HP XP External Storage Software - Manual (Page 56)

• Multi: For the Multi mode, all of the cross-subsystem paths that you configured are used
at the same time. The multiple paths are used to execute the I/Os to the external volume
distributing the work load.
• Ext. VOL Info: information about the external volume. When the external volume is a SATA
drive of the TagmaStore AMS storage system, the TagmaStore WMS storage system, or the
Thunder 9500V series storage system, an asterisk (*) is displayed. For the operation of the
SATA drive, follow the method of the TagmaStore AMS storage system, the TagmaStore WMS
storage system, or the Thunder 9500V storage system.
• Ext. VOL Status: status of the operation executed to the external volume or status of the
connection of the mapping path. For the displayed statuses, see Table 7 on page 54.
• Progress: displays when the Status is Cache Destage. The progress status of destaging
processing is displayed in 1 % to 100 %.
• Characteristic2: extended identification number of the external volume. This information is
used for identifying volumes in the EVA storage system. For detail about Characteristic2, see
“ Connecting External Storage Systems ” on page 113.
• Cross-subsystem Paths
The following items are displayed:
• Priority: Priority of the cross-subsystem paths. 1 indicates the cross-subsystem path with the
highest priority.
• Port: The port number in the local storage system connecting to the external storage system.
• WWN: Identification number of the port in the external storage system.
• Pop-up Menu
Right-click a row in the External Volumes (at the top of the window) to perform the following
operations from the pop-up menu.
56 Using the External Storage GUI