Consistency group requirements, Snapshot group requirements – HP XP7 Storage User Manual

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Requirement

Item

128

Pool limit per storage system

This can include THP, Smart, and FS pool types.

Dynamically increase the pool-VOL capacity. To do this, increase the capacity
for at least one parity group.

Increasing capacity

Use the following workflow to decrease pool capacity:

Decreasing pool capacity

1.

Delete the pool-VOLs (see

“Decreasing pool capacity” (page 121)

).

2.

Reconfigure the pool (see

“Workflow for creating Fast Snap data pools”

(page 38)

).

The pool is not used by an FS pair.

Deleting pools

For more information about deleting pools, see

“Deleting pools” (page 130)

.

Value: Warning Threshold

Data pool warning threshold

Range: 20 - 95%, in 1% increments.

Default: 80%

Note: If you exceed the data pool warning threshold, a warning is issued
through a service information message (SIM) and an SNMP trap reporting
excessing pool usage.

For more information:

About editing the data pool warning threshold, see

“Editing the data pool

warning threshold” (page 124)

.

About checking alerts and checking the details of a SIM, see the HP XP7
Remote Web Console User Guide
.

About SNMP traps, see the HP XP7 SNMP Agent User Guide.

Consistency group requirements

The following table explains requirements for consistency groups.

Requirement

Item

Value: 0 to 255.

Consistency group number

Note: If a number is not assigned, an unassigned number is automatically
assigned.

For FS only, you can also use consistency group numbers 128 to 255 (80 to
FF).

8,192 pairs per consistency group.

Pair limit

Note: You cannot define a mix of BC, BC Z, and FS pairs in a consistency
group. FS consistency groups can only contain FS pairs.

Snapshot group requirements

The following table explains requirements for snapshot groups.

Requirement

Item

Character limit:32

Name

After you create a snapshot group, you cannot change the name.

Group and FS pair limit

Snapshot groups per storage system: 512

FS pairs per snapshot group: 8,192

System requirements

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