Create a Volume Group

Volume groups allow you to organize logical volumes (LUNs) into organizational units to facilitate managing related LUNs.

Prerequisite:: Administrator credentials to enable access to the Oracle FS System.

You can organize related LUNs into volume groups so that they can be managed together, and you can nest volume groups within parent volume groups to show complex relationships.

In the vSphere inventory tree, right-click an ESX host or a datacenter.
Select Manage Oracle FS Storage > Manage Volume Groups.
Result:A dialog appears that shows any Oracle FS System that is connected to the vSphere environment.
Select the Oracle FS System for which you want to create the volume group and authenticate your login credentials with the Oracle FS System if you have not yet done so.
Click Next.
In the Manage Volume Groups page, click the Volume Groups tab.
Click Create.
Enter a name for the new volume group in the blank line you just added to the Volume Group list.
(Optional) Select the name of a parent volume group from the drop-down list in the Parent Volume Group Name column if you want to nest this volume group within a parent volume group.
Enter a value for the Maximum Logical Capacity in GB, or use the Increment and Decrement arrows to change the current value.
This value must be equal to or greater than the sum of the capacity of all LUNs to be included in the volume group.
Click OK to save the new volume group.

After you create the volume group, follow the instructions for modifying a volume group to add volumes to the volume group.