HP StorageWorks XP Remote Web Console Software User Manual

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Description

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The Free LDEVs table, in the lower right corner of the Pool window, displays the volumes that
can be specified as pool-VOLs. The following information is displayed for each volume:

LDKC:CU:LDEV: Logical DKC (LDKC) number, CU number and LDEV number.

Capacity: LDEV capacity.

Emulation: Emulation type.

RAID: RAID level. HP recommends that you specify the same RAID level for pool-VOLs
registered in the same pool for best performance. RAID-6 is recommended for large pools
and where recovery time due to drive failure may be unacceptable.

Protection: Data protection level. If Data Retention Utility is installed, the Protection attribute
is set using the Data Retention window in Remote Web Console.

◦ SATA-W/V: Write & Verify method on SATA drives

◦ SATA-E: Enhancing method on SATA drives

◦ Standard: FC drives, flash drives, external volumes, or V-VOLs

It is recommended that the data protection level of the pool-VOLs in the same pool be the
same.

PG: Parity group.

Int. VOL Info: Drive type of internal volumes.

◦ Nothing appears for FC drives.

◦ An asterisk (*) indicates a SATA drive.

◦ A dollar sign ($) indicates an SSD drive.

◦ Three consecutive hyphens (- - -) are displayed for an external volume.

CAUTION:

Pool-VOLs with different drive types cannot be intermixed in the same pool.

Free LDEVs table

Ext. VOL Info: Drive type of external volumes.

◦ Nothing appears for FC drives.

◦ An asterisk (*) indicates a SATA or BD drive.

◦ A dollar sign ($) indicates an SSD drive.

◦ Three consecutive hyphens (- - -) indicate an internal volume.

Cache Mode: if the volume is an external volume, cache mode appears.

CAUTION:

This cache mode is automatically specified when the external volume is mapped.

Pool-VOLs with different cache modes cannot be intermixed in the same pool.

CLPR: CLPR number

Selected LDEVs: Total number of selected volumes.

Implements all pending operations.

Apply

Cancels all pending operations.

Cancel

Table 13 Pop-up Menu Commands

Function

Command Menu

Opens the New Pool dialog box (see

“Defining a New Pool”

(page 59)

)

New Pool

When you
right-click the XP
Thin Provisioning
icon

Deletes one or more pools. This command is only available when
there are pools that can be deleted.

Delete Pool(s)

Returns one or more blocked pools to normal status. This command
is only available when blocked pools exist. If the pool usage level is
100% (POOL FULL), or a pool-VOL in the pool is blocked or being
formatted, this command is not available

Restore Pool(s)

Pool Window

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