HP XP P9000 Command View Advanced Edition Software - Manual (Page 62)

• Register clustered hosts into a logical group
• If you have not registered clustered hosts into a logical group, you must confirm the names of the
hosts that belong to the target cluster
1. From the Resources tab, select Logical Groups.
2. Expand All Logical Groups folder, continue down the folder structure to locate your logical group.
3. Drill down until you get the Hosts and Volumes tabs under the summary pane. Select all hosts
for the cluster.
4. Click Allocate Volumes.
TIP:
To allocate volumes to cluster hosts, verify that all cluster host names are displayed in the Allocate
Volume dialog box. Do this as an extra check to prevent an incorrect allocation.
5. Specify your volume allocation requirements.
6. Click Show Plan to check your volume allocation.
7. If the plan is correct, submit the task.
NOTE:
You can allocate volumes to cluster hosts that are not in a logical group. However, you must
ensure that your host selection is correct. Logical groups are strongly recommended.
8. Check for a Completed task status.
The same volumes have been allocated to individual hosts that belong to a cluster.
Allocating volumes by using a keyword search
A keyword search is a full or partial text search. For example, you can search for storage systems,
hosts, volumes, parity groups, THP/Smart pools, and logical groups by entering a full or partial name.
This provides an alternate method of navigating to a resource and performing volume allocation.
1. Enter a value in the search box on the tabs bar, and press Enter. All Resources is the default se-
lection. You can limit the scope of searched resources using the drop down menu.
NOTE:
As the number of searchable objects grows, identify a specific resource to search, for example
Logical Groups, to decrease search time.
2. As an example, assuming you searched for hosts, from your search results, click the host name
link. The appropriate location in the Resources tab is displayed. The host is effectively selected.
Click Actions > Allocate Volumes on the summary pane. Confirm the hostname is displayed in
the dialog box.
3. Specify your volume allocation requirements.
4. Click Show Plan to check your volume allocation.
5. If your plan is correct, submit the task.
6. Check for a Completed task status.
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