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Changing a vdisk's name, Configuring a volume, Changing a volume's name or OpenVMS UID

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Changing a vdisk's name To change a vdisk's name 1. In the Configuration View panel, right-click a vdisk and select Configuration > Modify Vdisk Name. The main panel shows the vdisk's name. 2. Enter a new name. A vdisk name is case sensitive and cannot already exist in the system. A name cannot include a comma, double quote, or backslash. 3. Click Modify Name. The new name appears in the Configuration View panel. Changing a vdisk's owner Each vdisk is owned by one of the controllers, known as the preferred owner. Typically, you should not need to change vdisk ownership. When a controller fails, the partner controller assumes temporary ownership of the failed controller's vdisks and resources, becoming the current owner. If the system uses a fault-tolerant cabling configuration, both controllers' LUNs will be accessible through the partner. CAUTION: Before changing the owning controller for a vdisk, you must stop host I/O to the vdisk's volumes. Volume mappings are not affected. To change a vdisk's owner 1. In the Configuration View panel, right-click a vdisk and select Configuration > Modify Vdisk Owner. The main panel shows the vdisk's owner. 2. Select a new owner. 3. Click Modify Owner. A confirmation dialog appears. 4. Click Yes to continue; otherwise, click Cancel. If you clicked Yes, a processing dialog appears. When processing is complete a success dialog appears. 5. Click OK. Configuring a volume Changing a volume's name or OpenVMS UID To change a volume's name 1. In the Configuration View panel, right-click a volume and select Configuration > Modify Volume Name. 2. Enter a new name. A volume name is case sensitive and cannot already exist in a vdisk. A name cannot include a comma, double quote, or backslash. 3. Click Modify Name. The new name appears in the Configuration View panel. To change a volume's OpenVMS UID 1. In the Configuration View panel, right-click a volume and select Configuration > Modify Volume Name. 2. Enter a number in the range 1-32767 to identify the volume to the OpenVMS host. 3. Click Modify UID. HP StorageWorks 2000 G2 Modular Smart Array Reference Guide 43

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HP StorageWorks 2000 G2 Modular Smart Array Reference Guide
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Changing a vdisk's name
To change a vdisk's name
1.
In the Configuration View panel, right-click a vdisk and select
Configuration > Modify Vdisk Name
. The
main panel shows the vdisk's name.
2.
Enter a new name. A vdisk name is case sensitive and cannot already exist in the system. A name
cannot include a comma, double quote, or backslash.
3.
Click
Modify Name
. The new name appears in the Configuration View panel.
Changing a vdisk's owner
Each vdisk is owned by one of the controllers, known as the
preferred owner
. Typically, you should not
need to change vdisk ownership.
When a controller fails, the partner controller assumes temporary ownership of the failed controller's vdisks
and resources, becoming the
current owner
. If the system uses a fault-tolerant cabling configuration, both
controllers' LUNs will be accessible through the partner.
CAUTION:
Before changing the owning controller for a vdisk, you must stop host I/O to the vdisk’s
volumes. Volume mappings are not affected.
To change a vdisk's owner
1.
In the Configuration View panel, right-click a vdisk and select
Configuration > Modify Vdisk Owner
.
The main panel shows the vdisk's owner.
2.
Select a new owner.
3.
Click
Modify Owner
. A confirmation dialog appears.
4.
Click
Yes
to continue; otherwise, click
Cancel
. If you clicked Yes, a processing dialog appears. When
processing is complete a success dialog appears.
5.
Click
OK
.
Configuring a volume
Changing a volume's name or OpenVMS UID
To change a volume's name
1.
In the Configuration View panel, right-click a volume and select
Configuration > Modify Volume Name
.
2.
Enter a new name. A volume name is case sensitive and cannot already exist in a vdisk. A name
cannot include a comma, double quote, or backslash.
3.
Click
Modify Name
. The new name appears in the Configuration View panel.
To change a volume's OpenVMS UID
1.
In the Configuration View panel, right-click a volume and select
Configuration > Modify Volume Name
.
2.
Enter a number in the range 1–32767 to identify the volume to the OpenVMS host.
3.
Click
Modify UID
.