HP VMA-series Memory Arrays User Manual
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5.
Define the size of a LUN, in one of the following ways:
•
To define the size of the LUN based on the space available, select
Use all available space
equally
.
•
To manually define the size of each LUN, select
Specific size per LUN
and enter the size in GB.
Note:
The size of the LUNs may be restricted by the space available in the container.
6.
Select one of the following block sizes for the LUN:
•
512 bytes
.
•
4096 bytes
.
Caution:
Not all systems can handle 4096-byte blocks. Use 512-byte blocks, if you are not sure what
type of clients will be connected to an exported LUN.
7.
Make the following selections, as appropriate:
•
Zero-out drive space when creating
—Securely erases the drive prior to creating the new
LUNs. Zeroing-out data may take some time for large LUNs.
•
Online
—Sets the LUNs online.
•
Read-only
—Sets the LUNs as read-only.
8.
Click OK. The specified LUNs are created in the container.
To delete a LUN, do the following:
1.
Select Manage > Manage LUNs. The LUN Management page appears.
2.
In the Container panel, select a container from the Container drop-down list.
3.
Search for the LUN, as described in