Formatting ldevs – HP StorageWorks XP Remote Web Console Software User Manual

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13.

In the Input SSID box, select a new SSID.

NOTE:

When you are logged in as a storage administrator and the
SSID number of another SLPR is used check box is selected, you can also enter an SSID in
the Input SSID list.

14.

Click Set. The SSID appears in the SSID box of the SSID setting area.

15.

To set two or more SSIDs, repeat step 12 through step 14.

16.

After setting all SSIDs, click Next. The Make Volume confirmation pane appears.

17.

Verify that the information is correct, and click OK.

The created CVS volumes appear in blue bold italic in the LDEV Information table on the
Customized Volume pane.

NOTE:

Setting changes are not yet implemented in the array. You cannot manipulate VDEVs denoted
by blue icons until you click Apply to apply the changes to the array or Cancel to cancel
them, but you can initialize additional CVS volumes in VDEVs denoted by red icons.

18.

To apply changes to the array, click Apply (or Cancel to cancel them).

NOTE:

If desired, you can make settings on the Volume Initialize function (see

Converting CVs back

to FVs (Volume Initialize operation)

) before clicking Apply. If you click Apply after making

settings on the Make Volume and Volume Initialize functions, settings on these functions are
applied simultaneously to the array.

19.

Click OK.

NOTE:

When the Make Volume operation starts, a notation appears across the bottom of the pane
indicating the progress and completion at the end of the operation.

Formatting LDEVs

Use the LDEV Format feature to format volumes, including external LUs. To format volumes, ensure
that the volumes are in blocked status, as explained in the following procedure.

NOTE:

For more information about external LUs, see the

HP StorageWorks External Storage XP user guide.

XP LUN Configuration and Security Manager User Guide

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