Working with thp v-vols, About thp v-vols, Relationship between a pool and thp v-vols – HP XP7 Storage User Manual

Page 122: Creating v-vols

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16. From the Relocation Speed option, select the page relocation speed to use when performin

relocation.

You can set the speed to: 1(Slowest), 2(Slower), 3(Standard), 4(Faster), and 5(Fastest). The
default is 3(Standard). If you want to perform tier relocation at high speed, use the 5(Fastest)
setting. If the speed specified is slower than 3(Standard), the data drive load is low when tier
relocation is performed.

17. In the Buffer Space for New page assignment text box, enter an integer value from 0 to 50

as the percentage (%) for each tier.

A default value depends on the data drive type of the pool-VOL in each tier. The default value
of SSD is 0%. The default value of a type other than SSD is 8%.

18. In the Buffer Space for Tier relocation text box, enter an integer value from2 to 40 as the

percentage (%) to set for each tier.

The default value is 2%.

19. Click Add.

The created pool is added to the Selected Pools table. If invalid values are set, an error message
appears. If Detail is clicked when you select a row, the Pool Property window appears

The Pool Type, Multi-Tier Pool,Pool Volume Selection, and Pool Name must be set. If the
required items are not registered, you cannot click Add.

If you select a row and click Detail, the Pool Properties window appears. If you select a row
and click Remove, the message appears asking whether you want to remove the selected row
or rows. If you want to remove the row, click OK.

20. Click Next.

The Create LDEVs window appears. Go to

“Creating V-VOLs” (page 122)

to create LDEVs.

If Subscription Limit of the created pool is set to 0%, the Create LDEVs window does not appear.

Click Finish and the Confirm window appears.

21. In the Confirm window, click Apply to register the setting in the task.

If you select a row and click Detail, the Pool Properties window appears.

If the Go to tasks window for status check box is selected, the Tasks window appears.

Working with THP V-VOLs

About THP V-VOLs

Thin Provisioning Z requires the use of THP V-VOLs, which are virtual volumes with no physical
memory space. In Thin Provisioning Z, multiple THP V-VOLs can be created.

A THP V-VOL is a volume in a thin provisioning storage system. It is the virtual volume from a THP
pool. Data in the THP pool is used via a THP V-VOL. A THP V-VOL is a virtual LU to some hosts.

On mainframe systems, 3390-A is the supported emulation type on a THP V-VOL.

Relationship between a pool and THP V-VOLs

Before you can use Thin Provisioning Z, a THP V-VOL and a pool are required. Thin Provisioning
Z uses the pool volumes in a pool through the THP V-VOLs.

Creating V-VOLs

The Storage Administrator (Provisioning) role is required to perform this task.

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Configuring thin provisioning

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