HP XP Array Manager Software - Manual (Page 207)

Creating logical groups
XP7 Command View AE supports two types of logical groups: Public Logical Groups and Private
Logical Groups.
Prerequisites
• Verify that any host to be assigned to a logical group is a normal host, a virtualization server, or
a virtual machine registered as a host.
Observe the following restrictions:
• Mainframe volumes (MF-Vols) cannot be assigned to a logical group.
• Child groups cannot be created below host or volume groups. Child groups can be created only
below folders.
1. On the Resources tab, select Logical Groups.
2. Create a logical group using one of the following methods:
• For a Public Logical Group, select the Public Logical Groups root folder and click Create Lo-
gical Group.
• For a Private Logical Group, select the Private Logical Groups root folder, select a top-level
folder for each user group under the Private Logical Group folder, and then click Create Lo-
gical Group.
3. In the Create Logical Group dialog box, enter information in the Name and Description fields,
and select one of the following Create as options: Folder, Group of hosts, or Group of volumes.
• To create a folder, click the Folder option and click OK.
• To create a group of hosts, click the Group of hosts option, and choose how to specify hosts
for a logical group by selecting one of the following Specify hosts options: By Search Criteria
or Manually.
If you selected By Search Criteria, click Add Criteria in the list of criteria. In the Add Conditions
dialog box, specify values for IP Address Criteria, Name Criteria, and Operating System
Criteria as needed. You can also choose to click Search Result Preview, select one or more
hosts in the list of hosts, and click Add to add them to the list of hosts, and then click OK.
If you selected Manually, click Add Hosts and in the Add Hosts dialog box, select one or
more hosts from the lists of hosts, click Add to add them to the list of selected hosts, and then
click OK.
• To create a group of volumes, click the Group of volumes option, and choose how to specify
volumes for a logical group by selecting one of the following Specify volumes options: By
Search Criteria or Manually.
If you selected By Search Criteria, click Add Criteria in the list of criteria. In the Add Conditions
dialog box, specify values for Usage Criteria, Storage System Criteria, and Volume Criteria
as needed. You can also choose to click Search Result Preview, select one or more volumes
in the list of selected volumes, click Add, and then click OK.
If you selected Manually, click Add Volume and in the Add Volumes dialog box, select one
or more volumes from the list of available volumes, click Add to add them to the list of selected
volumes, and then click OK.
4. Repeat this process for each new logical group that you want to create.
5. To create a hierarchy of logical groups, repeat step 2.
New logical groups appear on the Resources tab under Logical Groups.
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