Add a volume to a volume group

Use this page to select the volume groups that you want to assign to a volume.

Introduction

The Add volume to volume group page allows you to associate multiple volume groups with a volume. The volumes must be the same type and have the same capacity attributes. Up to 255 volumes can be assigned to a volume group.

After you select the volume group or groups that you want to assign to your volume, you have two processing choices. If you click the OK button, the volume group page closes and you are returned to the volume table list. View the Volume Groups column in the table to confirm that the volume has been assigned to a volume group. If you click the Apply button, the volume group assignment is processed but the Add volume to volume group page does not close. To verify that the volume group assignment has processed, you must look at the volume table list.

Note: When you assign a volume to just one volume group, the name of the volume group is displayed in the Volume Groups column of the table. If you assign a volume to multiple volume groups, the Volume Groups column displays the number of volume groups that have been assigned to the volume.

Menu path

Real-time manager or Simulated manager > Configure storage > Open systems > Volumes – Open systems > Select one or more volumes > Select Action: Add to volume group > Go

Fields

Select: Provides the selection method (a check box) to specify the volume group that you want to assign to a volume or volumes. You can select multiple volume groups.
Nickname: Specifies the user- or system-defined nickname of the volume group. This name is unique within the scope of the storage unit.
Number: Specifies the volume group identifier, which is a four-digit decimal number, with no leading zeros, prefixed by the letter V.
Volumes: Specifies the number of volumes that are currently assigned to the volume group.
Host attachments: Specifies the number of host attachments that are currently assigned to the volume group.