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Restoring volumes in an external array, Changing the cache mode setting of the external lu – HP XP External Storage Software User Manual

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Restoring volumes in an external array

1.

In the LU Operation pane, select External Devices in the Device tree. Connected external arrays
appear in the Device list.

2.

In the Device list, right-click the external array you want to restore all volumes in, and select LDEV
Restore
.

The selected external array appears in blue italics in the Device tree and Device list. The contents
of the setting appears in the Preset list. To check setting details, right-click the setting in the Preset
list, and select Detail. To cancel the setting, right-click the setting in the Preset list, and select
Delete.

3.

Click Apply. A confirmation message appears.

4.

Click OK.

For the external LUs of the selected external array, the Status column of the Device list changes
to the restored status, and the external LU can be used in Command View XP or XP Remote Web
Console.

When errors occur during a status change for the external LU, the failed setting and error code
appears in the Preset list. To check the error message, right-click the failed setting, and select
Detail.

Restoring volumes in a mapped external LU individually

1.

In LU Operation pane, select an external LU group number in the Device tree. Information about
the external LUs in the selected external LU group appear in the Device list.

2.

In the Device list, right-click the external LU you want to restore, and select LDEV Restore.

The selected external LU group number and external LU appear in blue italics in the Device tree
and Device list. The contents of the setting appears in the Preset list. To check setting details,
right-click the setting in the Preset list, and select Detail. To cancel the setting, right-click the setting
in the Preset list, and select Delete.

3.

Click Apply. A confirmation message appears.

4.

Click OK.

For the external LUs of the selected external array, the Status column of the Device list changes
to the restored status, and the external LU can be used in the Command View XP or XP Remote
Web Console.

When errors occur during the status change for the external LU, the failed setting and error code
appears in the Preset list. To check the error message, right-click the failed setting, and select
Detail.

Changing the cache mode setting of the external LU

You can change the cache mode of the external LU in the LU Operation pane. To change the cache
mode of the external LU, right-click the array or the external LU, select the Change Cache Mode in the
pop-up menu, and then select Enable or Disable.

Data that is not written by the host (for example, data written by XP Business Copy) is asynchronously
destaged to the external subsystem regardless of the Cache Mode setting.

Check the following before changing the cache mode of the external volume.

Configuring external LUs

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