Starting tier relocation manually

Use this procedure to start tier relocation manually.

Before you begin

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

Procedure

  1. On the Pools tab, click the row of a pool you want to start monitoring.

  2. Click More Actions and select Start Tier Relocation.

  3. In the Task Name text box of the Start Tier Relocation window, enter the task name.

    You can enter up to 32 ASCII characters and symbols in all, except for \ / : , ; * ? " < > |. "date-window name" is entered by default.

  4. In the Start Tier Relocation window, click Apply to register the setting in the task.

    If Go to tasks window for status is selected, the Tasks window opens.
Parent Topic
  • Configuring thin provisioning

    Thin provisioning technology allows you to allocate virtual storage capacity based on anticipated future capacity needs, using virtual volumes instead of physical disks. Thin provisioning is an optional provisioning strategy for your storage systems. Thin provisioning is implemented by creating one or more Dynamic Provisioning pools (DP pools) of physical storage space.