Hitachi 9900 V Series User Manual
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Hitachi Lightning 9900™ V Series LUN Expansion and Virtual LVI/LUN User’s Guide
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Contents
Chapter 1 Overview of LUN Expansion and Virtual LVI/LUN............................................................... 1
1.1
Overview of LUSE Operations ...................................................................1
1.2
Overview of Virtual LVI/LUN ....................................................................4
1.2.1
Virtual LVI/LUN Parameters ...........................................................4
1.2.2
Virtual LVI/LUN Size Calculation ......................................................9
1.2.3
SSID Requirements).................................................................... 10
Chapter 2 Preparing To Use LUN Expansion or Virtual LVI/LUN ...................................................... 11
2.1
Set Up the 9900V Subsystem and Remote Console PC(s) ................................. 11
2.2
Launch LUN Expansion or Virtual LVI/LUN .................................................. 11
2.3
Changing to Modify Mode ...................................................................... 13
Chapter 3 LUN Expansion (LUSE) Operations.................................................................................... 15
3.1
The LUSE/VLL Panel, LUSE Tab Components ............................................... 15
3.2
LUSE Operations................................................................................. 19
3.2.1
Creating a LUSE Volume .............................................................. 19
3.2.1.1
Creating a LUSE Volume From the LDEV Operation Detail .......... 19
3.2.1.2
Creating a LUSE Volume From the LDEV Table........................ 21
3.2.2
Releasing a LUSE Volume ............................................................. 23
3.2.3
Changing LUSE Capacities ............................................................ 25
Chapter 4 Virtual LVI/LUN (VLL) Operations....................................................................................... 27
4.1
The Virtual LVI/LUN Panels ................................................................... 27
4.1.1
LUSE/VLL Panel, VLL Tab ............................................................ 27
4.1.2
Set SSID Panel .......................................................................... 30
4.2
Virtual LVI/LUN Operations ................................................................... 32
4.2.1
Converting Logical Volumes to Space .............................................. 32
4.2.2
Creating VLL volumes ................................................................. 35
4.2.3
Deleting a VLL volume ................................................................ 40
4.2.4
Initializing a Virtual LVI/LUN Volume .............................................. 40
Chapter 5 Troubleshooting................................................................................................................... 45
5.1
Troubleshooting ................................................................................. 45
5.2
Calling the Hitachi Data Systems Technical Support Center ............................. 47
Glossary, Acronyms, and Abbreviations................................................................................................. 49