Editing the pool of the data direct mapping attribute

Prerequisites

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

 To change the pool of the data direct mapping attribute to the pool of Dynamic Tieringor Active Flash, operate as follows:

1. In the operation target pool, open the Edit Pools window, then select Disable from the Data Direct Mapping field.

2. Apply the setting to the storage system.

3. In the operation target pool, open the Edit Pools window, then select Enable from the Multi-Tier Pool field.

4. Apply the setting to the storage system.

Procedure

1. Open the Pools window.

In Command Suite:

1. On the Resources tab, click Storage Systems, and then expand All Storage Systems and the target storage system.

2. Right-click DP Pools and then select System GUI.

In Device Manager - Storage Navigator

1. Click Storage Systems, and then expand the Storage Systems tree.

2. Click Pools.

2. From the Pools table, click the row of a pool you want to change to the data direct mapping attribute.

3. Perform one of the following to display the Edit Pools window.

• Click More Actions and select Edit Pools.

• Click Actions, then Pool, then Edit Pools to open the window.

4. Select the Data Direct Mapping checkbox.

5. Select Enable or Disable.

6. Click Finish.

The Confirm window appears.

7. In the Task Name text box, enter the task name.

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

8. In the Confirm window, click Apply to register the setting in the task.

If the Go to tasks window for status checkbox is selected, the Tasks window appears.