HP StorageWorks XP Remote Web Console Software User Manual
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2.
From the Customized Volume pane, select the LDEV folder in the Parity Group - LDEV tree to
display a list of Control Units. From the LDEV Information table, select a VDEV to display detailed
information about LDEVs in the selected VDEV.
3.
Right-click any part of the Parity Group - LDEV tree, and select Install CV.
If the selected VDEV is an OPEN-V volume, the Install CV pane (1) for OPEN-V appears (
). Go to step 4.
If the selected VDEV is a volume other than OPEN-V, the Install CV pane (1) for other than OPEN-V
appears (
). Go to step 5.
4.
From the Install CV pane (1) for OPEN-V, do the following:
a.
In the Capacity Unit list, select the capacity unit for the selected volume from the following
options: MB, Cyl, or block.
b.
Select one of the following CVS volume creation methods:
• Specify capacity and number
• Divide free space by number
• Divide free space by capacity
• Set remaining space as volume.
NOTE:
If there are two or more free spaces in the VDEV, Divide free space by number,
Divide free space by capacity, and Set remaining space as volume are not available.
c.
Specify the CVS volume's capacity or the number of CVs according to the selected method.
For example:
• If you select Specify capacity and number, enter the capacity (either in MB, Cyl, or blocks)
selected in the Capacity Unit list and the number of CVs in Capacity and Number, respect-
ively.
• If you select Divide free space by number, enter the number of CVs in the Number box.
• If you select Divide free space by capacity, enter the capacity in the Capacity box.
• If you select Set remaining space as volume, go to step 6.
NOTE:
The Install CV function allocates CVS volumes in the order in which the function finds
sufficient free space for the CVS volumes. For optimum space allocation, allocate CVS
volumes in descending order of capacity.
d.
Click Set to display the setting in the LDEV Information table. To remove CVS volume settings
displayed in the LDEV Information table, do the following:
• To remove a setting, select the CVS volume, and click Delete. When a confirmation
message appears, click OK.
• To remove all settings, click Clear. When a confirmation message appears, click OK.
e.
To create other CVS volumes, repeat step 4a through step 4d. After setting all CVS volumes,
go to step 6.
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