Changing full allocation settings in DP-VOLs

Use the following procedure to change full allocation settings in DP-VOLs.

 This operation cannot be performed on the following types of DP-VOLs:

• Deduplication system data volumes

• DP-VOLs with a capacity saving function enabled

Before you begin

The Storage Administrator (Provisioning) role is required to perform this task.

Procedure

1. Open the Pools window.

In Command Suite:

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

2. Right-click DP Pools, and then select System GUI.

In Device Manager - Storage Navigator:

1. Click Storage Systems, and then expand the Storage Systems tree.

2. Click Pools.

2. On the Pools tab, click the link of the Pool Name associated with the volume that has settings that you want to change.

3. Select the Virtual Volumes tab, click More Actions, then Edit LDEVs.

The Edit LDEVs window opens.

4. In the Edit LDEVs window, check Full Allocation and select Enable or Disable.

• Enable: All pages of a DP-VOL are allocated to the current pool.

• Disable: All pages of a DP-VOL might not be allocated to the current pool.

  If the pool of DP-VOL contains an LDEV enabled with accelerated compression in the parity group, the item of Enable is inactive.

5. Click Finish.

The Confirm window appears.

6. In the Task Name text box, type a unique name for the task or accept the default.

You can enter up to 32 ASCII characters and symbols, with the exception of: \ / : , ; * ? " < > |. The value "date-window name" is entered by default.

7. Click Apply.

If the Go to tasks window for status check box is selected, the Tasks window appears.