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• The V-VOLs you are creating are used when you specify the Snapshot XP pair’s S-VOLs. Since

the capacity of the Snapshot XP pair’s P-VOL and S-VOL must be equal, consider the P-VOL’s

capacity when you decide the V-VOL capacity.

10.

Enter the number of V-VOLs you want to create in the Number of V-VOL text box.

NOTE:

You can enter only a whole number from 1 to 256 in this text box.

11.

Click Set. The volumes are added to the V-VOL information setting list (middle of the pane).
To create more V-VOLs, repeat

step 7

through

step 11

.

NOTE:

Using Snapshot XP, you cannot add new V-VOLs to the V-VOL group when you create

V-VOLs. Ensure that you add enough V-VOLs to create the Snapshot XP pairs at this point.

12.

Click Next. The Create V-VOL wizard pane (2) (

Figure 15

) appears.

13.

Select the volume in the V-VOL information setting list (upper-right area of pane).

14.

Select the CU number from the Select CU No. drop-down list. Areas of the selected CU appear in the

Select LDEV No. area (middle of pane).

NOTE:

• Only areas displayed by white cells are available for V-VOLs. You cannot use areas displayed

by gray cells to create V-VOLs.

• To select CUs belonging to other SLPRs, select the CU number of another SLPR is used. check

box.

15.

Select the interval between LDEV numbers from the Interval drop-down list.

NOTE:

If you select 0, the LDEV number is sequential.

16.

Select the area in the Select LDEV No. area. The color of the selected area changes to blue. CU and

LDEV numbers are added to the V-VOL information setting list, and blue italics changes to black

normal.
To set multiple V-VOLs, repeat

step 13

through

step 16

.

17.

Click Next. The Create V-VOL wizard pane (3) (

Figure 16

) appears.

18.

Check the settings. If there is no problem, click OK. The Create V-VOL wizard pane (3) closes, and the

V-VOL pane appears again. In the V-VOL pane, settings are displayed in blue italics.

19.

Click Apply. A confirmation message appears asking if it is OK to apply the setting to the disk array.

20.

Click OK. The confirmation message closes. and the new V-VOL information is applied to the disk

array.

Figure 13

New V-VOL Group pane

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