Blocking LDEVs in a parity group

Use this procedure to block LDEVs in a parity group from one of the following tabs:

• Parity Groups tab when you select Parity Groups from the Storage Systems tree of the Device Manager - Storage Navigator main window.

• Parity Groups tab when you select a parity group from Parity Groups in the Storage Systems tree.

• LDEVs tab when you select Logical Devices.

Before you begin

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

• If you are blocking a DP-VOL whose Capacity Saving is set to Deduplication and Compression, first change the Capacity Saving setting to Disabled before blocking the volume.

Procedure

1. Open the Parity Groups 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 Parity Groups, and then select System GUI.

In Device Manager - Storage Navigator:

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

2. Click Parity Groups.

2. If Blocked does not appear in the Status column, use the following steps to block the LDEV.

If Blocked does appear in the column, skip the remaining steps.

3. Select the parity group.

You can select multiple parity groups that are listed together or separately.

4. Click More Actions and select Block LDEVs.

5. Note the settings in the Confirm window and enter a unique Task Name or accept the default and click Apply.

If Go to tasks window for status is checked, the Tasks window opens.