HP XP P9500 Storage - Manual (Page 133)

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If Mixable is set to Enable, RAID 1 volume and an external volume can be registered in a
pool. If Mixable is set to Disable, a RAID 1 volume and an external volume cannot be registered
in a pool.
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If the pool-VOL is the external volume, set Enable for Cache Mode.
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If the pool-VOLs are added, the tier relocation being performed stops.
Procedure 12 To increase pool capacity
1. In the Remote Web Console main window, in the Storage Systems tree, select Pool.
2. From the Pools table, select the pool for which you want to increase the capacity. You cannot
increase pool capacity for multiple pools.
3. Click Expand Pool.
4. In the Expand Pool window, select the pool-VOL.
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Click Select Pool VOLs.
2. In the Select Pool VOLs window, from the Available Pool Volumes table, select the pool-VOL
you want to assign, and then click Add.
The selected pool-VOLs are registered in the Selected Pool Volumes table.
Up to 1024 volumes can be added including the volumes already in the pool.
If Multi-Tier Pool is enabled for the pool whose capacity is to be increased, note the
following:
Up to three different drive types are allowed for Drive Type/RPM for the volume to be
added.
For the volumes to be added to the same pool, use one RAID Level value for one Drive
Type/RPM.
Example: You cannot add a volume whose Drive Type/RPM is SAS/15k and whose RAID
Level is 5 (3D+1P) and a volume whose Drive Type/RPM is SAS/15k and whose RAID
Level is 5 (7D+1P) to the same pool.
Do the following if necessary.
- From Filter option, select ON to filter the rows.
- Click Select All Pages to select pool-VOLs in the table. To cancel the selection, click Select
All Pages again.
- Click Options to specify the unit of volumes or the number of rows to be viewed.
3. Click OK.
The Select Pool VOLs window closes. The number of the selected pool volumes appears
in Total Selected Pool Volumes, and the total capacity of the selected pool-VOL appears
in Total Selected Capacity.
5. Click Finish.
6. In the Confirm window, confirm the settings, in Task Name type a unique name for this task
or accept the default, and then click Apply.
If Go to tasks window for status is checked, the Tasks window opens.
Changing a pool name
1. In the Remote Web Console main window, in the Storage Systems tree, select Pool.
2. From the Pools table, select the pool for which you want to change the name.
Select multiple pools using the Shift key (if the pools are adjacent), or using the Ctrl key (if the
pools are not adjacent).
3. Click More Actions, and then select Edit Pools.
4. In the Edit Pools window, in Pool Name, specify a name for this pool.
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