Article Number: 000022459
Dell EMC Unity: How to Create a Thick LUN from UEMCLI
Summary: This article describes how to create a thick LUN on a Unity array.
Article Content
Instructions
The option to create a thick LUN in Unity is not available in Unisphere.
The workaround is to create the thick LUN using UEMCLI commands:
Full options to create a LUN from UEMCLI:
uemcli /stor/prov/luns/lun create -name <value> -pool <value> -size <value> -thin { yes | no } [-fastvpPolicy { startHighThenAuto | auto | highest | lowest } ] [ -lunHosts <value> ] [ -snapHosts <value> ] [ -replDest { yes | no } ] [ -ioLimit <value> ]
Example command:
5:41:13 service@VIRT16185PBFAY-spa spa:~> uemcli -u admin -p XXXXXX /stor/prov/luns/lun create -name luthor -pool pool_1 -size 10G -thin no -fastvpPolicy startHighThenAuto Storage system address: 127.0.0.1 Storage system port: 443 HTTPS connection ID = sv_2 Operation completed successfully.
The UI shows luthor Properties LUN Thin: No
Article Properties
Affected Product
Dell EMC Unity Family
Product
VxBlock and Vblock Systems, Dell EMC Unity Family
Last Published Date
31 Dec 2022
Version
3
Article Type
How To