Workflow for registering virtual volumes

Use this workflow to register virtual volumes.

  1. (Optional) Edit the SSID of the V-VOL you want to register to the pool-VOL’s paired volume (see Editing the SSID for virtual volumes ).
  2. (Optional) Change the V-VOL settings (see Changing V-VOL settings).
  3. Register the V-VOL (see Creating V-VOLs for Thin Image S-VOLs).
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  • Editing the SSID for virtual volumes

    Before registering a V-VOL, you may need to edit the control unit’s (CU) SSID, which you use to create new LDEVs. Use the Change SSIDs window to edit a V-VOL’s SSID.

  • Changing V-VOL settings

    You can edit the V-VOL settings before registering a V-VOL.

  • Creating V-VOLs for Thin Image S-VOLs

    Depending on the types of pairs with which you are working, there are two options for creating a V-VOL for a Thin Image S-VOL. For pairs with the snapshot attribute (snapshot pairs) for which the cascade attribute is enabled (cascaded pairs) or for clone pairs, create a DP-VOL. You can use a non-cascaded snapshot tree (using only root volumes and leaf volumes) even when you create snapshot pairs that are cascaded. For information about creating a DP-VOL, see the Provisioning Guide for your storage system. For snapshot pairs for which the cascade attribute is disabled, create a Thin Image V-VOL.