning Pool where volumes are created is also displayed.

  • Free physical capacity

  • Whether the Compression is enabled

  • Whether the Deduplication is enabled

Result Dialog

Actions

Icon/Button Description

Close

Closes the execution result confirmation screen.

Information

  • This is displayed when volumes are created in the Volume List View.

Return to Connect Volume

Closes the execution result confirmation screen and return to the Connect Volume to Host Dialog.

Information

  • This is displayed when volumes are created from the Connect Volume to Host Dialog.

  • The previous screen is not displayed when "Overall Status" is "Running".

    In this case, wait until "Overall Status" is changed to "Success" or "Error".

Setting Items

Name Description

Do not delete succeeded job information

Selects whether to delete the successful job information.

They are deleted by default.

Display Items

Parameter Name Description

Start Time

The time when the process starts is displayed.

The time is displayed in the following format.

YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss

YYYY: Year (AD)

MM: Month (01 - 12)

DD: Date (01 - 31)

hh: Hour (00 - 23)

mm: Minute (00 - 59)

ss: Second (00 - 59)

Elapsed Time

The elapsed time after starting the process is displayed.

The elapsed time is displayed in the following format.

XX:YY:ZZ

XX: Elapsed time (hours)

YY: Elapsed time (minutes)

ZZ: Elapsed time (seconds)

Information

  • This item is displayed when "Overall Status" is "Running".

Completion Time

The completion time for all the jobs created by this process is displayed.

The time is displayed in the following format.

YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss

YYYY: Year (AD)

MM: Month (01 - 12)

DD: Date (01 - 31)

hh: Hour (00 - 23)

mm: Minute (00 - 59)

ss: Second (00 - 59)

Information

  • This item is displayed when "Overall Status" is "Success" or "Error".

Overall Status

The process status is displayed.

  • Running

    The process is being performed.

  • Success

    The process completed successfully.

  • Error

    The process terminated with an error.

    Check the detailed information from Error Details.

  • Details

    Parameter Name Description

    Job ID

    The identifier of the job is displayed.

    Only the jobs created by this process are displayed.

    Description

    The overview of the job is displayed.

    Status

    The job status is displayed.

    • Success

      The job succeeded and the process is completed.

    • Canceled

      The job is canceled and the process is completed.

    • Running

      The job is being executed.

    • Queued

      The job is waiting for execution.

    • Error

      The job failed and the process is completed.

      The detailed error information for the relevant job can be checked in Error Details.

    • Partial Error

      A part of the job failed and the process is completed.

      The detailed error information for the relevant job can be checked in Error Details.

    Completion Time

    The time when the job completes is displayed.

    The time is displayed in the following format.

    YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss

    YYYY: Year (AD)

    MM: Month (01 - 12)

    DD: Date (01 - 31)

    hh: Hour (00 - 23)

    mm: Minute (00 - 59)

    ss: Second (00 - 59)

    Information

    • "N/A" is displayed when the job status is "Running" or "Queued".

  • Error Details

    Parameter Name Description

    Job ID

    The identifier of the job is displayed.

    Only the jobs created by this process and whose status is "Error" are displayed.

    Error Message

    An error message is displayed.

    Information

    • An error message is displayed in English even if "Japanese" is selected as the display language.

    Error Code

    The error code is displayed.

    If the cause and required action of the error cannot be recognized from the error message, refer to "Appendix A Error Messages/Error Codes" in "ETERNUS CLI User's Guide" for the cause and required action of each error code.

    Internal Code

    The internal ID of the error detection location is displayed.

    Information

    • This information is for technical support.

    Operation Results

    The execution result of each operation corresponding to the job is displayed.

    This information is displayed in the following format.

    xxx: yyy

    xxx: The execution result. "Succeeded", "Failed", "Execute", or "Unexecuted" is displayed.

    yyy: Details of the operation. The operation is displayed in the command line format. Refer to "ETERNUS CLI User's Guide" for details.

    The execution results are displayed on multiple lines if multiple operations are executed.

  • Resource(s)

    Parameter Name Description

    Name

    The name of the created volume is displayed.

    UID

    The Universal Identifier (UID) of the volume is displayed.

    The UID is an identifier (device name) to specify a volume from the host.