Step 3 - select a host security group, Providing a lun number – HP Storage Essentials NAS Manager Software User Manual
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type. For example, on Symmetrix, you cannot select a mirrored volume and a BCV (business
continuous volume) to create a meta volume.
When you first discover a storage system, no free extents are displayed. This is because the
management server puts all unmapped volumes into the “unmapped” category for the list of
volumes by default. To move a volume to the free extent node, delete the unmapped volume.
When the volume is deleted, it is moved to the free extents node. The free extents category is
used internally by the management server. See ”
for more information.
IMPORTANT:
Make sure the free extents you select are not being used. Data on the free
extents becomes unusable when a meta volume is created
Keep in mind the following:
• You can narrow the type of volumes displayed in the Volumes pane by using the Volume
Customize Dialog ( ), located above the Volumes pane. See ”
• If the LUN has already been selected and Step 4 is clicked, skip this step or click the
button.
2.
Click Step 3.
3.
If you are asked to specify a LUN number, provide a LUN for each volume displayed. See
” on page 451 for information about numbering LUNs.
Step 3 - Select a Host Security Group
1.
Select a host security group in the LUN pane. See ”
Creating a Host Security Group
page 454 for information on how to create a host security group. See ”
” on page 385 for information on how your storage system handles host security groups.
2.
Click Step 4.
3.
Click the Create Job button.
The job is added to the bottom pane.
4.
Do one of the following:
• If you want the job to execute now, click the Execute Job ( ) button
• If you want the job to execute at a later time, schedule the job as described in the topic,
Providing a LUN Number
Keep in mind the following when providing a LUN number:
•
Unique numbers:
LUN numbers must be unique.
•
HDS 9200 series storage systems:
LUN numbers must be between 0 and 128.
•
HDS 9500V series storage systems:
LUN numbers must be between 0 and 512.
•
Engenio storage systems:
LUN numbers must be between 0 and 31.