About formatting LDEVs
The LDEV formatting function, which includes Normal Format and Quick Format enables you to format volumes (LDEVs), including external volumes. Volumes must be in blocked status to be formatted.
The following table lists the formatting functions and specifies the LDEV types on which the formatting functions can be performed.
|
Formatting function |
Corresponding volume |
|
Normal Format |
Internal volume Virtual volume External volume |
|
Quick Format |
Internal volume other than an LDEV in a parity group with accelerated compression enabled. |
NoteIf you format
DP-VOLs for which the capacity saving setting is disabled and the capacity saving status is other than Disabled, the capacity saving setting for the
DP-VOLs might become Compression. If you format the deduplication system data volume for a pool that has
DP-VOLs for which the capacity saving setting is disabled and the capacity saving status is other than Disabled, the capacity saving setting for the
DP-VOLs might become Deduplication and compression. Therefore, verify the capacity saving setting of
DP-VOLs after the format operation completes.