IBM Storwize V5030 User Manual

Chapter 6. Volume configuration 299
6.2 Create Volumes menu
The GUI is the simplest means of volume creation, and presents different options in the
Create Volumes menu depending on the topology of the system.
To start the process of creating a volume, follow the steps listed:
1. Click the Volumes on the main panel as shown in Figure 6-7.
Figure 6-7 Volumes
2. Click Volumes in the sub-menu option as shown in Figure 6-8.
Figure 6-8 Volumes sub-menu option

IBM Storwize V5030 Specifications

General

Model	IBM Storwize V5030
Category	Storage
Controller Enclosures	1 or 2
Maximum Drives	240
RAID Levels	0, 1, 5, 6, 10
Virtualization	Yes
Data Compression	Yes
Maximum Hosts	512
Form Factor	2U
Drive Types	SAS, NL-SAS, SSD
Host Interface	8 Gb FC, 16 Gb FC, 10 Gb iSCSI, 12 Gb SAS
Processor Cores	8 per controller