Expanding thp/smart pools – HP XP Array Manager Software User Manual
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Select a THP/Smart pool to display more detailed information about that pool.
Use the detailed pools information to verify expected changes in capacity or performance.
Configuration information for each THP/Smart volume is displayed by clicking the volume link
from the list in the THP Vols tab.
If you configured Smart pool tiers to be managed automatically using , you can also verify the
following:
• Monitoring Information
• Last Monitoring Start Date
• Last Monitoring End Date
• Monitoring Status
• Relocation Status
• Relocation Progress (%)
Related topics
• About virtualizing storage capacity
Expanding THP/Smart pools
Pool capacity can be increased by expanding THP/Smart pools or by converting THP pools into Smart
pools.
Expand a THP/Smart pool by adding volumes to it. Expand an existing THP pool by converting it into
an Smart pool, which changes the pool type and allows you to configure tiers that support a mix of
drive types and RAID levels.
Prerequisites
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Register the storage system.
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Verify the external connections for any storage system with multiple performance levels before
defining an external LDEV tier rank.
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Verify that when using HP XP7, HP XP24000/20000, or HP XP P9500 Storage for THP/Smart
pools:
• Parity groups from which volumes have already been created can be added
• Drive type characteristics (for example: drive type and drive speed) in parity groups and RAID
level
NOTE:
In Smart pools, if different drive types and/or RAID levels are mixed in a single tier, they will all be
considered equal for data placement regardless of page access frequency. As a result, I/O performance
will be dependent on the drive type characteristics and RAID level on which any given page resides.
NOTE:
In THP pools, if different drive types and/or RAID levels are mixed in an THP pool, I/O performance
will be dependent on the drive type characteristics and RAID level on which any given page resides.
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