Allocating and unallocating volumes – HP XP Array Manager Software User Manual
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1.
On the Mobility tab, select General Tasks, then select Manage Data Placement Profiles.
2.
Click the Overall Profile View button, or Logical Group View button, then click the Schedule
Profiles button.
3.
To create a plan, specify the necessary items by following the instructions in the window.
4.
If there is no problem with the plan, submit it.
5.
View the list of tasks to make sure that the operation for which a schedule is set is registered as
a task.
Related topics
• About virtualizing storage tiers
Editing an external LDEV tiering rank for a Smart pool
You can edit the external LDEV tiering rank (Low/Medium/High) for a pool volume.
Prerequisites
•
Virtualize sufficient storage.
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Define hardware tiers that consist of external volumes.
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Connect the external storage system.
1.
On the Resources tab, select Storage Systems, and then select the target THP Pools.
2.
Select the target Smart pool, and click the THP Pool Vols tab.
3.
Select the target Smart pool volume the THP Pools Vols list, and then click Edit External LDEV Tier
Rank.
4.
In the External LDEV Tier Rank menu, change the tier ranking (Low/Middle/High) to a different
value.
5.
(Optional) Update the task name and provide a description.
6.
(Optional) Expand Schedule to specify the task schedule. You can schedule the task to run
immediately or later, The default setting is Now. If scheduled for Now, select View task status to
monitor the task after it is submitted.
7.
Click Submit. If the task is to run immediately, the task begins.
8.
You can check the progress and the result of the task on the Tasks & Alerts tab. Click on the task
name to view details of the task.
The external LDEV tiering rank for the Smart pool volume has been changed on the target storage
system.
Related topics
• About virtualizing storage tiers
Allocating and unallocating volumes
This module describes volume allocation, provides information about volume allocation requirements,
describes multiple ways in which you can allocate volumes, and provides related procedures for
allocating volumes and editing volume or host access.
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