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Releasing a v-vol from a pool, Changing the v-vol threshold, Increasing v-vol capacity – HP StorageWorks XP Remote Web Console Software User Manual

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Figure 39 Changing the Threshold

Releasing a V-VOL from a Pool

If you release a V-VOL from the pool, the free space is added back into the pool.

To release a V-VOL from a pool:

1.

Release the path definitions to the V-VOLs to be deleted. For instructions, see the HP
StorageWorks XP24000/XP20000 LUN Manager User Guide
.

2.

Access the V-VOL window by selecting Go

Volume Manager

V-VOL (see

“Selecting the

V-VOL Group” (page 66)

).

3.

In the V-VOL Group–V-VOL tree in the left side of the window, select the V-VOL group that
contains the V-VOLs that you want to release from a pool. This will display the information for
the individual V-VOLs in the right side of the window.

4.

In the right side of the window, right-click one or more V-VOLs, and select Release V-VOL from
Pool.

CAUTION:

A V-VOL cannot be released from a pool if the volume is a volume with path

definition or reserved volume of XP Auto LUN Software.

5.

Select Apply and then OK to release the V-VOL from the pool. The space assigned to the
V-VOLs will be returned back to the pool as free space.

Changing the V-VOL Threshold

To change the threshold of a V-VOL that is already associated with a pool:

1.

Access the V-VOL window by selecting Go

Volume Manager

V-VOL (see

“Selecting the

V-VOL Group” (page 66)

).

2.

In the V-VOL Group–V-VOL tree in the left side of the window, select the V-VOL group that
contains the V-VOLs that you want to associate with a pool. Selecting a V-VOL group displays
the information for the individual V-VOLs in the right side of the window.

3.

In the right side of the window, right-click one or more V-VOLs, and select Change Threshold
to display the Change Threshold dialog box (see

“Changing the Threshold” (page 67)

). Be

sure to select V-VOLs that are already associated with a pool.

4.

Select the threshold from the list, and then click Set to implement the settings and return to the
V-VOL window. You can set thresholds from 5% to 300%,, in 5% increments. The default is
5%. You can only select from rows with black font.

5.

Click Apply, and then click OK to change the V-VOL threshold.

Increasing V-VOL Capacity

If you increase the V-VOL capacity, you must use the raidvchkset command of XP RAID Manager.
XP RAID Manager version 01-22-03/06 supports the option for increasing capacity, but does not
support the option for decreasing capacity.

You can increase the capacity of V-VOLs used online for the following operating systems:

Windows Server 2008

Windows 2003

Managing V-VOLs and V-VOL Groups

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