HP XP7 Storage - Manual (Page 44)

Removing an LDEV to be registered
The Storage Administrator (Provisioning) role is required to perform this task.
If you do not want to register an LDEV that is scheduled to be registered, you can remove it from
the registration task.
1.
In the Selected LDEVs table in the Create LDEVs window, select an LDEV, and then click Remove.
A message appears asking whether you want to remove the selected row or rows. If you want
to remove the row, click OK.
2. Click Finish.
3. In the Confirm window, click Apply. The LDEV is removed from the registering task.
If Go to tasks window for status is checked, the Tasks window opens.
Blocking LDEVs
The Storage Administrator (Provisioning) role is required to perform this task.
Before you format or shred a registered LDEV, the LDEV must be blocked. You can use this procedure
to block internal and external volumes from any of these tabs.
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LDEVs tab when you make a selection from Parity Groups.
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LDEVs tab when you select Logical Devices.
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Virtual Volumes tab when you select a Pool.
1. In the Storage Systems tree of the Remote Web Console main window, select the resource of
the tab you want to view.
2. If Blocked does not appear in the Status column, you can use the following steps to block the
LDEV.
If Blocked does appear in the column, you can skip the remaining steps.
3. Select the LDEV.
You can select multiple LDEVs that are listed together or separately.
4. Open the Block LDEVs window in one of 2 ways.
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Click More Actions > Block LDEVs.
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From the Actions menu, select Logical Device > Block LDEVs.
5. Note the settings in the Confirm window and enter a unique Task Name or accept the default
and click Apply.
If Go to tasks window for status is checked, the Tasks window opens.
Blocking LDEVs in a parity group
The Storage Administrator (Provisioning) role is required to perform this task.
You can use this procedure to block LDEVs in a parity group from one of these tabs.
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Parity Groups tab when you select Parity Groups from the Storage Systems tree of the Remote
Web Console main window.
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Parity Groups tab when you select Internal or External from Parity Groups from the Storage
Systems tree.
1. In the Storage Systems tree, select the resource of the tab you want to view.
2. If Blocked does not appear in the LDEV Status column, you can use the following steps to block
the LDEV.
If Blocked does appear in the column, you can skip the remaining steps.
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