Creating a volume

You can create a volume on a storage system that an ESXi server or virtual machine can use for I/O operations.

1. Browse to the storage system where you want to create a volume.
2. Select Volumes, and then click Create Volume.
3. Enter the following:

   Name

   (Optional) Enter a name for the volume.

   Storage Pool

   Select the storage pool where the volume is to be created.

   Capacity Saving

   (Optional) Select the type of capacity saving that you want to enable on the volumes:

   • Disabled
   • Compression
   • Deduplication & Compression

   Note:

   • Capacity saving is supported on DP volumes only; it is not supported on basic pool volumes.
   • The capacity saving option is only available for storage systems with a Deduplication & Compression license that is installed and enabled.

   Resource Group

   (Optional) Select a resource group.

   Note: Creating a volume on VSM is not supported.

   Total Capacity

   Enter the total capacity of the volume that you want to create.

4. Click Submit.
5. Click the Refresh icon to update the list information.