Creating a Tiering-Enabled Volume
About this task
You can create a tiering-enabled volume using the Control System, the CLI, and the REST API.
Creating a Tiering-Enabled Volume Using the Control System
Procedure
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Go to Create Volume.
and click The Create New Volume page displays.
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Select the Volume Type, specify values for
required/optional settings and auditing, and move the slider to
Yes for Data Tier in the
Properties tab.
For information on all other properties and settings, see Creating a Volume.NOTEThe source volume for a tiering-enabled mirror volume must also be tiering-enabled. You cannot set up a tiering-enabled mirror volume to mirror a volume that is not tiering-enabled.
- Click Create Volume to create the tiering-enabled volume.
What to do next
Creating a Tiering-Enabled Volume Using the CLI and REST API
About this task
Run the following command to create a tiering-enabled volume:
$maprcli volume create -name <volName> -path <volmountpath> -tieringenable true
Send a request of type POST. For example:
curl -X POST 'https://abc.sj.us:8443/rest/volume/create?name=<volName>&path=<volmountpath>&tieringenable=true' --user <username>:<password>
volume create
.