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4 Storage Allocation

Allocating group storage space to users involves the following steps:

• Step 1: Create a Volume on page 4-1.

• Step 2: Connect a Computer to a Volume on page 4-5.

After allocating storage, you can customize the group and use its more advanced

features. See Chapter 5, Where to Go Next.

Step 1: Create a Volume

To allocate group storage space to users and applications, use the Group Manager

CLI or GUI to create volumes. A volume appears on the network as an iSCSI

target. When you create a volume, specify the information described in Table 4-1.

Table 4-1: Volume Configuration

Component Description

Volume name This is a unique name, 63 or fewer characters (including letters, numbers,

periods, hyphens, and colons). The volume name is appended to the end of

the iSCSI target name, which is automatically generated for the volume.

Access to a volume is always through the target name.

Volume size This is the reported size of the volume as seen by iSCSI initiators. The

minimum volume size is 15 MB. Volume sizes are rounded up to the next

multiple of 15 MB.

Access

controls

Allows computer access to a volume. A computer can access a volume

only if it matches the security credentials in a record:

• iSCSI initiator – Restricts access to the specified initiator name.

• IP address – Restricts access to iSCSI initiators with the specified

initiator IP address. Use asterisks for “wildcards,” if desired (for

example, 12.16.*.*). An asterisk can replace an entire octet, but it

cannot replace a digit within an octet.

At a later time, you can configure CHAP accounts in the group and use the

accounts in access control records to restrict access to volumes. See the

Group Administration manual for information.

Also specify read-write or read-only access for the volume.

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