Maintaining luse volumes, Viewing luse volume details, Changing capacity on a luse volume – HP XP P9500 Storage User Manual

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The unregistered LUSE volume is reset to the state before it was created, and the LUSE volumes or
the LDEVs constituting the reset LUSE volume appear in the LUN Expansion window in the LDEV
Detail table.

Maintaining LUSE volumes

Viewing LUSE volume details

A LUSE volume is made up of multiple volumes (LDEVs). Use this procedure to view the details of
the individual LDEVs that make up a LUSE volume.
1.

In the Remote Web Console Main window, click Actions > Logical Device > LUN Expansion.

2.

Click

to change to Modify mode.

3.

In the LUN Expansion window, select a LUSE volume in the LDEV Detail table.

4.

Right-click the selected LUSE volume, and then select LUSE Detail.

5.

In the LUSE Detail dialog box, review the details. After viewing this list, click Close.

Changing capacity on a LUSE volume

You can change the capacity of a LUSE volume using one of these methods:

Expand LUSE capacity

To expand the capacity of a LUSE volume, select a LUSE volume that you want to expand,
and then add LDEVs or LUSE volumes. Or first select LDEVs or LUSE volumes that you want to
add, and then select a LUSE volume to be expanded.

Reduce LUSE capacity

You may not reduce the capacity of an existing LUSE volume. If you want to reduce the capacity
of a LUSE volume, you must first release the LUSE volume and then redefine the LUSE volume
(see

“Releasing a LUSE volume” (page 67)

). Then select LDEVs of the desired size and create

the LUSE volume again (see

“Creating a LUSE volume ” (page 63)

).

WARNING!

Move or back up your data, or both, before releasing a LUSE volume.

Releasing a LUSE volume

You must release a LUSE volume before you can reduce capacity in an existing LUSE volume.

WARNING!

Move or back up your data, or both, before releasing a LUSE volume. After releasing

a LUSE volume, data will be erased.

To release a LUSE volume

Maintaining LUSE volumes

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