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Hitachi MK-96RD626-07 User Manual

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Performing Universal Volume Manager Operations

Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Universal Volume Manager User’s Guide

To add the cross-subsystem path to an existing path group:
1. Start Storage Navigator, and open the Volume Operation window.
2. Make sure that Storage Navigator is in Modify mode.
3. Click the path group that you want to add a cross-subsystem path in the

Volume Operation tree.

4. Right-click the cross-subsystem path in Cross-subsystem Paths in the

Volume Operation list.

5. Click Configure Cross-subsystem Paths in the pop-up menu.

The Configure Cross-subsystem Paths dialog box is displayed.

6. In the Available Paths, click the following three items, and then right-

click the WWN in the WWN.

External storage system: Click the external storage system.

Port: Click the external port of the local storage system which is the

starting point of the cross-subsystem path.

WWN: Click the WWN of the external storage system which is the
ending point of the cross-subsystem path.

Note: When the external storage system or the WWN that you want to
choose is not displayed in the dialog box, you can update the information

by clicking the Port Discovery button, selecting the port which connects
to the WWN, and then clicking OK.

7. Click Add in the pop-up menu.

The cross-subsystem path is added to the Selected Paths with the

selected information. Configure more than two cross-subsystem paths for

one path group. Change the priority or delete unnecessary cross-
subsystem paths if necessary.

8. Click OK to close the Configure Cross-subsystem Paths dialog box.

You are returned to the Volume Operation window. The settings are

displayed in blue and italics.

9. Verify the settings in the Preview dialog box.
10. Click Apply in the Volume Operation window.

The settings are applied to the local storage system and the Volume

Operation window is displayed normally. When an error occurs, an error
message is displayed. Verify the details in the Preview dialog box.