Placing ldevs into cache – HP XP7 Storage User Manual
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3.
Click Set to return to the Cache Residency window. The requested Cache Residency
operations appear in blue in the LDEV information table.
CAUTION:
Prestaging cannot be set to the following volumes. As a result, even if Yes is set
for Prestaging Mode and the Multi Set/Release box is checked, these volumes are not displayed
in the Multi Set window.
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Thin Provisioning volume
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Smart Tiers volume
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Thin Provisioning Z volume
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Smart Tiers Z volume
9.
Repeat steps (2)-(5) until all desired operations are listed. The Release is unavailable until you
apply (or cancel) your requested operations.
10. Verify the Prestaging setting:
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To enable prestaging, select Prestaging.
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To disable prestaging, clear Prestaging.
11. To start the operations, click Apply. If Prestaging was selected, respond to the Yes/No
confirmation. To continue with prestaging, click Yes. To continue without it, click No.
12. Monitor the Cache Residency window to make sure that the operations complete successfully.
The cache information area shows the progress of the requested operations.
Related topics
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“Cache Residency window” (page 217)
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“Multi Set dialog box ” (page 221)
Placing LDEVs into cache
This procedure places all data on one or more LDEVs into Cache Residency cache.
Prerequisites
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Required role: Storage Administrator (System Resource Management)
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You must enable the Remote Web Console secondary window. For details, see the HP XP7
Remote Web Console User Guide.
1.
Display the Remote Web Console main window.
2.
Click Actions > Other Function > Cache Residency to open the Cache Residency window.
3.
Click
to change to Modify mode.
4.
In the Cache Residency window, select the desired CLPR from the CLPR list.
5.
In the CU:LDEV tree, select the LDKC and the CU containing the desired LDEV, and then select
the desired LDEV.
The LDEV information table shows the information for the selected LDEV. A dash (-) in the Mode
column indicates an area not already allocated to Cache Residency cache.
6.
In the Cache Residency window, select desired options:
1.
In the Cache Residency Mode box, select the desired mode (Bind or Priority).
2.
Select the desired Prestaging Mode setting (Yes or No). To set the prestaging function,
the Prestaging check box must already be selected.
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