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Creating volumes

You can create a volume for your data by using the Volumes dialog box in Storage Manager. You must always create a separate volume for your data rather than storing data in the root volume.

Before you begin

  • The cluster must contain a non-root aggregate and a storage virtual machine (SVM).

  • If you want to create read/write volumes, you must have configured the protocols for the SVM, and you must have installed either the SnapMirror license or the SnapVault license.

    If you have not configured the protocols but have installed any one of these licenses, you can create only data protection (DP) volumes.

  • For creating an encrypted volume, you must have installed the volume encryption license by using Storage Manager, and you must have enabled key-manager setup by using the command-line interface (CLI).

    You must refresh your web browser after enabling key-manager setup.

  • Volumes can only be created for CIFS or NFS enabled Storage virtual machines.

About this task

  • You can enable storage Quality of Service (QoS) only for a read/write (rw) volume.

  1. Click Storage > Volumes.
  2. Select +Add.
  3. Select a name for the new volume, Virtual machine to assign it to and a capacity.
    Note

    • If you select more options you can also set the volume to be distributed across the cluster (FlexGroup).

    • You can also enable access permissions for the share or export and Protection options including Snapshot local copies and SnapMirror.

  4. Click Save.
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