Document Outline

• Hitachi Freedom Storage™ Lightning 9900™ V Series LUN Expansion and Virtual LVI/LUN User’s Guide
  • © 2002 Hitachi Data Systems Corporation, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
  • Trademarks
  • Notice of Export Controls
  • Document Revision Level
  • Source Documents for This Revision
  • Referenced Documents
  • Preface
  • Microcode Level
  • COMMENTS
  • Contents
  • List of Figures
  • List of Tables
  • Chapter 1 Overview of LUN Expansion and Virtual LVI/LUN
    • 1.1 Overview of LUSE Operations
      • Table 1.1 LUSE Specifications
      • Table 1.2 VLL LUSE Specifications
      • Figure 1.1 LUSE Configuration
    • 1.2 Overview of Virtual LVI/LUN
      • 1.2.1 Virtual LVI/LUN Parameters
        • Figure 1.2 Illustration of Virtual LVI/LUN Operations
        • Figure 1.3 Volume Configuration
        • Table 1.3 Virtual LVI/LUN Specifications
        • Table 1.4 Minimum and Maximum Virtual LUN Volume Capacities (Open Systems)
        • Table 1.5 Control Cylinders/Control Area for Each LVI/LU Type
      • 1.2.2 Virtual LVI/LUN Size Calculation
      • 1.2.3 SSID Requirements)
        • Table 1.6 SSID Requirements
  • Chapter 2 Preparing To Use LUN Expansion or Virtual LVI/LUN
    • 2.1 Set Up the 9900V Subsystem and Remote Console PC(s)
    • 2.2 Launch LUN Expansion or Virtual LVI/LUN
      • Figure 2.1 Remote Console Main Panel, Information Tab
    • 2.3 Changing to Modify Mode
      • Figure 2.2 View Mode
      • Figure 2.3 Mode Changing Confirmation Message
      • Figure 2.4 Modify Mode
  • Chapter 3 LUN Expansion (LUSE) Operations
    • 3.1 The LUSE/VLL Panel, LUSE Tab Components
      • Figure 3.1 LUSE/VLL Main Panel, LUSE Tab
      • Figure 3.2 LDEV Information Outline Detail (From the LUSE/VLL Panel, LUSE Tab)
      • Figure 3.3 LDEV Detail Table (From the LUSE/VLL Panel, LUSE Tab)
      • Figure 3.4 LDEV Operation Detail (From the LUSE/VLL Panel, LUSE Tab)
    • 3.2 LUSE Operations
      • 3.2.1 Creating a LUSE Volume
        • 3.2.1.1 Creating a LUSE Volume From the LDEV Operation Detail
          • Figure 3.5 Set LUSE Confirmation Panel
          • Figure 3.6 Apply Confirmation Message
          • Figure 3.7 Cancel Confirmation Message
        • 3.2.1.2 Creating a LUSE Volume From the LDEV Table
          • Figure 3.8 Selecting Free LDEVs for LUSE Volume
          • Figure 3.9 Set LUSE Volume Pop-Up Menu
      • 3.2.2 Releasing a LUSE Volume
        • Figure 3.10 Selecting LUSE Volume(s) To Be Released
        • Figure 3.11 Release LUSE Volume Pop-Up Menu
        • Figure 3.12 Release LUSE Confirmation Panel
      • 3.2.3 Changing LUSE Capacities
  • Chapter 4 Virtual LVI/LUN (VLL) Operations
    • 4.1 The Virtual LVI/LUN Panels
      • 4.1.1 LUSE/VLL Panel, VLL Tab
        • Figure 4.1 LUSE/VLL Panel, VLL Tab
        • Figure 4.2 Parity Group - LDEV Outline (From the LUSE/VLL Panel, VLL Tab)
        • Figure 4.3 LDEV Information Table (From the LUSE/VLL Panel, VLL Tab)
        • Table 4.1 Emulation Groups
      • 4.1.2 Set SSID Panel
        • Figure 4.4 Set SSID Panel
    • 4.2 Virtual LVI/LUN Operations
      • 4.2.1 Converting Logical Volumes to Space
        • Figure 4.5 Volume to Space Pop-Up Menu
        • Figure 4.6 Volume to Space Confirmation Panel
      • 4.2.2 Creating VLL volumes
        • Figure 4.7 Install CV Pop-Up Menu
        • Figure 4.8 Install CV Panel (1)
        • Figure 4.9 Clear Pop-Up Menu
        • Figure 4.10 Install CV Panel (2)
        • Figure 4.11 Set SSID Panel (Installing VLL Volumes)
        • Figure 4.12 Install CV Confirmation Panel
      • 4.2.3 Deleting a VLL volume
      • 4.2.4 Initializing a Virtual LVI/LUN Volume
        • Figure 4.13 Volume Initialize Pop-Up Menu
        • Figure 4.14 Volume Initialize Panel
        • Figure 4.15 Clear Pop-Up Menu
        • Figure 4.16 Set SSID Panel (Volume Initialize)
        • Figure 4.17 Volume Initialize Confirmation Panel
  • Chapter 5 Troubleshooting
    • 5.1 Troubleshooting
      • Table 5.1 General Error Conditions
    • 5.2 Calling the Hitachi Data Systems Technical Support Center
  • Glossary, Acronyms, and Abbreviations