Editing the SSID for virtual volumes (VSP G1000, G1500, and VSP F1500)

Before registering a V-VOL, you may need to edit the control unit’s (CU) SSID, which you use to create new LDEVs. Use the Change SSIDs window to edit a V-VOL’s SSID.

Before you begin

You must have the Storage Administrator (Provisioning) role.

For more information about registering V-VOLs, see Creating Thin Image V-VOLs.

Procedure

1. Navigate to the Pools window.

In Command Suite:

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

2. Expand the target storage system, right-click DP Pools, and then select System GUI.

In Device Manager - Storage Navigator:

1. In the Explorer pane, click Storage Systems, expand the storage system tree, and then click Pools.

2. In the Pools window, in the Pools tab, click Create LDEVs.

3. In the Create LDEVs window of the Create LDEVs wizard, in the Selected LDEVs table, click Edit SSIDs.

In the Edit SSIDs window, in the SSIDs table, existing SSIDs and those to be generated are shown in the list.

4. In the Edit SSIDs window, select the row of the SSID you want to edit, and then click Change SSIDs.

5. In the Change SSIDs window, for Initial SSID, enter the new SSID and click OK.

6. In the Edit SSIDs window, click OK.

7. Click Finish, and then confirm the settings.

8. Accept the default task name or enter a unique name.

You can enter up to 32 letters, numbers, and symbols, except the following:

\ / : , ; * ? " < > |

9. If you want to monitor the task after submitting it, select Go to tasks window for status.

10. Click Apply to submit the task.

Related tasks

• Monitoring pool information

Related references

• Replication window