Operations for snapshot configuration, Setting the pool – Hitachi MK-97DF8018-00 User Manual

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Operations for SnapShot Configuration

Setting the POOL

Up to 64 data pools can be designated for each subsystem, by assigning a

logical unit that has been created and formatted. Up to 64 logical units can

be assigned to each data pool. The accurate capacity of a data pool cannot

be determined immediately after an LU has been assigned. Data pool

capacity can only be confirmed approximately 3 minutes per 100 GB.

The following restrictions apply to LUs assigned to a data pool:
• Logical units once assigned to a data pool are no longer recognized by a

host.

• Because data will be lost when excess over the limited value of the

POOL capacity occurs, 20 GB at least is recommended as a standard

POOL capacity. Incidentally, when the POOL capacity being used

exceeds the threshold value (default value: usage rate of 70%), the

pair in the Split status is changed to the Pool full status.

• An LU with a SAS drive and an LU with a SATA drive cannot coexist in a

data pool.

• When using SnapShot with Cache Partition Manager, the segment size

of the LU belonging to a data pool must be the default size (16 kB) or

less.

The following is the procedure for creating a POOL for storing differential

data for use by Snapshot.

To designate data Pool(s) (POOL(s)):
1. From the command prompt, register the subsystem to which you want

to create the Data Pool, then connect to the subsystem.

2. Execute the aupool command create a Data Pool.

First, display the LUs to be assigned to a Data Pool, and then create a

Data Pool.
The following is the example of specifying LU 100 for Data Pool 0.

% aupool –unit subsystem-name –availablelist –poolno 0
Data Pool : 0
Available Logical Units
LUN Capacity RAID Group RAID Level Type Status
100 30.0GB 0 6( 9D+2P) SAS Normal
200 35.0GB 0 6( 9D+2P) SAS Normal
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% aupool –unit subsystem-name –add –poolno 0 -lu 100
Are you sure you want to add the logical unit(s) to the data pool
0?
(y/n[n]): y
The logical unit has been successfully added.
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