Blocking volumes in a parity group
Before you begin
You must have the Storage Administrator (Provisioning) role to perform this task.
Procedure
Display the parity group to be blocked:
In Command Suite:
On the Resources tab, click Storage Systems, and then expand All Storage Systems and the target storage system.
Right-click Parity Groups, and then select System GUI.
In Device Manager - Storage Navigator:
Display the Parity Groups tab by choosing one of the following steps, depending on the location of the parity group:
In the Storage Systems tree, select Parity Groups.
In the Storage Systems tree, select Parity Groups, and then select Internal or External.
Confirm the current status of the volumes you want to block by viewing the LDEV Status column of the table.
If the volume is already blocked, Blocked appears in the status column.
If the volume is not blocked, a status other than Blocked appears in the status column.
Select the parity group you want to block, click More Actions, and then select Block LDEVs. The Block LDEVs window opens.
Note the settings in the Block LDEVs window, enter a unique task name or accept the default name, and then click Apply.
If Go to tasks window for status is selected, the Tasks window will open.
Related topics
Review information related to the following in the Provisioning Guide for your storage system:
Blocking LDEVs
Selecting logical devices
Selecting internal or external parity groups