Open Volume Management

The following table provides information about specific Open Volume Management conditions that must be observed when using Resource Partition Manager.

Operation name	Condition
Create LDEVs	When you specify a parity group and open the Create LDEVs window, the parity group must be assigned to the Storage Administrator group permitted to manage them. When you create an internal or external volumes parity groups where the LDEV belongs and ID of the new LDEV must be assigned to the Storage Administrator group permitted to manage them.
Delete LDEVs	When deleting an internal or external volume, the deleted LDEV and parity groups where the LDEV belongs must be assigned to the Storage Administrator group permitted to manage them.
Edit LDEVs	The specified LDEV must be assigned to the Storage Administrator group permitted to manage them.
Restore LDEVs	When you specify LDEVs and open the Restore LDEVs window, the specified LDEVs must be assigned to the Storage Administrator group permitted to manage them. When you specify a parity group and open the Restore LDEVs window, the specified parity group and all the LDEVs in the parity group must be assigned to the Storage Administrator group permitted to manage them.
Block LDEVs	When you specify LDEVs and open the Block LDEVs window, the specified LDEVs must be assigned to the Storage Administrator group permitted to manage them. When you specify a parity group and open the Block LDEVs window, the specified parity group and all the LDEVs in the parity group must be assigned to the Storage Administrator group permitted to manage them.
Format LDEVs	When you specify LDEV and open the Format LDEVs window, the specified LDEV must be assigned to the Storage Administrator group permitted to manage them. When you specify a parity group and open the Format LDEVs window, the specified parity group and all the LDEVs in the parity group must be assigned to the Storage Administrator group permitted to manage them.
Delete Parity Groups	When deleting a parity group, the parity group to be deleted must be assigned to the Storage Administrator group permitted to manage them.
Format Parity Groups	When you specify a parity group and open the Format Parity Groups window, the specified parity group must be assigned to the Storage Administrator group permitted to manage them.