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<h1>Creating a Volume</h1>
-You can use the Management Console to create and start new volumes
-featuring a single global namespace. When creating a new volume, you can
-select the servers that will comprise the volume and, optionally,
-specify whether the volume is to be distributed, distributed mirrored,
-or distributed stripedPlease enter your text here.
+You can create new volumes in your storage environment, as needed. When creating a new volume, you must specify the bricks that comprise the volume and specify whether the volume is to be distributed, replicated, or striped.
<p>To create a volume, perform the following steps:
<ol>
<li>Choose from the menu, toolbar, or right click and select the
- Volume and select Create Volume.
+ Volume and select <b>Create Volume</b>.
- <p>The Create Volume window is displayed.
+ <p>The <b>Create Volume</b> window is displayed.
<p><img src="../images/GMC_Create_Volume.jpg" alt="Create Volume" /></p>
- <li>Enter the name of the volume in the Name field.
- <li>Select the type of the volume from the Type drop-down list.
- You can choose the type as either Plain Distribute, Distributed Mirror,
- or Distributed Stripe.
+ <li>Type the name of the volume in the <b>Name</b> field.
+ <li>Select the type of the volume from the <b>Type</b> drop-down list.
+ You can choose the type as either <b>Distribute</b>, <b>Replicate</b>,
+ or <b>Stripe</b>.
<li>Bricks will be created on all the disks of the cluster when
- you create a volume, by default. Click Customize, to select and add
+ you create a volume, by default. Click <b>Customize</b>, to select and add
specific bricks to your volume.
- <li>Select the Access Protocol for the new volume. You can select
- GlusterFS, NFS, or CIFS checkbox.
- <li>If you choose CIFS, specify the user name and password to use
+ <li>Select the <b>Access Protocol</b> for the new volume by selecting <b>GlusterFS</b>, <b>NFS</b>, or <b>CIFS</b> checkbox.
+ <li>If you choose <b>CIFS</b>, specify the user name and password to use
from Windows clients to connect to the volume.
<p>You need to use user-based authentication for CIFS exports,
hence you must specify the user&rsquo;s who can access the volume as a
comma-separated list in the Users field.
- <li>Specify the volume access control as a comma-separated list of
- IP addresses or hostnames in the Access Control field.
- <p>You can use wildcard to specify ranges of addresses. Typing an
- asterisk (*) specifies all IP addresses. You need to use IP-based
- authentication for Gluster Filesystem and NFS exports.</p>
- <li>Select the Start Volume check box to automatically start the
+
+ <p>For more information about configuring CIFS, refer <a href="cifs_service.html">CIFS
+ Services</a>.<li>In the<b> Allow Access From</b> field, specify the volume access control as a comma-separated list of IP addresses or hostnames.
+ <p>You can use wildcards to specify ranges of addresses. Typing an asterisk (*) specifies all IP addresses or hostnames. You need to use IP-based authentication for Gluster Filesystem and NFS exports.</p>
+ <li>Select the <b>Start Volume</b> check box to automatically start the
volume once created.
- <li>Click Create Volume. The console displays Create Volume window
+ <li>Click <b>Create Volume</b>. The console displays Create Volume window
to indicate that the volume was successfully created.
<p><img src="../images/GMC_Create_Volume_success.jpg"
alt="Volume Created Successfuly" /></p>
- <li>Click OK.
+ <li>Click <b>OK</b>.
</ol>
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