2-2 restrictions on adding file systems, 2-3 restrictions on expansion and deletion, 2-3-1 notes on expanding a logical volume – HP StorageWorks XP48 Disk Array User Manual

Page 55: 2-3-2 notes on deleting a logical volume, 2-3-3 notes on expanding a file system, Restrictions on adding file systems, Restrictions on expansion and deletion

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Working With OS-Based Constraints 55

background during host setting operation. Regardless of whether or not the host setting operation is
performed, do not stop the process of the diskpart.exe command line utility running in the background.

4-2-2 Restrictions on Adding File Systems

In the following cases, the file system is not added:

The type of volume manager used in the applicable file system is neither a basic disk nor a dynamic disk

The file system in use by the host is other than NTFS

The specified mount point is already in use by another file system

Volumes that satisfy one of the following conditions cannot be used for file system addition:

The volume manager is using a volume on a host where the Device Manager agent has been installed

The volume is mounted on a host where the Device Manager agent has been installed

The volume is being used as a command device

The volume is being used as an S-VOL for Continuous Access XP

The volume is being used as an S-VOL or SP-VOL for Business Copy XP

The volume is being used as a V-VOL or POOL for Snapshot XP

The volume is being used as an on-demand device

The Read/Write permissions have not been set in the LUN Security XP Extension function

The Auto LUN XP attribute has been set

The volume emulation type is not one of the following: OPEN-3, OPEN-8, OPEN-9, OPEN-K, OPEN-E,
OPEN-L, OPEN-M, OPEN-V

The volume size is less than 512 MB

Multiple paths are assigned to the volume

The volume is being used as a Differential Management LU

Mount points to which any of the following apply cannot be used to add a file system:

The mount point has a name that includes two-byte characters, such as Japanese characters

The mount point begins with a:, b:, A:, or B:

The mount point exists on a network drive

4-2-3 Restrictions on Expansion and Deletion

4-2-3-1 Notes on Expanding a Logical Volume

Provisioning Manager cannot expand the following logical volumes:

A basic disk

A volume other than a simple volume and span volume

A mirror volume

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A simple volume upgraded from a Windows

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2000 basic disk partition

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A span volume upgraded from a Windows

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2000 basic disk volume set

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A volume whose physical volume contains more than one logical volume

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# Although the volume is displayed in the selection of the operation targets, selecting the volume results in an
error at execution of the operation.

4-2-3-2 Notes on Deleting a Logical Volume

Provisioning Manager cannot delete the following logical volumes:

A volume other than a simple volume, span volume, or basic disk partition

A mirror volume

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A volume whose physical volume contains more than one logical volume

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# Although this volume is displayed in the selection of the operation targets, selecting the volume results in an
error at execution of the operation.

4-2-3-3 Notes on Expanding a File System

Provisioning Manager cannot expand or add file systems in the following cases:

The file system is of a type other than NTFS

The volume manager used in the file system is neither a basic disk nor a dynamic disk

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