Setting the reserve attribute – HP XP Business Copy Software User Manual
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Setting the Reserve Attribute
The Set Reserve Attribute dialog box (see
) enables you to set the reserve
attribute for the SMPL volumes selected on the Pair Operation window, and reserve the volumes
as XP Business Copy S-VOLs.
Figure 30 Set Reserve Attribute Dialog Box
The Set Reserve Attribute dialog box displays the unreserved SMPL volumes that you selected on
the Pair Operation window.
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Volume: Information for the volume is displayed in AAA-BB-CCC(XX:YY:ZZ) format.
AAA: Port ID (cluster and channel number)
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BB: Group number of host group
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CCC: LU number
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XX:YY:ZZ: LDKC number:CU number:LDEV number
An LDEV number that ends with a pound or gate symbol (#) indicates that the volume is an
external volume (for example, 00:00:01#). An LDEV number that ends with a letter X indicates
that the LDEV is a virtual volume used by XP Thin Provisioning (for example, 00:00:01X). For
details regarding the external volumes, see the HP StorageWorks XP24000/XP20000 External
Storage Software User Guide. For information about XP Thin Provisioning, see the HP
StorageWorks XP24000/XP20000 Thin Provisioning Software User Guide.
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Emulation: The emulation type of the volume.
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Capacity (MB): The storage capacity of the volume displayed in megabytes (MB).
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CLPR: The cache logical partition of the volume displays.
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The OK button allows you to reserve an SMPL volume as the XP Business Copy S-VOL by setting
its reserve attribute.
The settings display in the Preview List on the Pair Operation window. To apply the settings
to the storage system, you must click Apply on the Pair Operation window.
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The Cancel button closes the Set Reserve Attribute dialog box without setting the reserve
attribute.
To reserve one or more volumes for use as XP Business Copy S-VOLs (by setting the reserve attribute):
1.
Unmount the volumes that you want to reserve.
The storage system will reject all write I/Os to reserved volumes (except when in the PSUS
status).
2.
Go to the Pair Operation window, and select the desired port or host group in the Tree.
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