HP XP20000XP24000 Disk Array - Manual (Page 49)

12. Enter the number of V-VOLs you want to create in the Number of V-VOL text box.
Note: You can enter only a whole number from 1 to 1,024 in this text box.
13. Click Set.
The volumes are added to the V-VOL information setting list (middle of the window). To create
more V-VOLs, repeat steps 9 through 13 .
Note: You cannot add new V-VOLs to the V-VOL group after you complete the operations to
create the V-VOLs. Make sure that you add enough V-VOLs at this point.
14. Click Next.
The Create V-VOL wizard dialog box (2) ( Figure 15 on page 52) is displayed.
15. Select the volume in the V-VOL information setting list (upper-right area of the dialog box).
16. Select the LDKC number from the Select LDKC No. drop-down list, and select the CU number
from the Select CU No. drop-down list.
The areas for the CU selected from the drop-down list are displayed in the Select LDEV No. area
(middle of the dialog box).
Notes:
• Only the areas displayed by white cells are available for the V-VOLs. You cannot use the
areas displayed by gray cells to create the V-VOLs.
• To select the CUs that belong to other SLPRs, select the CU number of another SLPR is used.
check box.
17. Select the interval between the LDEV numbers from the Interval drop-down list.
Note: If you select 0, the LDEV number will be sequential.
18. Select the area in the Select LDEV No. area.
The color of the selected area changes to blue. The CU number and LDEV number are added to
the V-VOL information setting list, and the blue italic text changes to black normal text.
If there are multiple V-VOLs to set, repeat steps 15 through 18 .
19. Click Next.
The Create V-VOL wizard dialog box (3) ( Figure 16 on page 53) is displayed.
20. Check the settings, and if there is no problem, click OK.
The Create V-VOL wizard dialog box (3) closes, and the V-VOL window is displayed again.
In the V-VOL window, the settings are displayed in blue italic text.
21. Click Apply.
A confirmation message is displayed asking if it is OK to apply the setting to the storage system.
22. Click OK.
The confirmation message closes, and the new V-VOL information is applied to the storage
system.
Figure 13 New V-VOL Group Dialog Box
New V-VOL Group dialog box displays the following items:
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