Parity Groups tab: Internal or external volume

Use this window to view information about the parity groups in the internal (or external) volume. Only the parity groups assigned to the logged-on user are available.

Summary

Item

Description

Parity Group Capacity

  • Free: The free space capacity of the internal or external volume. The control information used by the storage system, such as control cylinders, is not included in the Free capacity.

  • Total: The total capacity of the LDEVs and Free capacity is displayed in the Total.

Number of Drives

  • SSD: Displays the number of SSDs.

  • SAS: Displays the number of SAS drives.

  • Total: Displays the total number of drives.

Parity Groups tab

Item

Description

Parity Group ID

The parity group identifiers of the parity groups in the storage system.

LDEV Status

The icons indicate the LDEV status.

Normal: Normal status.

Blocked: Host cannot access a blocked volume.

Warning: Problem occurs in the volume.

Formatting: Volume is being formatted.

Preparing Quick Format: Volume is being prepared for quick formatting.

Quick Formatting: Volume is being quick-formatted.

Correction Access: Access attribute is being corrected.

Copying: Data in the volume is being copied.

Read Only: Data cannot be written on a read-only volume.

Shredding: Volume is being shredded.

Hyphen (-): Any status other than the above.

RAID Level

RAID level. An asterisk "*" indicates that the parity group to which the LDEV belongs is interleaved (concatenated). Either RAID level of the parity group appears.

Capacity

  • Free: Capacity of the free space. The control information used by the storage system such as control cylinders is not included in the displayed capacity.

  • Total: The total capacity of the LDEVs and the "Capacity - Free" capacity is displayed.

Number of LDEVs

  • Unallocated: Number of unallocated LDEVs.

  • Total: Total number of LDEVs.

Drive Type/RPM

Drive type and rpm in use on this LDEV.

Encryption

Encryption information.

Enable: encrypted parity group

Disable: non-encrypted parity group

If the parity group in which the encryption setting is not defined, a hyphen (-) is displayed.

Attribute

Displays the attribute of the parity group.

Hyphen (-): The parity group in which the attribute is not defined.

Copy-Back Mode

Displays the setting of the copy-back mode.

Enable: Copy-back mode is set to parity groups.

Disable: Copy-back mode is not set to parity groups.

Resource Group Name (ID)

Resource group name and identifier of which this parity group is a member.

Virtual Storage Machine1

Model name and serial number of the virtual storage machine having the parity group.

Create Parity Groups(Internal)

Opens the Parity Groups window.

Create LDEVs

Opens the Create LDEVs window.

Format Parity Groups

Opens the Format Parity Groups window.

Format LDEVs2

Opens the Format LDEVs window.

Edit Encryption2

Opens the Edit Encryption window.

Shred LDEVs2

Opens the Shred LDEVs window.

Edit Copy-Back Mode2

Opens the Edit Copy-Back Mode window.

Delete Parity Groups2

Opens the Delete Parity Groups window.

Block LDEVs2

Opens the Block LDEVs window.

Restore LDEVs2

Opens the Restore LDEVs window.

Export2

Opens a window where you can export configuration information listed in the table to a file that can be used for multiple purposes, such as backup or reporting.

1Does not appear by default. To display this item, change the Column Settings of the table option.

2Available when you click More Actions.

Drives tab

Only drives assigned to the logged-on user are displayed.

Item

Description

Parity Group ID

Displays a parity group ID.

Drive Box

Displays the drive box number.

Location

Displays the location of the drive box.

Status

Displays the status of the drive box.

Drive Type/RPM/Capacity

Displays the drive type, RPM, and capacity. As for SSD, a hyphen (-) appears on the RPM field.

Drive Type-Code

Displays the drive type-code.

Usage

Displays the usage status of the drive.

Data: Data drive.

Spare: Spare drive.

Free: Drive which is not used.

Create Parity Groups(Internal)

Displays the Create Parity Groups window.

Assign Spare Drives

Displays the Assign Spare Drives window.

Export

Displays the window for outputting table information.