HP StorageWorks XP Remote Web Console Software - Manual (Page 56)

2. On the Pool pane, select and right-click the XP Snapshot icon in the Pool tree, and select Delete
Pool(s). A confirmation message appears.
3. Click OK. The pools' icons change indicating the pools being deleted.
4. Click Apply. A confirmation message appears.
5. Click OK. The confirmation message closes, and the pools are deleted from the array.
Initializing V-VOL management areas or pool management blocks
This section describes how to initialize the whole V-VOL management areas or a pool management
block in the V-VOL management area.
Initializing V-VOL management areas
By initializing the whole V-VOL management area, the V-VOL management area is used more efficiently.
Therefore, you can create a pool with a capacity that is larger than before the initialization or create
more pools compared to before the initialization.
You must delete all pools in the array to initialize the V-VOL management area. If pools exist in the
array, only the pool management block is initialized instead of the whole V-VOL management area.
For more information, see “
Initializing pool management blocks ” on page 56.
1. Change Command View XP or XP Remote Web Console to Modify mode. For instructions, see
the HP StorageWorks Command View XP user guide for XP Disk Arrays or the HP StorageWorks
XP Remote Web Console user guide for XP12000/XP10000/SVS200.
2. On the Pool pane, click Initialize. A confirmation message appears.
3. Click OK. A confirmation message appears.
4. Click OK. A confirmation message appears.
5. Click OK. The V-VOL management area or pool management block is initialized.
Initializing pool management blocks
If you initialize the pool management block, the pool's I/O performance improves compared to before
the initialization. You can initialize the pool management block without changing pools already
created in the array.
The procedure to initialize the pool management block is the same as for initializing the V-VOL
management area. To initialize the pool management block, see
“
Initializing V-VOL management areas ” on page 56.
NOTE:
You might need up to 20 minutes to initialize the pool management block.
Creating or deleting virtual volumes
Use the V-VOL pane to create V-VOLs.
1. Launch Command View XP or XP Remote Web Console.
2. Click the Volume Manager button. The Volume Manager pane appears.
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