9 volume manager operations – HP StorageWorks XP Remote Web Console Software User Manual

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Finding WWNs in Sun Solaris environments .............................................................................. 152
Finding WWNs in AIX, SGI Irix, or Sequent environments ............................................................ 153
Finding WWNs in HP-UX environments
..................................................................................... 153

7 Overview of Volume Manager and Custom Volume Size ..................... 157

Overview of Volume Manager .................................................................................................. 157

Volume Manager function ................................................................................................. 157
Volume Manager guidelines .............................................................................................. 158

Volume Manager operations using a path-defined LDEV ................................................. 159

Overview of Custom Volume Size .............................................................................................. 160

CVS function ................................................................................................................... 160
Parity group configuration ................................................................................................. 161
Volume to Space function .................................................................................................. 162
Install CV function ............................................................................................................ 163

Calculating CV capacity for mainframe systems ............................................................. 166
Calculating CV capacity for open systems ..................................................................... 167

Volume Initialize and Make Volume functions ....................................................................... 171
SSID requirements ............................................................................................................ 173
Requirements for CU groups
.............................................................................................. 173

8 Preparing to use Volume Manager or Custom Volume Size .................. 175

System requirements ................................................................................................................ 175

XP Command View Advanced Edition Software or XP Remote Web Console requirements ......... 175
Installing Volume Manager and CVS
.................................................................................. 175

Connecting to the array ........................................................................................................... 175
Starting Volume Manager and CVS .......................................................................................... 176
Changing to Modify mode
...................................................................................................... 176

9 Volume Manager operations ........................................................... 179

Volume Manager panes .......................................................................................................... 179

Volume Manager main pane ............................................................................................. 179

LDEV Information tree ................................................................................................. 179
LDEV Information table ............................................................................................... 180
Capacity Unit box ...................................................................................................... 181
Selected LDEVs
.......................................................................................................... 181
Select an LDEV list
..................................................................................................... 181
Volume Count list
....................................................................................................... 181
Free LDEVs table ........................................................................................................ 182
Expanded LDEVs list ................................................................................................... 183
Buttons
..................................................................................................................... 183

Volume Manager operations shortcut menu ......................................................................... 183
Set LUSE Confirmation pane .............................................................................................. 184
Release LUSE Confirmation pane ........................................................................................ 185
Reset LUSE Confirmation pane ........................................................................................... 186
Concatenation List pane
.................................................................................................... 186

Volume Manager operations .................................................................................................... 187

Preparing to use Volume Manager ..................................................................................... 187
Volume Manager operations .............................................................................................. 188
Viewing LUSE configuration information
.............................................................................. 188
Viewing concatenated parity groups
................................................................................... 188
Creating LUSE volumes ..................................................................................................... 189

Creating LUSE volumes using the Volume Count list ........................................................ 189
Creating LUSE volumes using the Select an LDEV list ....................................................... 190

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