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<div class="Heading1"><a name="1115233">Setting the Size of Volumes Created with </a>Auto-Carving</div>
<div class="BodyAfterHead"><a name="1320634">You can use auto-carving to divide units larger than 1 TB into multiple </a>volumes. You control the size of the volumes to be created by setting the carve size (referred to as <span class="Emphasis">carving factor</span> in 3BM). The carve size can be between 1 TB (1024 GB) and 32 TB (32768 GB); the default is 2 TB.</div>
<div class="Body"><a name="1258949">When you change this policy, it applies to units you create in the future. </a>Existing units will not be affected.</div>
<div class="ToDo"><a name="1258951">To set the carve size in 3DM2</a></div>
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<div class="NumberedFirst_inner"><a name="1082366">Choose </a><span class="UI-Element">Management >> Controller Settings</span> from the menu bar in 3DM2.</div>
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<div class="Numbered_inner"><a name="1082367">In the Other Controller Settings section at the bottom of the screen, in the </a><span class="UI-Element">Carve Size </span>field, enter the size you want (between 1024 GB and 32768 GB) to use and click <span class="UI-Element">Submit</span>.</div>
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