HP XP P9000 Command View Advanced Edition Software - Manual (Page 43)

Creating a LUSE volume
Information needed before creating a LUSE volume:
• The name of the target host
• The target volumes (LUSE volumes or basic volumes that are already allocated to the host).
Tasks to complete before creating a LUSE volume:
• Creating volumes to be added
1. From the Resources tab, select Hosts.
2. Expand the tree and select the target host.
3. From the list of volumes, select the LUSE volume or the basic volume, and then click the Create
LUSE Volume button.
4. Click the Add Volumes button.
5. Select a volume(s) to be added, and then create a plan.
6. If there is no problem, execute the plan.
7. View the list of tasks to make sure that all tasks are complete.
The size of the target volume is now increased and can be confirmed from the tree view of the Resources
tab.
About releasing a LUSE volume
To release a LUSE setting, the LUSE volume must first be unallocated from all hosts. Users can release
a LUSE setting either by selecting it or using the Unallocating Volumes dialog box.
Releasing a LUSE volume
To release a LUSE volume, you release the LUSE setting for the target volume.
Before releasing a LUSE volume, make sure that it has been unallocated from all hosts.
1. From the Resources tab, select Storage Systems.
2. Expand the tree and select the Open-Unallocated group of the target storage system from which
you want to release the LUSE setting.
3. From the list of volumes, select the volume for which the LUSE setting is to be released, and then
click the Release LUSE Volumes button.
4. If there is no problem, execute the plan.
5. View the list of tasks to make sure that all tasks are complete.
The LUSE setting for the target volume is now released.
Virtualizing storage
This module describes how to virtualize storage.
About virtualizing volumes
Virtualizing volumes is the process of mapping external storage system volumes to an internal storage
system.
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