Xsan 2 Setup Guide - Step 9:  Create a SAN Volume

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Create a SAN Volume

When the Xsan setup assistant finishes basic SAN configuration, it asks if you want to
create a volume.

To create a volume:

1

In the “Create Volume” pane, select “Create a volume now” and click Continue.

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2

In the “Volume Name and Type” pane, enter a name for the volume and choose a

volume type that matches the type of work the volume will support.

3

If the Label LUNs pane appears, select “Automatically label all unlabeled LUNs with

prefix” and click Continue.

4

When the list of labeled LUNs appears, verify the LUN labels and click Continue.

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5

In the Configure Volume Affinities pane, drag LUNs from the left column to the

corresponding affinity tag in the right column.

a

Drag the special metadata LUN you created (in Step 6, “Create a Metadata Array”) to

the MetadataAndJournal affinity tag.

b

Drag your other LUNs to the other affinity tags.

To avoid wasting storage, all LUNs assigned to an affinity tag should be the same
size.

c

If you’re left with any affinity tags that contain no LUNs, delete them.

d

When you finish, click Continue.

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6

In the Volume Failover Priority pane, ensure that the primary metadata controller is at

the top of the list, and then click Continue.

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7

In the Setup Complete pane, click Continue.

Xsan Admin displays a summary of your SAN configuration, and the new volume is
mounted and ready to use in the Finder on all clients and metadata controllers.

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