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HP Matrix Operating Environment Software User Manual

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NOTE:

Volumes are provisioned from arrays and can belong to service groups. Volumes

inherit tags and permissions settings from both the array and service group to which it belongs.

4.

Click Next

The Set properties screen appears.

5.

From the Service Group list, select the service group to which the array and volumes should
be added, if any.

6.

In the Description field, enter the preferred description of the array.

7.

Click the Next button.

The Set Tags screen appears.

8.

From the Select tags table, select the appropriate boxes to indicate the tags to apply to the
volumes.

9.

Click the Next button.

The Summary screen appears.

10. If the information displayed is correct, click the Finish button. If not, use the Previous button

to correct the information.

To create a volume on an unmanaged array:
1.

From the Navigation tree, expand Arrays, then select the unmanaged array for which to add
a volume.

2.

Click the Actions Import Volume button at the bottom of the screen. (Alternatively, right-click
the array and select Import volume.)

The Import Volume dialog box appears.

3.

In the Properties tab:
a.

Enter the name of the volume into the Name field.

b.

Enter a description in to the Description field.

c.

Use the Service Group list to select the service group to which you want to assign the
volume.

d.

Enter the correct value into the Volume Serial Number field.

e.

Enter the preferred capacity into the Capacity field, then select the units of measure (for
example, GB or TB) from the capacity list.

f.

Select the appropriate value from the list in the RAID field.

g.

If you want to disable fulfillment and automation, clear the Enable fulfillment and
automation box; to enable fulfillment and automation, ensure that the box is selected.

Disable fulfillment and automation when you want to have the resource in the SPM catalog,
but do not want it to be offered as a candidate to fulfill request or to run automation on it.

As part of recovery mode, SPM may put some of the volumes in the disabled state (the Enable
fulfillment and automation box is cleared). If that happens, the storage administrator must
manually review them, then mark them as enabled if and when it is determined safe to do so.
For information about backup and recovery processes, see

Backup and recovery

.

4.

In the Presentations tab:
a.

Click the Add button, directly under the Volume Presentations table in the dialog box.

b.

Click on the blue field in the LUN column, then enter the appropriate LUN number.

c.

Select the host mode from the list in the Host Mode column.

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Importing storage into the storage catalog