Creating a consistency Group

One of the new features in ONTAP is that users are now able to create a consistency group directly from Storage Manager.

1. Choose Protection > Consistency Groups.
2. Select +Add.
3. Choose either Using existing volumes or Using new LUNs:
   • If you choose to use an existing volume, perform as follows:

     1. Select a group name.

     2. Choose the volume from the Volumes dialog box.

     3. Click Save.

   • If you choose to use new LUNs, perform as follows:

     1. Specify the name for the consistency group, the number of LUNs, LUN size, host initiator address, host type and host format.
     2. Click Save.