Changing V-VOL settings

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

Before you begin

You must have the Storage Administrator (Provisioning) role.

Procedure

  1. In the Explorer pane, click Storage Systems, expand the storage system tree, and then click Pools.

  2. In the Pools window, in the Pools tab, click Create LDEVs.

  3. In the Create LDEVs window of the Create LDEVs wizard, in the Selected LDEVs table, select an LDEV, and then click Change LDEV Settings.

  4. In the Change LDEV Settings window, complete the following items, and then click OK:

    • LDEV Name

      Enter the prefix characters and the initial number for the LDEV.

    • Initial LDEV ID

      Enter the LDKC, CU, and LDEV numbers, and the interval. To confirm used LDEVs, click View LDEV IDs.

    • MP Blade

      Select the MP blade identifier to which you want to assign the LDEV. To specify an MP blade identifier, select the MP blade ID. To assign an arbitrary MP blade identifier, click Auto.

    • MP Unit ID (VSP Gx00 models and VSP Fx00 models)

      Select the MP Unit ID to which you want to assign the LDEV. To specify an MP Unit ID, select the MP Unit ID. To assign an arbitrary MP Unit ID, click Auto. The MP Unit ID that you can select depends on the storage system model.

  5. Click Finish, and then confirm the settings.

  6. Accept the default task name or enter a unique name.

    You can enter up to 32 letters, numbers, and symbols, except the following:

    \ / : , ; * ? " < > |

  7. If you want to monitor the task after submitting it, select Go to tasks window for status.

  8. Click Apply to submit the task.

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