HP StorageWorks XP Remote Web Console Software User Manual
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Contents
1 Overview of HP XP Thin Provisioning Software................................................5
2 About XP Thin Provisioning Operations..........................................................8
Relationship between XP Thin Provisioning volumes and pools...................................................8
Supported Configurations.....................................................................................................8
Pools..................................................................................................................................9
V-VOLs...............................................................................................................................9
Growing a V-VOL ...........................................................................................................9
Reclaiming Pages from a V-VOL......................................................................................10
Monitoring Pool Usage Levels..............................................................................................11
Full Pool Handling..............................................................................................................12
Thresholds.........................................................................................................................13
SIM Reference Codes.........................................................................................................15
Pool Status........................................................................................................................16
Balancing I/O Load Across the Pool.....................................................................................16
Using XP Continuous Access Software..................................................................................19
Using XP Continuous Access Journal Software........................................................................19
Using XP Business Copy Software........................................................................................20
Using XP Disk/Cache Partition.............................................................................................21
Using XP Auto LUN............................................................................................................21
3 Preparing for XP Thin Provisioning Operations..............................................22
Hardware and Software Requirements..................................................................................22
License Requirements..........................................................................................................22
Shared Memory Requirements.............................................................................................22
Operating System and File System Capacity..........................................................................22
Volume and Pool Requirements............................................................................................24
4 Using the XP Thin Provisioning GUI.............................................................27
Pool Window.........................................................................................................................27
V-VOL Window......................................................................................................................31
XP Thin Provisioning Window...................................................................................................34
New Pool Dialog Box..............................................................................................................37
Change Pool Information Dialog Box.........................................................................................38
New V-VOL Group Dialog Box.................................................................................................38
Create V-VOL Dialog Box (1)....................................................................................................39
Create V-VOL Dialog Box (2)....................................................................................................40
Create V-VOL Dialog Box (3)....................................................................................................42
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