9 volume manager operations – HP StorageWorks XP Remote Web Console Software User Manual
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Finding WWNs in Sun Solaris environments .............................................................................. 152
Finding WWNs in AIX, SGI Irix, or Sequent environments ............................................................ 153
Finding WWNs in HP-UX environments ..................................................................................... 153
7 Overview of Volume Manager and Custom Volume Size ..................... 157
Overview of Volume Manager .................................................................................................. 157
Volume Manager function ................................................................................................. 157
Volume Manager guidelines .............................................................................................. 158
Volume Manager operations using a path-defined LDEV ................................................. 159
Overview of Custom Volume Size .............................................................................................. 160
CVS function ................................................................................................................... 160
Parity group configuration ................................................................................................. 161
Volume to Space function .................................................................................................. 162
Install CV function ............................................................................................................ 163
Calculating CV capacity for mainframe systems ............................................................. 166
Calculating CV capacity for open systems ..................................................................... 167
Volume Initialize and Make Volume functions ....................................................................... 171
SSID requirements ............................................................................................................ 173
Requirements for CU groups .............................................................................................. 173
8 Preparing to use Volume Manager or Custom Volume Size .................. 175
System requirements ................................................................................................................ 175
XP Command View Advanced Edition Software or XP Remote Web Console requirements ......... 175
Installing Volume Manager and CVS .................................................................................. 175
Connecting to the array ........................................................................................................... 175
Starting Volume Manager and CVS .......................................................................................... 176
Changing to Modify mode ...................................................................................................... 176
9 Volume Manager operations ........................................................... 179
Volume Manager panes .......................................................................................................... 179
Volume Manager main pane ............................................................................................. 179
LDEV Information tree ................................................................................................. 179
LDEV Information table ............................................................................................... 180
Capacity Unit box ...................................................................................................... 181
Selected LDEVs .......................................................................................................... 181
Select an LDEV list ..................................................................................................... 181
Volume Count list ....................................................................................................... 181
Free LDEVs table ........................................................................................................ 182
Expanded LDEVs list ................................................................................................... 183
Buttons ..................................................................................................................... 183
Volume Manager operations shortcut menu ......................................................................... 183
Set LUSE Confirmation pane .............................................................................................. 184
Release LUSE Confirmation pane ........................................................................................ 185
Reset LUSE Confirmation pane ........................................................................................... 186
Concatenation List pane .................................................................................................... 186
Volume Manager operations .................................................................................................... 187
Preparing to use Volume Manager ..................................................................................... 187
Volume Manager operations .............................................................................................. 188
Viewing LUSE configuration information .............................................................................. 188
Viewing concatenated parity groups ................................................................................... 188
Creating LUSE volumes ..................................................................................................... 189
Creating LUSE volumes using the Volume Count list ........................................................ 189
Creating LUSE volumes using the Select an LDEV list ....................................................... 190
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