Creating an SPM group

Before you begin

  • Required role: Storage Administrator (System Resource Management)
  • You must enable the Device Manager - Storage Navigator secondary window. For details, see the Hitachi Device Manager - Storage Navigator User Guide of your storage system.

A host bus adapter can belong to only one SPM group. To create an SPM group and add host bus adapters to the group:

Procedure

  1. Click Reports Performance Monitor Server Priority Manager to open the Server Priority Manager window.

  2. Click to change to Modify mode.

  3. In the Server Priority Manager window, click Server Priority Manager. The Server Priority Manager main window appears.

  4. Select the WWN tab.

  5. In the lower-left tree, select and right-click the Storage System folder.

  6. From the pop-up menu, select Add New SPM Group.

  7. In the Add New SPM Group window, enter the name of the SPM group and then select OK. An SPM group is created and an SPM group icon () is added to the lower-left tree.

  8. Select an HBA from the upper-left tree and select an SPM group from the lower-left tree. Next, click Add WWN.

    Repeat this operation until all desired HBAs are added to the SPM group.
    Note
    • Select a host bus adapter under Monitor. You cannot add HBAs under Non-Monitor to SPM groups.
    • When selecting a host bus adapter that is already contained in some SPM group from the upper-left tree, the Add WWN button is not activated. Select a host bus adapter that is not contained in any SPM groups.

  9. Click Apply to apply the settings to the storage system.

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