HP XP7 Storage - Manual (Page 120)

21. In the Confirm window, click Apply to register the setting in the task.
If you select a row and click Detail, the Pool Properties window appears.
If the Go to tasks window for status check box is selected, the Tasks window appears.
For Smart Tiers Z pool when selecting pool-VOLs automatically
To create pools by selecting pool-VOLs automatically:
1.
In the Storage Systems tree on the left pane of the top window, select Pool.
The Pool window appears.
2. Click Create Pools.
The Create Pools windows appears.
3. From the Pool Type list, select Thin Provisioning.
4. From the System Type list, select Mainframe.
5. From the Smart Pool field, select Enable.
CAUTION: You cannot select Enable if the storage system has only external volumes with
the Cache Mode set to Disable.
6. From the Pool Volume Selection field, select Auto.
7. Follow the steps below to select pool-VOLs.
1.
From the Resource Group list, select the resource group name of the pool.
2. From the Performance list, select the performance of the pool.
3. In the Total Capacity list, specify the capacity of the pool.
Values are displayed in Total Pool Volumes and Total Capacity. These values are greater
than the specified value of the pool capacity. If you change the pool configuration, perform
steps d, e, and f.
4. Click Change Pool Configuration.
The Change Pool Configuration Pattern window appears. You can change the pool
configuration that is automatically selected.
5. From the Pool Configuration Patterns table, select the pool configuration row. Then click
Select
NOTE:
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You can select the pool configuration on a parity group basis.
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The priority of the pool configuration is determined by these conditions:
Priority 1: There is no free space in the parity group and one LDEV exists in the
group.
Priority 2: There is no free space in the parity group and multiple LDEVs exist in the
group.
Priority 3: There is free space in the parity group and multiple LDEVs exist in the
group.
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The following items are not displayed in the Pool Configuration Patterns table:
Parity groups with LDEVs that cannot be used as pool-VOLs.
Pool configuration patterns that contain more than 1,024 LDEVs.
6. Click OK.
The information in the Pool Configuration Patterns table is applied to Total Pool Volumes
and Total Capacity.
120 Configuring thin provisioning