HP Matrix Operating Environment Software - Manual (Page 72)

The drop-down menu is empty if no pool entries have been previously defined, or if you
have not checked Ready next to a server WWN in the Manage Server WWNs table on the
SAN Storage Pool Entry
screen.
2. Press the Insert Pool Entry button to assign the selected storage pool entry to the storage
configuration for the logical server. After you insert a pool entry into the logical server
storage configuration, you can view the entry by pressing View in the Actions column of
the Storage Entries table.
Figure 4-11 Associate storage pool entry with logical server
You can add a storage pool entry later, and modify the storage configuration for the logical server
to associate the storage pool entry to it using the Modify
→Logical Server... menu selection.
Adding a storage pool entry using the Modify
→Logical Server Storage Pools... menu selection
inserts the storage pool entry into the drop-down menu.
NOTE: If you create a logical server, insert its storage configuration into the storage pool, then
modify the logical server, catalog storage options are not available on the Modify Logical Server
storage tab. Catalog storage options are available only on the Storage Pool Entry: SAN screen.
Defining a SAN storage pool entry
Whether you are defining a storage entry during logical server creation or defining a storage
pool entry, the process of defining and creating storage is essentially the same. An exception is
that catalog storage options are displayed only on the storage pool entry screen.
Perform the following steps to define a SAN storage pool entry.
1. Enter the “Storage pool entry definition” (page 72)
2. Optional: Select a tag from the “Tag selections” (page 73) table to attach to this storage pool
entry
3. Enter the “Port definition” (page 73)
4. Enter the “Volume and path definition” (page 74)
5. Optional: Verify “Validation status” (page 76)
6. Check Ready to “Manage server WWNs” (page 76)
Storage pool entry definition
Each portability group contains one predefined storage pool. A storage pool entry can be
preconfigured and associated with logical servers at a later time. You create, manage, and modify
storage pool entries using Manage Storage Pool. You can also create a storage pool entry by
inserting a storage entry into the storage pool.
1. Optional: Change the name of the storage pool entry by typing in the name box. Each storage
pool entry is given a unique default name.
2. Optional: Enter a description for the storage pool entry. If you enter a description, it is
displayed in the Select Pool Entry drop-down menu on the Modify Storage Configuration
tab and the Create Storage Configuration screen.
3. Select an operating system from the drop-down menu.
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