Creating a LUN Group
To allow hosts to use LUNs, you must add LUNs into LUN groups and establish mapping views between the LUN groups and host groups. A LUN group can contain one or multiple LUNs.
Context
A LUN group can contain up to 4096 LUNs, and a LUN can be added to a maximum of 64 LUN groups.
Procedure
- Log in to DeviceManager.
- Choose
Provisioning >
LUN > LUN Group.
- Click Create.
The Create LUN Group dialog box is displayed.
- Set basic properties for the LUN group.Table 5-14 describes related parameters.Table 5-14 LUN group parameters
Parameter
Description
Value
Name
Name of the LUN group.
[Value range]
- The name must be unique.
- The name can contain only letters, digits, periods (.), underscores (_), and hyphens (-).
- The name must contain 1 to 31 characters.
[Example]
LUNGroup001
Description
Description of a LUN group.
[Example]
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- Select the LUNs or snapshots you want to add to the LUN group.
- In the Available LUNs or Available Snapshots area, select one or multiple LUNs or snapshots based on your service need.
By default, Show only the LUNs that do not belong to any LUN group at the bottom left corner of the dialog box is selected to facilitate locating of LUNs.
- Click
to add the LUNs or snapshots to the Selected LUNs or Selected Snapshots area.
- In the Available LUNs or Available Snapshots area, select one or multiple LUNs or snapshots based on your service need.
- Click OK.
The Execution Result dialog box is displayed, indicating that the operation succeeded.
- Click Close.