To reserve volumes

Procedure

1. Perform one of the following to display the Data Retention window.

For Command Suite:

1. On the Resource tab, expand the Storage Systems tree. Right-click the target storage system, then select Other Function.

2. Click Actions > Other Function > Data Retention to open the Data Retention window.

For Storage Navigator:

• Click Actions > Other Function > Data Retention to open the Data Retention window.

2. Click to change to Modify mode.

3. In the Data Retention window, select an LDKC number in the LDKC list, select a group the CU belongs to, in the CU Group list, then click a CU in the tree.

4. Select a volume where the Reserved column contains a hyphen. You can select multiple volumes.

5. Right-click the selected volume or volumes, then select Reserved > Set.

6. Click Apply to apply the setting.

To permit users to make LU path settings and command device settings on a volume, follow the previous steps and select Reserved > Release. Then call the customer support to ask for Storage Navigator settings.