7.2 To create a storage repository on a storage array

  1. Find the physical disk (LUN) you want to use to create the storage repository with the list command, for example:

    OVM> list PhysicalDisk
      id:0004fb000018000067ce80973e18374e  name:MyLUN1
      id:0004fb000018000035ce16ee4d58dc4d  name:MyLUN2
      id:0004fb0000180000a9c7a87ba52ce5ec  name:MyLUN3
    OVM>
  2. Find a local file system on an Oracle VM Server that has access to the LUN with the list command, for example:

    OVM> list FileServer
      id:0004fb0000090000d773cb3fe655865a  name:Local FS MyServer1
      id:0004fb000009000014baa666cdf62317  name:Local FS MyServer2
      id:0004fb00000900008ae3eb6203f5646c  name:MyNFSStorage
      id:0004fb00000900001d523e2a6ce1f8c8  name:Local FS MyServer3
    OVM>
  3. Create an OCFS2 file system on the LUN using the local file system on the Oracle VM Server as the FileServer. Use the syntax:

    create FileSystem physicalDisk=value name=value [ description=value ] on FileServer instance

    For example:

    OVM> create FileSystem name=MyRepoFileSystem physicalDisk="MyLUN1" on FileServer \
      name="Local FS MyServer1"

    For more information on the syntax and usage, see Section A.37, “create FileSystem” .

  4. Create the storage repository. Use the syntax:

    create Repository [ sharePath=value ] name=value [ description=value ] on FileSystem instance

    For example:

    OVM> create Repository name=MyRepository on FileSystem name=MyRepoFileSystem

    For more information on the syntax and usage, see Section A.40, “create Repository” .

  5. To grant access to the storage repository to a server pool, you must present the repository. To present the storage repository to server pool, use the syntax:

    add ServerPool instance to { AccessGroup | Repository } instance

    For example:

    OVM> add ServerPool name=MyServerPool to Repository name=MyRepository

    For more information on the syntax and usage, see Section A.12, “add ServerPool” .

  6. Finally, refresh the storage repository using the syntax:

    refresh { AccessGroup | Assembly | FileServer | FileSystem | PhysicalDisk | Repository | Server | StorageArray } instance

    For example:

    OVM> refresh Repository name=MyRepository

    For more information on the syntax and usage, see Section A.124, “refresh” .