You can only register volumes that you have not already registered as a pool-VOL.Creating Thin Image data pools
Use this task to create Thin Image data pools using HDvM - SN. You create Thin Image data pools by selecting the pool-VOL to add to the data pool.
You can only register volumes that you have not already registered as a pool-VOL.
You can add external and internal volumes to data pools.
There are limitations to adding external and internal volumes to data pools.
Procedure
Navigate to the Create Pools wizard.
In Command Suite:
On the Resources tab, expand the Storage Systems tree.
Expand the target storage system, right-click DP Pools, and then select System GUI.
In the Pools window, select Create Pools.
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, select Create Pools.
In the Create Pools window of the Create Pools wizard, complete the following items for the pool you want to create, and then click Add:
Pool Type
Select Thin Image as the pool type.
Default: Dynamic Provisioning
Required: Yes
System Type
Value: Open
Default: Open
Pool Volume Selection
Select the pool volume you want to use for the pool. Complete the following:
Drive Type/RPM: Select your pool-VOL’s data drive type and RPM.
RAID Level: Select your pool-VOL’s RAID level. If you selected External Storage as the Drive Type/RPM, a hyphen (-) is displayed for this item and this item is unavailable.
Default: Mixable
Required: Yes
Pool Name
Enter a name for the pool, using 32 alphanumeric characters or fewer. This field is case sensitive.
Initial Pool ID
The initial pool identifier. Enter 0 and an integer number.
Integer number range: 0 - 127
Default: The smallest available number displays as the default. If no available pool ID exists, no number appears. If an already registered pool ID is entered, the smallest available pool ID that is larger than the one entered is used.
Warning Threshold
The data pool capacity threshold.
Range (%): 20 - 95
Default (%): 80
The pool-VOL is added to the Selected Pools table of the Create Pools window.
If you are adding an LDEV belonging to a parity group for which accelerated compression is enabled, see the related section in Provisioning Guide for your storage system.
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:
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If you want to monitor the task after submitting it, select Go to tasks window for status.
Click Apply to submit the task.
Next steps
Select the pool volumes.
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