IBM DS8000 - Manual (Page 399)

Appendix B. Using DS8000 with iSeries 377
4. When adding disk units to a configuration, you can add them as empty units by selecting
Option 2 or you can choose to allow OS/400 to balance the data across all the disk units.
Normally, we recommend balancing the data. Select Option
8, Add units to ASPs and
balance data as shown in Figure B-3.
Figure B-3 Work with Disk Configuration menu
5. Figure B-4 on page 377 shows the Specify ASPs to Add Units to panel. Specify the ASP
number next to the desired units. Here we have specified ASP1, the System ASP. Press
Enter.
Figure B-4 Specify ASPs to Add Units to
6. The Confirm Add Units panel will appear for review as shown in Figure B-5. If everything is
correct, press Enter to continue.
Work with Disk Configuration
Select one of the following:
1. Display disk configuration
2. Add units to ASPs
3. Work with ASP threshold
4. Include unit in device parity protection
5. Enable remote load source mirroring
6. Disable remote load source mirroring
7. Start compression on non-configured units
8. Add units to ASPs and balance data
9. Start device parity protection
Selection
8
F3=Exit F12=Cancel
Specify ASPs to Add Units to
Specify the ASP to add each unit to.
Specify Serial Resource
ASP Number Type Model Capacity Name
21-662C5 4326 050 35165 DD124
21-54782 4326 050 35165 DD136
1 75-1118707 2107 A85 35165 DD006
F3=Exit F5=Refresh F11=Display disk configuration capacity
F12=Cancel