To continue setting the LU path and define LUN, click Next.Creating LDEVs
Creating an LDEV changes the V-VOL to the pool-VOL’s paired volume and creates an open system volume. You register the V-VOLs as part of creating a V-VOL. While creating an LDEV, you can use HDP to assign pool-VOLs to one or more parity groups.
Procedure
Navigate to the Pools window.
In Command Suite:
On the Resources tab, click Storage Systems, and then expand the storage system tree.
Expand the target storage system, right-click DP Pools, and then select System GUI.
In Device Manager - Storage Navigator:
In the Explorer pane, click Storage Systems, expand the storage system tree, and then click Pools.
In the Pools window, in the Pools tab, click Create LDEVs.
In the Create LDEVs window of the Create LDEVs wizard, complete or review the following items, and then click Options:
Provisioning Type
Confirm that Snapshot is selected.
Required: Yes
System Type
Verify that Open is selected.
Values: Open or Mainframe
Default: Open
Required: Yes
Emulation Type
Confirm that OPEN-V is selected.
Required: Yes
Offset boundary
Specify if you want to offset the specified LDEV capacity by boundary.
Values: ON or OFF
Default: OFF
LDEV Capacity
Complete the following:
- Enter the amount of the LDEV capacity you want to create. You can enter values up to two decimal places.
- Click the unit capacity menu to choose the capacity unit, TB, GB, MB, or block.
Number of LDEVs
Enter the number of LDEVs you want to create.
Range: (Shown below the text box.)
Required: Yes
LDEV Name
Enter a name for the V-VOL.
- For Prefix, enter the case-sensitive alphanumeric characters, which become the fixed characters that precede the V-VOL number.
- For Initial Number, enter the initial number for V-VOL, up to 9 digits or 32 characters.
In the Create LDEVs window of the Create LDEVs wizard, complete the following additional items, and then click Add:
Initial LDEV ID
Confirm that an LDEV identification number has been set. To confirm the used number and unavailable number, complete the following steps:
a. Click View LDEV IDs.
b. In the View LDEV IDs window, confirm the LDEV ID, and then click Close.
Initial SSID
Enter a 4-digit representation of a hexadecimal number.
Range: 0004 to FFFE
Default: 0004
Complete the following steps to confirm generated SSIDs:
a. Click View SSIDs.
b. In the View SSIDs window, confirm the SSID, and then click Close.
CLPR
Select CLPR.
Required: No
MP Blade (VSP G1000 models only)
Select the MP blade identifier to which you want to assign the LDEV. To specify an MP blade identifier, select the MP blade ID. To assign an arbitrary MP blade identifier, click Auto.
Required: No
MP Unit ID (VSP Gx00 models and VSP Fx00 models only)
Select the MP Unit ID to which you want to assign the LDEV. To specify an MP Unit ID, select the MP Unit ID. To assign an arbitrary MP Unit ID, click Auto. The MP Unit ID that you can select depends on the VSP storage system model.
Required: No
The created LDEVs are added to the Selected LDEVs table.
Click Finish, and then confirm the settings.
To continue setting the LU path and define LUN, click Next.
For more information about setting the LU path, see the Provisioning Guide for your storage system.
(Optional) To change the settings of the V-VOLs, you can complete the following:
(VSP G1000 only) To select a storage system identifier and edit the SSID properties, click Edit SSIDs.
To change the LDEV settings, click Change LDEV Settings.
In the Change LDEV Settings window, change the desired settings, and then click OK:
Click Finish, and then confirm the settings.
Accept the default task name or enter a unique name.
You can enter up to 32 letters, numbers, and symbols, except the following:
\ / : , ; * ? " < > |
If you want to monitor the task after submitting it, select Go to tasks window for status.
Click Apply to submit the task.
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