Is it possible to create local tiers (aggregates) manually in System Manager?
Applies to
ONTAP System Manager (OSM)
Answer
- Users want to create local tiers with the disks purchased for a particular project for the purpose of accounting and keeping data separate.
- Users may want to allocate different local tiers for different purposes to have application data anti-affinity.
Perform the following common tasks:
- Create local tiers (aggregates) manually
- Display what is going to be done before it is done
- Add disks to aggregate manually
- Change RAID group size
- Perform advanced drive partitioning
Workaround:
Additional Information
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