Formatting LDEVS at the parity-group level
The LDEV formatting operation writes zero data to the entire area of all drives in the parity group, or overwrites an LDEV. This process is also referred to as encryption formatting. If you use a V-VOL, encryption/unencryption formatting for the V-VOL is required. For details about formatting volumes, see the Provisioning Guide.
Procedure
In the Storage System tree, select a resource to show one of the following tabs:
- LDEVs tab when you select a parity group in Parity Groups
- LDEVs tab when you select Logical Devices
- Virtual Volumes tab when you select a pool in Pools
Select the LDEV, and go to or select Format LDEVs on the bottom right-hand corner of the window.
In the Format LDEVs, select the Normal format type (required for V-VOLs), and click Finish.
In the Confirm window, confirm the settings, and enter your task name in Task Name.
If you want the Task window to open after you click Apply, select Go to tasks window for status.Click Apply.