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Editing a volume group, Editing a volume group 83 – HP StorageWorks 8000 NAS User Manual

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Click OK to create the new volume group.

You are now ready to create file volumes and place data in those volumes.

Note

If you have a high-availability NAS solution, you must assign

the volume group to a package before you can perform any

further storage configuration. The

only

way to activate a volume

group is to start the package to which you have assigned the

volume group.

Editing a Volume Group

The Edit Volume Group dialog box lets you:

Rename a volume group

Extend the size of an existing volume group

To edit a volume group:

1

In the Command View NAS web interface, click the Storage tab.

2

Navigate down the tree and select Volume Groups.

3

Select the volume group you want to rename by clicking the row.

4

Select Actions > Edit Selected Volume Group.

To rename a volume group: Enter a new name for the volume group in

the dialog box.

To extend the size of the volume group: A table lists the LUNs that are

already a part of the volume group and ones that are available. From

the available LUNs list, select the LUN to add to the volume group, then

click Add. You can add as many LUNs as are available to the volume

group.

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Click OK.

Note

You cannot de-allocate LUNs that are already a part of the

volume group.