HP StorageWorks XP Remote Web Console Software - Manual (Page 30)

Description Item
• Threshold2: Fixed threshold compared to usage level. Threshold2 is always fixed at 80%.
Warning: Usage level exceeds a threshold. ◦
◦ Error: Usage level has reached 100%.
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Threshold: Pool usage threshold (%).
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Attribute: Program product that uses the pool.
◦ XP Thin Provisioning
◦ XP Snapshot
• CLPR: CLPR number of the pool volume.
If there is no pool in the storage system, this button initializes the entire V-VOL management
area. If there are one or more pools in the storage system, this button optimizes the unallocated Initialize or Optimize
button
page management table in the pool management area. This process could take up to 30
minutes.
CAUTION: Clicking the Optimize button will cancel any other pending operations in this
window.
Completes the pool-related SIMs, including threshold warnings and blocked pool warnings.
For more information, see
“Managing Pool-Related SIMs” (page 78) . All outstanding SIMs will
SIM Complete Request
check box
be marked completed after clicking Apply. Before using the SIM Complete Request check box.
Make certain that all the outstanding SIM conditions are cleared. For example, Pool Space
has been added to lower the usage level below all defined threshold settings.
Adds the volumes you selected in the Free LDEVs list (below) to the Pool-VOL table. Add Pool VOL button
• The LDKC list limits the display to CUs in the selected LDKC.
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The CU list limits the free LDEVs display to volumes in the selected CU.
The Free LDEVs table, in the lower right corner of the Pool window, displays the volumes that
can be specified as pool-VOLs. The following information is displayed for each volume: Free LDEVs table
• LDKC:CU:LDEV: Logical DKC (LDKC) number, CU number and LDEV number.
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Capacity: LDEV capacity.
• Emulation: Emulation type.
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RAID: RAID level. HP recommends that you specify the same RAID level for pool-VOLs
registered in the same pool for best performance. RAID-6 is recommended for large pools
and where recovery time due to drive failure may be unacceptable.
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Protection: Data protection level. If Data Retention Utility is installed, the Protection attribute
is set using the Data Retention window in Remote Web Console.
◦ SATA-W/V: Write & Verify method on SATA drives
◦ SATA-E: Enhancing method on SATA drives
◦ Standard: FC drives, flash drives, external volumes, or V-VOLs
It is recommended that the data protection level of the pool-VOLs in the same pool be the
same.
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PG: Parity group.
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Int. VOL Info: Drive type of internal volumes.
◦ Nothing appears for FC drives.
◦ An asterisk (*) indicates a SATA drive.
◦ A dollar sign ($) indicates an SSD drive.
◦ Three consecutive hyphens (- - -) are displayed for an external volume.
CAUTION: Pool-VOLs with different drive types cannot be intermixed in the same pool.
30 Using the XP Thin Provisioning GUI