HP XP Array Manager Software - Manual (Page 3)

Contents
1 About LUSE Operations...............................................................................5
Overview of LUN Expansion (LUSE).............................................................................................5
LUSE Function...........................................................................................................................5
LUSE Guidelines.......................................................................................................................6
LUSE Operations Using a Path-defined LDEV............................................................................7
2 Preparing for LUSE Operations.....................................................................9
System Requirements.................................................................................................................9
3 Using the LUSE GUI..................................................................................10
LUN Expansion (LUSE) Window................................................................................................10
LDEV Information Tree.........................................................................................................10
LDEV Detail Table..............................................................................................................10
LDEV Operation Detail.......................................................................................................12
Set LUSE Confirmation Dialog Box........................................................................................15
Concatenation List Dialog Box..................................................................................................15
Reset LUSE Confirmation Dialog Box.........................................................................................16
Release LUSE Confirmation Dialog Box......................................................................................17
LUSE Detail Dialog Box...........................................................................................................18
4 Performing LUN Expansion (LUSE) Operations..............................................20
Launching LUN Expansion ......................................................................................................20
Viewing Concatenated Parity Groups........................................................................................20
Creating a LUSE Volume..........................................................................................................21
Creating a LUSE Volume From the LDEV Detail Table..............................................................21
Creating a LUSE Volume From the LDEV Operation Detail (Select an LDEV Box)..........................23
Creating a LUSE Volume Using the Volume Count Box............................................................24
Resetting an Unregistered LUSE Volume.....................................................................................25
Releasing a LUSE Volume.........................................................................................................27
Changing LUSE Capacities......................................................................................................28
Displaying a List of Volumes Combined Into a LUSE Volume..........................................................29
5 Using Spreadsheets for LUSE Operations.....................................................31
Before Using Spreadsheets.......................................................................................................31
Available Types and Operation Tags.........................................................................................32
Saving LDEV Information.........................................................................................................32
Creating LUSE Volumes...........................................................................................................34
Releasing LUSE Volumes..........................................................................................................35
6 Troubleshooting........................................................................................37
Troubleshooting LUSE..............................................................................................................37
Calling HP Technical Support...................................................................................................37
7 Support and Other Resources.....................................................................38
Related Documentation............................................................................................................38
Conventions for Storage Capacity Values...................................................................................39
HP Technical Support..............................................................................................................39
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