HP XP Array Manager Software User Manual
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Manually starting or stopping the tier relocation of Smart pools
You can manually start or stop tier relocation of Smart pools.
Prerequisites
A Tiered Storage Manager license is required to perform the operation from the Mobility tab.
After confirming the following, you can start relocation of Smart pools:
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Existence of two or more hardware tiers in the target Smart pools
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The Smart pools setting for Tier Management is Manual
To stop relocation of Smart pools, confirm:
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The Smart pools setting for Tier Management is Manual
1.
From the tree view in the Resources tab, select Storage Systems (or use the Mobility tab).
2.
Expand the tree and select THP Pools under the target storage system.
3.
Select one or more Smart pools and click either the Start Relocation or Stop Relocation button.
4.
Set the desired items and execute the task.
5.
View the list of tasks to make sure that all tasks have completed.
6.
Click the link for the task name and check that tier relocation of each Smart pool has started or
stopped.
Related topics
• About virtualizing storage tiers
Scheduling monitoring and tier relocation of Smart pools
You can specify the schedule for monitoring and relocating Smart pools.
Prerequisites
A Tiered Storage Manager license must be registered.
1.
From the Mobility tab, select THP Pools.
2.
Expand the tree view and select the target storage system. From the list of THP/Smart pools,
select the Smart pool for which the schedule is to be set.
3.
On the Summary panel, click Actions, and select Edit Pool.
4.
In the Edit Pool dialog box, click Smart Settings. In Tier Management select the Custom radio
button. Click Select Template to use an existing schedule template, or click Create Template to
create a new schedule template.
5.
Specify the necessary items by following the instructions in the window and create and execute
the plan.
6.
View a list of tasks to make sure that all tasks completed.
7.
In the Mobility tab select the Smart pool. Then from Tier Management in Summary confirm the
template names.
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