Relocation priority

You can use the relocation priority function to set the selection priority of a DP-VOL when performing relocation. With this setting, a prioritized DP-VOL can be relocated earlier during a relocation cycle. To set this function, use Device Manager - Storage Navigator . The function is activated after the monitoring data is collected.

• If no relocation priority is set for all DP-VOLs, the general order of DP-VOL selection is to select the next DP-VOL in LDEV number order after the last DP-VOL that fully performed relocation. This selection order persists across relocation cycles.

• If one or more DP-VOLs are assigned a relocation priority, the prioritized DP-VOLs are operated upon in the early portion of the relocation cycle, before others in the general order of DP-VOL selection.

• If a V-VOL is not given priority for relocation:

For example, if LDEVs of LDEV IDs with LDEV#1, LDEV#2, LDEV#3, LDEV#4, and LDEV#5 are not given priority for relocation, LDEVs are relocated with the following sequences. In this example, three LDEVs are relocated in each period. The number of LDEVs to relocate can change by the relocation cycle or the data size.

• If a V-VOL is given priority for relocation:

For example, if LDEVs of LDEV IDs with LDEV#3 and LDEV#4 are given priority for relocation from LDEV#1 to LDEV#5, LDEVs are relocated with the following sequences. In this example, three LDEVs are relocated in each period, but the number of LDEVs to relocate can change by the relocation cycle or data size.