Creating LUNs and igroups with FilerView

Methods of creating LUNs

You can use FilerView to create LUNs and igroups with the following methods:

To use the LUN Wizard to create LUNs and igroups, complete the following steps.

Step	Action
1	In the left panel of the FilerView screen, click LUNs. Result The management tasks you can perform on LUNs are displayed.
2	Click Wizard. Result The LUN Wizard window appears.
3	Click the Next button to continue. Result The first window of fields in the LUN Wizard appears.
4	Enter LUN information in the appropriate fields and click Next.
5	Specify the following information in the next windows: Whether you want to add an igroup. Whether you want to use an existing igroup or create a new one. The iSCSI node names or FCP WWPNs of the initiators in the igroup. LUN mapping.
6	In the Commit Changes window, review your input. If everything is correct, click Commit. Result The LUN Wizard: Success! window appears, and the LUN you created is mapped to the igroups you specified.

To use FilerView menus to create LUNs, complete the following steps.

To use FilerView menus to create an igroup, complete the following steps.

To use FilerView menus to map LUNs to igroups, complete the following steps.

Step	Action
1	Click LUNs > Manage.
2	If the maps are not displayed, click the Show Maps link.
3	In the first column, find the LUN to which you want to map an igroup. If the LUN is mapped, yes or the name of the igroup and the LUN ID appears in the last column. Click yes to add igroups to the LUN mapping. If the LUN is not mapped, no or No Maps appears in the last column. Click no to map the LUN to an igroup.
4	Click Add Groups to Map.
5	Select an igroup name from the list on the right side of the window.
6	To commit your changes click Add.