Monitoring pool information

You can monitor pool information, such as used pool capacity, in the Summary section of the Pools window and in the Primary Volumes tab in the selected pool window. This task shows how to monitor pool information in the Primary Volumes tab in the selected pool window.

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, select the pool name for the pool you want to monitor pool information.

3. In the selected pool window, in the Primary Volumes tab, view the following information about the selected pool:

• LDEV ID

Shows the combination of the LDKC, CU, and LDEV. Clicking the ID opens the LDEV Properties window. Use this window to search for P-VOL information.

• LDEV Name

Shows the LDEV name.

• Status

For more information about this item, see the Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G200, G400, G600 Provisioning Guide.

• Used Pool Capacity

Shows the used pool capacity.

• Pool Usage(%)

Shows the pool usage rate.

• Number of Paths

Shows the number of alternate paths.

• CLPR

Shows the identifier and name of the CLPR in ID:CLPR format.

• Pool Management Task

Shows the pool management task being performed to the pool.

• Virtual Storage Machine

Shows information about the virtual storage machine.

4. (Optional) To export the information in the table, click Export.

Related topics

• Editing the data pool warning threshold.

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