Changing external LDEV tier rank

Use this procedure to change the tier rank of an external LDEV.

Before you begin

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

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.

  1. 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.

  1. Click Pools.

  1. From the Pool volumes table, select the pool-VOL that has the external LDEV tier rank you want to change.

You cannot change the external LDEV tier rank of a pool-VOL if External Volume is not displayed in the Drive Type/RPM column.

  1. Click More Actions and select Edit External LDEV Tier Rank.

  1. From the Selected Pool volumes table, select the pool-VOL with the external LDEV tier rank you want to change.

  1. Click Change and select the tier rank.

  1. Click Finish.

The Confirm window appears.

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

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

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

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