Select Secondary Volumes window

This window is the third window of the Create SI Pairs wizard. Use this window to select the LDEVs that are the S-VOLs and to remove unwanted pairs or LDEVs.

This window contains the following tables:

The following table describes the items in this window.

Item

Description

Capacity list

Click to select the capacity by which to filter the available LDEVs.

The remaining number you have to select

This item refers to the P-VOLs in the Selected Pairs table that do not have an assigned S-VOL.

Exclude Paired Volumes

SI only.

Select to hide volumes already in a pair.

Values:

  • Selected (default): Paired volumes are not shown in the list.

  • Cleared: Paired volumes are shown in the list.

Selection Object (VSP Gx00 models and VSP Fx00 models)

Filters LDEVs in the Available LDEVs table according to port type.

Values:

  • Fibre

  • iSCSI

Port ID list

SI and HTI only.

Filters LDEVs in the Available LDEVs table according to the port ID.

Default: CL1-A

Host Group Name list

SI and HTI only.

Filters LDEVs in the Available LDEVs table according to the host group name. This item is displayed when you select a Fibre Channel port or NAS user data port for Port ID.

Default: Any

iSCSI Target Alias

SI and HTI only.

Filters LDEVs in the Available LDEVs table by the iSCSI target alias. This item is displayed if you select an iSCSI port for Port ID.

Default: Any

Snapshot Group

HTI only.

Select whether you want to create a new snapshot group or use an existing snapshot group.

Values:

  • Create new snapshot group: The new snapshot group name is entered.

  • Use defined snapshot group: An existing snapshot group is selected.

If you have not assigned the pair to a snapshot group, a blank is displayed.

Set button

Click to move an LDEV that you have selected in the Available LDEVs table to the Selected Pairs table.

You can also click to configure a pair you have selected in the Available LDEVs table and a pair you have selected in the Selected Pairs table.

Clear button

Click to return the selected S-VOL from the Selected Pairs table to the Available LDEVs table.

Sort Pairs button

SI only.

Click to sort the Selected Pairs table in one of the following ways:

  • Arrange in Mirror Unit: Data is sorted by mirror units.

  • Arrange in Topology: Data is sorted by topology; for example, L1 or L2 pairs.

Available LDEVs table

The following table describes the items in this table in the Select Secondary Volumes window of the Create SI Pairs wizard.

Item

Description

LDEV ID

The LDEV's identifier.

LDEV Name

The LDEV's name.

Port ID

SI and HTI only.

The port name of the LDEV's LUN path.

Host Group Name / iSCSI Target Alias

SI and HTI only.

The host group name and ID or iSCSI target alias and ID of the LDEV's LUN path.

iSCSI Target Name

SI and HTI only.

The iSCSI target name.

LUN ID

SI and HTI only.

LUN identifier of the LDEV's LUN path.

Emulation Type (VSP G1000, G1500, and VSP F1500)

SI and SIz only.

The LDEV's emulation type.

Capacity

The LDEV's capacity.

Provisioning Type

SI and SIz only.

The LDEV's provisioning type.

Values:

  • Basic: Internal volume

  • DP: DP-VOL

  • External: External volume

  • Snapshot: HTI volume

  • ALU: Volume with ALU attribute.

Attribute

SI and HTI only.

The LDEV's attribute.

Values:

  • ALU: Volume with ALU attribute.

  • SLU: Volume with SLU attribute.

  • Data Direct Mapping: Volume with Data Direct Mapping attribute.

  • (VSP Gx00 models and VSP Fx00 models) NAS Platform (User LU): NAS User LU.

If the attribute is not set, a hyphen (-) is displayed.

CLPR

The LDEV's CLPR ID.

Encryption

Encryption information.

  • Enabled: Encryption is enabled for the parity group to which the LDEV belongs, or a V-VOL is associated with a pool in which a pool volume has encryption enabled.

  • Disabled: Encryption is disabled for the parity group to which the LDEV belongs, or a V-VOL is associated with a pool in which a pool volume has encryption disabled.

  • Mixed: The pool to which the LDEV belongs contains both pool volumes for which encryption is enabled and ones for which encryption is disabled.

Note: Data encryption is not ensured in an LDEV with Mixed encryption status.

For DP-VOLs, the pool to which an LDEV belongs is an external volume or blocked.

For an external volume or migration volume, a hyphen (-) is displayed.

T10 PI

The LDEV's T10 PI attribute information.

  • Enabled: The LDEV's T10 PI attribute is enabled.

  • Disabled: The LDEV's T10 PI attribute is disabled.

For SIz, a hyphen (-) is displayed.

Number of Secondary Volumes

SI only.

The number of S-VOLs that have been assigned to the selected P-VOL.

Detail button

Click to open the LDEV Properties window, which contains additional information for the selected LDEV.

Selected Pairs table

The following table describes the items in this table in the Select Secondary Volumes window of the Create SI Pairs wizard.

Item

Description

Primary Volume

The P-VOL information.

Values:

  • LDEV ID: The P-VOL's LDEV identifier.

  • LDEV Name: The P-VOL's LDEV name.

  • Port ID: The port name of the P-VOL LDEV's LUN path.

  • Host Group Name / iSCSI Target Alias: The host group name and ID or iSCSI target alias and ID of the P-VOL LDEV's LUN path.

  • iSCSI Target Name: The P-VOL's iSCSI target name.

  • LUN ID: The LUN identifier of the P-VOL LDEV's LUN path.

  • Attribute: The P-VOL's attribute.

  • (VSP G1000, G1500, and VSP F1500) Emulation Type: The P-VOL's emulation type.

  • Capacity: The P-VOL's volume capacity.

  • Encryption: The P-VOL's encryption information.

  • Enabled: Encryption is enabled for the parity group to which the P-VOL's LDEV belongs, or a V-VOL is associated with a pool in which a pool volume has encryption enabled.

  • Disabled: Encryption is disabled for the parity group to which the P-VOL's LDEV belongs, or a V-VOL is associated with a pool in which a pool volume has encryption disabled.

  • Mixed: The pool to which the P-VOL's LDEV belongs contains both pool volumes for which encryption is enabled and ones for which encryption is disabled.

Note: Data encryption is not ensured in an LDEV with Mixed encryption status.

For DP-VOLs, the pool to which an LDEV belongs is an external volume or blocked.

For an external volume or migration volume, a hyphen (-) is displayed.

  • T10 PI: The P-VOL's T10 PI attribute information.

  • Enabled: The P-VOL's T10 PI attribute is enabled.

  • Disabled: The P-VOL's T10 PI attribute is disabled.

For SIz pairs, a hyphen (-) is displayed.

For SIz, Port ID, Host Group Name / iSCSI Target Alias, iSCSI Target Name, LUN ID, and Attribute are not displayed.

Snapshot Group (VSP G1000, G1500, and VSP F1500)

HTI only.

The snapshot group name.

New Snapshot Group (VSP G1000, G1500, and VSP F1500)

HTI only.

Indicates whether the snapshot group is new or existing.

Values:

  • Yes: Newly created snapshot group.

  • No: Already defined snapshot group.

Secondary Volume

The S-VOL information.

Values:

  • LDEV ID: The S-VOL's LDEV identifier.

If no LDEV is assigned, a blank is displayed.

  • LDEV Name: The S-VOL's LDEV name.

A hyphen (-) is displayed if no LDEV is assigned.

  • Port ID: Port name of the S-VOL LDEV's LUN path.

  • Host Group Name / iSCSI Target Alias: The host group name and ID or iSCSI target alias and ID of the S-VOL LDEV's LUN path.

  • iSCSI Target Name: The S-VOL's iSCSI target name.

  • LUN ID: The LUN identifier of the S-VOL LDEV's LUN path.

  • Attribute: The S-VOL's attribute.

  • (VSP G1000, G1500, and VSP F1500) Emulation Type: The S-VOL's emulation type.

  • Capacity: The S-VOL's volume capacity.

  • Encryption: The S-VOL's encryption information.

  • Enabled: Encryption is enabled for the parity group to which the S-VOL's LDEV belongs, or a V-VOL is associated with a pool in which a pool volume has encryption enabled.

  • Disabled: Encryption is disabled for the parity group to which the S-VOL's LDEV belongs, or a V-VOL is associated with a pool in which a pool volume has encryption disabled.

  • Mixed: The pool to which the S-VOL's LDEV belongs contains both pool volumes for which encryption is enabled and ones for which encryption is disabled.

Note: Data encryption is not ensured in an LDEV with Mixed encryption status.

For DP-VOLs, the pool to which an LDEV belongs is an external volume or blocked.

For an external volume or migration volume, a hyphen (-) is displayed.

  • T10 PI: The S-VOL's T10 PI attribute information.

  • Enabled: The S-VOL's T10 PI attribute is enabled.

  • Disabled: The S-VOL's T10 PI attribute is disabled.

For SIz pairs, a hyphen (-) is displayed.

For SIz, Port ID, Host Group Name / iSCSI Target Alias, iSCSI Target Name, LUN ID, and Attribute are not displayed.

Copy Type

The copy type.

Values:

  • SI-L1: SI L1

  • SI-L2: SI L2

  • (VSP G1000, G1500, and VSP F1500) SIMF: SIz

Mirror Unit

SI and SIz only.

The mirror unit number.

Split Type

SI and SIz only.

The split type.

Values:

  • Non Split: The pair is not split.

  • Quick Split: The pair is split, and then the data is copied so that the S-VOL is immediately available for read and write I/O. Any remaining differential data is copied to the S-VOL in the background.

  • Steady Split: Differential data is copied, and then the pair is split.

Copy Pace

SI and SIz only.

The system option that determines the rate at which you want the storage system to copy data.

Values:

  • Slower: Improved host server I/O performance but slower processing speed.

  • Medium: Average processing speed and host server I/O performance.

  • Faster: Faster processing speed but slower host server I/O performance.

Pool Name (ID) (VSP G1000, G1500, and VSP F1500)

HTI only.

The pool name and identification number.

Change Options button

SI and SIz only.

Click to open the Change Options window. Options set in this window are applied to all newly created pairs.

Edit Mirror Units button

SI and SIz only.

Click to open the Edit Mirror Units window. Use this window to change the S-VOL's L1 and L2 mirror unit numbers, and thereby, pair topology.

For more information about changing the MU number and pair topology, see and Creating L1 and L2 pairs with different topologies the topic on pair creation: select In-System Replication and then navigate to the desired software and information.

Remove button

Click to remove the unwanted pairs or LDEV from the Selected Pairs table.

Note: For SI, you cannot remove L1 pairs that have an L2 pair.