A storage view defines the data paths between the database server initiators and FE ports of metro node. It also defines the metro node virtual volumes exposed to the database server and their assigned LUN IDs.
Do the following in Unisphere for metro node to create the storage view for a database server:
Note: The example below creates the storage views for a metro node Local configuration, that is, both storage views are provisioned to cluster-1 (see step 14). If the storage views were created for a two node Oracle RAC Cluster, storage view r730xd-1 would be provisioned on cluster-1, and storage view r730xd-2 would be provisioned on cluster-2.
- Set the provisioning context in metro node (see Setting metro node Local provisioning context).
- Set View By to Storage Views.
- Click CREATE.
- This opens the Create Storage View wizard.
- Click the Storage View Name field and provide a meaningful name. In our lab, storage views were named the same as the database servers.
- Under the Initiator column, click the initiators registered in the previous step. Then, click the right arrow to select them.
- This moves the initiators to Selected Registered Initiators.
- Click NEXT.
- The wizard then prompts for which FE ports of metro node should be used in the data paths. By default, all FE ports of both metro node directors will be selected. Click NEXT.
- The wizard will prompt to add the metro node virtual volumes to the storage view. Because Virtual volumes will be added later, click NEXT to bypass adding virtual volumes at this time.
- Because there were no virtual volumes added, the wizard skips the optional step of editing LUN IDs and displays the Create Storage View request.
- Click FINISH if the request is correct.
- Review the results of creating the storage view. Then click CLOSE.
- Metro node displays the newly created storage view under the list of available storage views.
- Metro node storage can now be provisioned to the database server using this storage view.