Powering off and on the external storage system, Powering off and on the local storage system – HP XP Racks User Manual
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Before deleting external volume mapping, make sure that the volume has no LU paths and is not
part of a copy pair. See
“Deleting an external volume mapping ” (page 62)
for instructions.
Powering off and on the external storage system
Required Role
•
Storage Administrator (Provisioning)
To power off the external system
1.
Stop read and write I/O to the mapped external volume.
2.
If the external volume is defined as a THP V-VOL in the internal system, block all THP V-VOLs
for maintenance as follows:
Procedure 9 To block all THP V-VOLs in the pool
1.
Click Pools in the Storage Systems tree.
2.
In the tree, select the pool to be blocked.
3.
Select the Virtual Volumes tab.
4.
Click Select All Pages.
5.
On the menu bar, click Actions, Logical Device, and then Block LDEVs.
6.
In the Block LDEVs window, confirm the settings and enter the task name in the Task Name
box.
7.
Click Apply in the Confirm window.
3.
Disconnect the external storage system. See
“Disconnecting external systems and volumes ”
for instructions.
4.
Perform the procedure for powering off the external storage system.
Related Topics
•
Block LDEVs window in the HP XP7 Provisioning for Open Systems User Guide
Procedure 10 To power on the external system
1.
Power on the external storage system.
2.
Reconnect the external system. See
“Reconnecting external systems and volumes ” (page 59)
for instructions.
3.
If the external volume was defined as a THP V-VOL in the local system, restore all blocked
THP V-VOLs.
Procedure 11 To restore all THP V-VOLs in the pool
1.
Click Pools in the Storage Systems tree.
2.
In the tree, select the pool to be restored.
3.
Select the Virtual Volumes tab.
4.
Click Select All Pages.
5.
On the menu bar, click Actions, Logical Device, and then Restore LDEVs.
6.
In the Restore LDEVs window, confirm the settings and enter the task name in the Task
Name box.
7.
Click Apply in the Confirm window.
Related Topics
•
Restore LDEVs window in the HP XP7 Provisioning for Open Systems User Guide
Powering off and on the local storage system
Prerequisite information
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Monitoring and maintenance