HP XP P9000 Command View Advanced Edition Software - Manual (Page 60)

Allocating selected volumes to hosts
You can allocate selected volumes to one or more hosts.
1. From the Resources tab, select Storage Systems.
2. Expand All Storage Systems, and select a specific storage system. This will list volume group links
in the Detailed Information pane. Listed groups represent available pools, parity groups, and
volumes.
3. Select a group from the Resources pane tree structure, or using the Detailed Information links.
This will list individual pools, parity groups, or volumes.
4. Select an appropriate resource, for example, a pool or parity group with available capacity, or
an open-unallocated volume.
5. Click Allocate Volumes.
TIP:
Open-reserved volumes cannot be allocated. Open-allocated can be used to allocate like volumes.
6. Specify one or more hosts, and other volume allocation requirements.
7. Click Show Plan to check your volume allocation.
8. If the plan is correct, submit the task.
9. Check for a Completed task status.
Allocating volumes to clustered hosts
You can group hosts that belong to a cluster into a logical group. This prevents possible errors with
host selection. If logical groups have not been created you can select multiple hosts in the Allocate
Volumes dialog box.
Tasks that need to be completed beforehand:
• Register clustered hosts into a logical group
• If you have not registered clustered hosts into a logical group, you must confirm the names of the
hosts that belong to the target cluster
1. From the Resources tab, select Logical Groups.
2. Expand All Logical Groups folder, continue down the folder structure to locate your logical group.
3. Drill down until you get the Hosts and Volumes tabs under the summary pane. Select all hosts
for the cluster.
4. Click Allocate Volumes.
TIP:
To allocate volumes to cluster hosts, verify that all cluster host names are displayed in the Allocate
Volume dialog box. Do this as an extra check to prevent an incorrect allocation.
5. Specify your volume allocation requirements.
6. Click Show Plan to check your volume allocation.
7. If the plan is correct, submit the task.
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