Manually creating a disk tier

Starting from ONTAP 9.11.1, users can create a new tier manually.

1. Click Storage.
2. Select Tiers.
3. Click + Add Local Tier.
4. Click Recommendation Details.
5. Click Switch to Manual Local Tier Creation.
6. Specify the following items in the wizard:
   • Name
   • Disk Type
   • Number of Disks
   • RAID Type (either RAID-DP or RAID-TEC)
   • RAID Group Size
7. Click Save.