HP XP7 Storage - Manual (Page 285)

Description Item
If TSE-VOL is assigned to the selected pool, the pool cannot be changed from
Disable to Enable.
Specifies the performance monitoring, tier relocation, edit buffer space for new
page assignment, and buffer space for tier relocation if Smart Pool is set to
Enable. Options for Smart Pool
In Fast Snap, you cannot change the setting of this function.
Select the Tier Management check box, and then set the tier management, the
cycle time, and the monitoring period.
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Tier Management: Select Auto or Manual.
• Cycle Time: When selecting Auto in the Tier Management option, select the
cycle of performance monitoring and tier relocation from the Cycle Time list.
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Monitoring Period: When selecting 24 Hours in the Cycle Time list, specify
the time of starting and ending of performance monitoring in 00:00 to 23:59
(default value). Take one or more hours between the starting time and the
ending time. If you specify the starting time later than the ending time, the
performance monitoring continues until the time when you specify as the
ending time on the next day.
Select the Monitoring Mode check box, and then set the monitoring mode.
Monitoring Mode: Specify the monitoring mode. If you perform the tier relocation
weighted to the past period monitoring result, select Continuous Mode. If you
perform the tier relocation on the specified cycle, select Period Mode.
Select the Relocation Speed check box. Then set the tier relocation speed.
Relocation Speed: Specify the page relocation speed when tier relocation is
performed. You can set the speed to: 1(Slowest), 2(Slower), 3(Standard),
4(Faster), or 5(Fastest).
Select the Buffer Space for New page assignment check box, and then set the
buffer space for new page assignment.
Buffer Space for New page assignment: Enter an integer value from 0 to 50 as
the percentage (%) to set for tier 1, tier 2, and tier 3. If there is no tier, you
cannot set this item.
Select the Buffer Space for Tier relocation check box, and then set the buffer
space for tier relocation.
Buffer Space for Tier relocation: Enter an integer value from 2 to 40 as the
percentage (%) to set for tier 1, tier 2, and tier 3.
If the check box is not selected, you cannot set this item. You must set all items
if you change the pool setting from Thin Provisioning (or Thin Provisioning Z) to
Smart Tiers (or Smart Tiers Z).
If the check box is selected, you cannot collapse the Options for Smart Pool field.
Select the Subscription Limit check box, and then enter the subscription limit (%).
In Fast Snap, you cannot change the setting of this function. Subscription Limit
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If this field is blank, the subscription is set to be unlimited.
• For an open system, use blank or a value in the following range:
(Total V-VOL capacity including the control information / pool capacity) *
100(%) +1 to 65534(%)
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For a mainframe system, use blank or a value in the following range:
(Total V-VOL capacity / pool capacity) * 100(%) +1 to 65534(%)
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For the open system, when the current subscription setting is unlimited and
the value calculated by the following formula exceeds 65534, you cannot
configure the subscription limit.
((Total V-VOL capacity including the control information / pool capacity) *
100)
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