HP XP P9000 Command View Advanced Edition Software - Manual (Page 45)

2. Expand the tree and select the target OS.
3. Select the target host from the list of hosts, and from the displayed list of volumes select the LUSE
volume or basic volume, and then click the Create LUSE Volume button.
4. Click the Add Volumes button.
5. Select a volume(s) to be added, and then create a plan.
6. If there is no problem, execute the plan.
7. View the list of tasks to make sure that all tasks are complete.
From the list of volumes of the target host displayed by expanding the tree of the Resources tab,
information about the created LUSE volume can be checked.
About releasing a LUSE volume
To release a LUSE setting, the LUSE volume must first be unallocated from all hosts. Users can release
a LUSE setting either by selecting it or using the Unallocating Volumes dialog box.
Releasing a LUSE volume
To release a LUSE volume, you release the LUSE setting for the target volume.
Before releasing a LUSE volume, make sure that it has been unallocated from all hosts.
1. From the Resources tab, select Storage Systems.
2. Expand the tree and select the Open-Unallocated group of the target storage system from which
you want to release the LUSE setting.
3. From the list of volumes, select the volume for which the LUSE setting is to be released, and then
click the Release LUSE Volumes button.
4. If there is no problem, execute the plan.
5. View the list of tasks to make sure that all tasks are complete.
Virtualizing storage
This module describes how to virtualize storage.
About virtualizing volumes
Virtualizing volumes is the process of mapping external storage system volumes to an internal storage
system.
This allows centralized management of volumes from multiple external storage systems, in addition
to the volumes from the single storage system being managed with HP StorageWorks P9000 Command
View Advanced Edition Suite.
The volumes in the external storage system (registered and referred to as external volumes ) can
then be managed in the same way as the volumes in the internal storage system (registered and
referred to as
internal volumes ).
External volumes can be used for various purposes, including:
• External volumes can be allocated to hosts the same as internal volumes are.
• Important data on internal volumes can be backed up to external volumes.
• Infrequently accessed data on internal volumes can be moved to external volumes for archiving.
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