Changing LDEV settings

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

1. Navigate to the Pools window.

In Hitachi Command Suite:

1. On the Resources tab, click Storage Systems, and then expand the storage system tree.

2. Expand the target storage system, right-click DP Pools, and then select System GUI.

In Device Manager - Storage Navigator:

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

2. 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 click Change LDEV Settings.

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

• LDEV Name

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

• Initial LDEV ID

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

• MP Unit ID

Select the MP Unit ID to which you want to assign the LDEV. To assign an arbitrary MP Unit ID, click Auto. The MP Unit ID that you can select depends on the Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G200, G400, G600 model.

5. In the Create LDEVs window, click Finish.

6. In the Confirm window, complete the following.

• Confirm the settings.

• Enter a name for your task in Task Name.

• (Optional) Select Go to tasks window for status if you want the Tasks window to open after you click Apply.

7. Click Apply.

The LDEV settings are changed, and if the Go to tasks window for status check box was selected, the Tasks window appears.

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