HP XP P9500 Storage User Manual

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Description

Item

Specify the format type. This appears when an internal or external volume
is used.

Format Type

Quick Format: Quick formatting is the default format type. You cannot
select this when the provisioning type is something other than the internal
volume.

Write to Control Blocks: You can select this option when the external
mainframe volume is created. This is default when selecting the external
volume of the mainframe system.

Normal Format: Normal formatting.

No Format: Volumes are not formatted.

Specify the LDEV ID. LDKC is fixed to 00. Default of CU and DEV is 00:00.

Initial LDEV ID

For creating multiple LDEVs, select the interval of the assigned LDEV ID
from the Interval list.

Displays the View LDEV IDs windows.

View LDEV IDs

Specify the SSID. The default is 0004.

Initial SSID

When creating multiple LDEVs, specify the beginning number setting to
the LDEV.

Displays the View SSIDs dialog window.

View SSIDs

Specify the CLPR. Displays in ID:CLPR form.

CLPR

Specify the processor blade you want to assign to the LDEV.

Processor Blade

You can select an ID from MPB0 to MPB7. If automatic assignment is
enabled for one or more processors, you can also select Auto.

If Auto is enabled, the default is Auto. If Auto is disabled, the default is
the lowest number of the processor blade.

Specify the tiering policy you want to assign to the LDEV.

Tiering Policy

Tiering Level: All is selected by default. You can change a level from 1 to
5.

New Page Assignment Tier: Middle is selected by default. You can select
from the levels of High, Middle, and Low. For details about the setting,
see

(page 101)

.

You can specify this function when the Multi-Tier Pool is enabled.

Specify this option if the LDEV is to be relocated preferentially. You can
select Default or Prioritize.

Relocation Priority

You can specify this function when the Multi-Tier Pool is enabled.

Select this option when creating LDEVs as he system disk.

Create LDEVs as System Disk

Adds the LDEVs that have settings specified in the setting field is added to
the Selected LDEVs table.

Add

The items that can be set in this window depend on the type of volume you are creating. The
following table lists the items that can be set according to volume type.

Snapshot
volume

External
volume

V-VOL for
mainframe
system

V-VOL for
open system

Internal volume

Item

Required

Required

Required

Required

Required

Provisioning Type

Required

Required

Required

Required

Required

System Type

Required

Required

Required

Required

Required

Emulation Type

240 LDEV GUI reference

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