HP XP P9000 for Compatible High Perf FICON Connectivity Software - Manual (Page 79)

7. Verify the Prestaging setting:
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To enable prestaging, select Prestaging.
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To disable prestaging, clear Prestaging.
8. To start the operations, click Apply. If Prestaging was selected, respond to the Yes/No
confirmation. To continue with prestaging, click Yes. To continue without it, click No.
9. Monitor the Cache Residency window to make sure that the operations complete successfully.
The cache information area shows the progress of the requested operations.
Placing LDEVs into Cache Residency cache
This procedure places all data on one or more LDEVs into Cache Residency cache.
1.
In the Cache Residency window, select the desired CLPR from the CLPR list.
2. In the CU:LDEV tree, select the LDKC and the CU containing the desired LDEV, and then select
the desired LDEV.
The LDEV information table shows the information for the selected LDEV. A dash (-) in the Mode
column indicates an area not already allocated to Cache Residency cache.
3. In the Cache Residency window, select desired options:
1.
In the Cache Residency Mode box, select the desired mode (Bind or Priority).
2. Select the desired Prestaging Mode setting (Yes or No). To set the prestaging function,
the Prestaging check box must already be selected.
3. Check the Select All Area box. Leave the Start and End fields blank.
CAUTION: Make sure to select the correct options, because the options cannot be
changed after data is added to cache. To change between bind and priority modes, or
to enable and disable the prestaging function, release the cache area that you want to
change, and then place the data back into Cache Residency cache with the desired
settings.
4. If you do not want to apply the same options to any other LDEVs, make sure that the Multi Set
/ Release box is not checked, click Set, and then click OK on the confirmation dialog box.
The requested operation appears in blue in the LDEV information table.
To apply the same options to additional LDEVs:
1.
In the Cache Residency window, select the Multi Set / Release box, click Set, and then
click OK. The Multi Set dialog box opens showing the data range and options selected
on the Cache Residency window.
2. In the Multi Set dialog box, select the desired CU image, and select the desired LDEVs.
The options displayed on the dialog box will be applied to all selected LDEVs.
3. Click Set to return to the Cache Residency window. The requested Cache Residency
operations appears in blue in the LDEV information table.
5. Repeat steps 2 through 4 until all desired operations are listed. The Release is unavailable
until you apply (or cancel) your requested operations.
6. Verify the Prestaging setting:
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To enable prestaging, select Prestaging.
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To disable prestaging, clear Prestaging.
7. To start the operations, click Apply:
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If Prestaging was selected, respond to the Yes/No confirmation. To continue with
prestaging, select Yes. To continue without it, select No.
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To cancel the operation, click Cancel and click OK on the confirmation.
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