HP XP P9500 Storage - Manual (Page 213)

Description Item
Specify the format type. This appears when an internal or external volume
is used. Format Type
• Quick Format: Quick formatting is the default format type. You cannot
select this when the provisioning type is something other than the internal
volume.
•
Write to Control Blocks: You can select this option when the external
mainframe volume is created. This is default when selecting the external
volume of the mainframe system.
•
Normal Format: Normal formatting.
• No Format: Volumes are not formatted.
Specify the LDEV ID. LDKC is fixed to 00. Default of CU and DEV is 00:00. Initial LDEV ID
For creating multiple LDEVs, select the interval of the assigned LDEV ID
from the Interval list.
Displays the View LDEV IDs windows. View LDEV IDs
Specify the SSID. The default is 0004. Initial SSID
When creating multiple LDEVs, specify the beginning number setting to
the LDEV.
Displays the View SSIDs window. View SSIDs
The cache logical partition number, displayed as ID:CLPR. CLPR
Specify the processor blade you want to assign to the LDEV. Processor Blade
You can select an ID from MPB0 to MPB7. If automatic assignment is
enabled for one or more processors, you can also select Auto.
If Auto is enabled, the default is Auto. If Auto is disabled, the default is
the lowest number of the processor blade.
The tiering Policy: All(0) is selected by default. You can change a level
from Level1(1) to Level5(5) or from Level6(6) to Level31(31). See
“Notes
on tiering policy settings” (page 90) .
Tiering Policy
You can specify this function when the Smart Pool is enabled.
Specify the new page assignment tier you want to assign to the LDEV.
Middle is selected by default. You can select from the levels of High, New Page Assignment Tier
Middle, and Low. See New “New page assignment tier” (page 91) . You
can specify this function when the Multi-Tier Pool is enabled.
Specify this option if the LDEV is to be relocated preferentially. You can
select Default or Prioritize. Relocation Priority
You can specify this function when the Smart Pool is enabled.
Select this option when creating LDEVs as the system disk. Create LDEVs as System Disk
Adds the LDEVs that have settings specified in the setting field is added to
the Selected LDEVs table. Add
The items that can be set in this window depend on the type of volume you are creating. The
following table lists the items that can be set according to volume type.
Snapshot
volume External
volume V-VOL for
mainframe
system V-VOL for
open system Internal volume Item
Required Required Required Required Required Provisioning Type
Required Required Required Required Required System Type
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