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TimtheDBA

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August 18th, 2011 07:00

EqualLogic Volume Names in Windows

Hi,

I've created a bunch of volumes of varying sizes on my EqualLogic, now I'm attaching them to the server. Some are the same size - how can I tell in Windows which is which? I've looked through all the properties I can find in Disk Management tna.

I'm sure I must be missing something simple, but I can't find the answer anywhere! Anyone know?

Cheers,
Tim

mikemooney

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August 18th, 2011 08:00

Whatever names you gave the volumes in the EQL group will be appended to the IQN of the volume, this will be visible in the iSCSI initiator in windows, if you then connect them 1 by 1 to the server you be able to format them and give them the names that you want.....

Mike

mikemooney

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August 18th, 2011 10:00

I've asked that same question many times when I was attaching and formatting disks in a Windows OS. From a VMware perspective you can view the full name then choose it and format it, alas in windows we don't have that luxury....

Glad you found my response useful though...

Mike.

TimtheDBA

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August 18th, 2011 10:00

Thanks Mike. Not long after I posted this, I came to a very similar realisation...that maybe creating and connecting a bunch of volumes all at once wasn't the best idea. I've done pretty much as you've advised though, and disconnected them all, reconnecting one by one to identify and name them as I go.

I'm no expert on the innards of all this, but it seems like it should be simple just to present something somewhere to allow us to make the connection between the nicely named volume in Group Manager and the unfriendly block of space in Windows Disk Manager. Even if it just told us the Target ID in Group Manager that would be really useful.

Anyhow, many thanks for the quick response Mike. Were there points here, you would be receiving them!

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