Formatting all blocked volumes, Operational restrictions, Restrictions on vsc and luse operations – HP StorageWorks XP Remote Web Console Software User Manual

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Volume Management for the XP128/XP1024

Formatting all blocked volumes

Use the All Format pane to format all blocked volumes in parity groups in the local disk array and/or

external disk array. This pane contains the following:

Parity Group Type: Volumes to be formatted.
All Type: Formats blocked volumes in all parity groups in the local and external disk arrays.
Internal PG: Formats blocked volumes in all parity groups in the local disk array.
External PG: Formats block volumes in all parity groups in the external disk array.

List: Information about volumes to be formatted.
PG: Parity groups containing volumes to be formatted.
Blocked Count: Number of blocked volumes to be formatted.

OK: Applies settings to the Volume Management pane, and closes the All Format pane.

Cancel: Cancels settings, and closes the All Format pane.

Operational restrictions

The success of some volume management activities depends on the status of the security switch and

whether I/O is active or inactive to the port or LUN. The following tables describe those restrictions.

Restrictions on VSC and LUSE operations

Table 28

VSC and LUSE operation restrictions

Activity

Security switch OFF

Security switch ON

Host group 0 Host group 01-7F Host group 0 Host group 01-7F

Volume to Space

(VSC operation)

With active I/O

on LUN

Not permitted

Invalid operation

Not permitted

With no active

I/O on LUN

Permitted

Permitted

Make Volume/

Volume Initialize

(VSC operation)

With active I/O

on LUN

Not permitted

Invalid operation

Not permitted

With no active

I/O on LUN

Permitted

Permitted

Deleting a LUSE

volume

With active I/O

on

Not permitted

Invalid operation

Not permitted

With no active

I/O on

Permitted

Permitted

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