Anytime you display the F
ile System section when the File System has not been created, the system displays an error message.
Continue with the procedure to create the file system.
Configure storage tier pages
The configure storage tier pages enable you to configure storage for each licensed tier on the system, Active Tier, Cache Tier,
and Cloud Tier. Each tier has a separate wizard page. The storage tier configuration pages cannot be accessed through the
wizard if the file system is already created.
Systems that use 8 TB disks for Active Tier storage require a certain number of disks installed in the disk shelves in order to
configure Active Tier and Cloud Tier storage. The disk requirements are:
NOTE:
● S
ystems that are not listed in this table do not support 8 TB disks, and are not subject to this requirement.
● 8 TB drives are for Active Tier storage only. Cloud Tier storage uses 4 TB drives.
System Minimum 8 TB disk packs required
f
or Active Tier (number of disks)
4 TB disk packs required for Cloud
Tier (number of disks)
DD6900 N/A 2 packs (30 disks)
DD9400 4 packs (60 disks) 4 packs (60 disks)
DD9900 8 packs (120 disks) 5 packs (75 disks)
Configure Active Tier
T
he Configure Active Tier section allows you to configure the Active Storage Tier devices. The Active Tier is where back up data
resides. To add storage to the Active Tier, select one or more devices and add them to the tier. You can add storage devices up
to the capacity licenses installed.
NOTE: The DD3300 system requires 4 TB devices for the Active Tier.
Table 22. Addable Storage
Item Description
ID (Device in DDVE) The disk identifier, which can be any of the following.
● The enclosure and disk number (in the form Enclosure Slot, or Enclosure Pack
for DS60 shelves)
● A device number for a logical device such as those used by DD VTL and vDisk
● A LUN
Disks The disks that comprise the disk pack or LUN. This does not apply to DDVE
instances.
Model The type of disk shelf. This does not apply to DDVE instances.
Disk Count The number of disks in the disk pack or LUN. This does not apply to DDVE
instances.
Disk Size (Size in DDVE) The data storage capacity of the disk.
a
Failed Disks Failed disks in the disk pack or LUN. This does not apply to DDVE instances.
Type SCSI. This only applies to DDVE instances.
a.
The DD OS convention for computing disk space defines one gibibyte as 2
30
bytes, giving a different disk capacity than the
manufacturer’s rating.
Table 23. Active Tier values
Item Description
ID (Device in DDVE) The disk identifier, which can be any of the following.
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