## Creating a Volume

To create a volume:

1. Go to the Sun Web Console page and click SE6920 Configuration Service.
2. Click Storage > Logical > Volumes > New.

The New Volume wizard is displayed.

3. Select the storage pool from which you want to place the volume, and click Next.

The storage profile of the pool you select determines the volume's storage characteristics.

4. Specify a name for the new volume, using a maximum of 16 characters.

Valid characters include 0 to 9, A to Z and a to z, _ (underscore), and - (dash).

5. Specify a description for the new volume, using a maximum of 64 characters, including spaces. Click Next.

Valid characters include 0 to 9, A to Z and a to z, _(underscore), and - (dash), . (period), : (colon), , (comma), % (percent), ( ) (parenthesis), [ ] (brackets), { } (braces), ` (tick), ~ (tilde), and | (pipe).

6. Reserve snapshot space and click Next.

A volume can have up to eight snapshots if it has reserved snapshot storage. Space is consumed in the pool only for data written to the volume after a snapshot is taken.

The number of snapshots and amount of write activity you specify here together determine the size of the snapshot reserve. The number of snapshots that can actually be taken may be more or fewer than the number specified here if the write activity is less or more than anticipated.

7. Specify the volume capacity and click Next.

The volume capacity plus the reserved snapshot space equals the amount of virtual disk space to be used.

8. (Optional) Select any initiators that you want to map to the volume, specify the LUN and permissions for each mapping, and click Next.
9. Review the specified information for the new volume. If you are satisfied, click Finish. Otherwise, click Previous to make changes.

### Related Topics

- Managing Volumes
- Modifying a Volume
- Deleting a Volume