HP StorageWorks 300 HP StorageWorks 300 Virtual Library System user guide (AH1 - Page 43

Storage Pools, Create Storage Pool, Finish, Return, Add External LUN, Add External LUN Wizard

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1. Create a storage pool(s): a. Open a Command View VLS session and log in as the administrator. See Opening a Command View VLS session from Command View TL. b. In the Storage tab navigation tree, select Storage Pools. c. From the task bar, select Create Storage Pool. The Create Storage Pool Wizard is displayed. d. Click Finish. CREATE STORAGE POOL COMPLETED is displayed. e. Click Return. f. If you are creating a separate storage pool for each array, repeat this process for each storage pool. 2. Add the array LUNs to the storage pool(s). a. Open a Command View VLS session and log in as the administrator. See Opening a Command View VLS session from Command View TL. b. In the Storage tab navigation tree, under Storage Pools, select a storage pool. c. From the task bar, select Add External LUN. The Add External LUN Wizard is displayed. NOTE: This task does not appear if there are no licenses available. d. From the list of available unconfigured LUNs, select the LUNs to add to the pool. (By default, all LUNs are selected.) NOTE: View the World Wide Unique Lun ID on the storage LUN list (on the System screen) to identify which LUNs are associated with each array. e. Use the Format check box to indicate whether the selected LUNs are initialized (formatted) when added to the pool. HP StorageWorks 43

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1.
Create a storage pool(s):
a.
Open a Command View VLS session and log in as the administrator. See
Opening a Command
View VLS session from Command View TL
.
b.
In the Storage tab navigation tree, select
Storage Pools
.
c.
From the task bar, select
Create Storage Pool
. The
Create Storage Pool Wizard
is displayed.
d.
Click
Finish
.
CREATE STORAGE POOL COMPLETED
is displayed.
e.
Click
Return
.
f.
If you are creating a separate storage pool for each array, repeat this process for each storage
pool.
2.
Add the array LUNs to the storage pool(s).
a.
Open a Command View VLS session and log in as the administrator. See
Opening a Command
View VLS session from Command View TL
.
b.
In the Storage tab navigation tree, under
Storage Pools
, select a storage pool.
c.
From the task bar, select
Add External LUN
. The
Add External LUN Wizard
is displayed.
NOTE:
This task does not appear if there are no licenses available.
d.
From the list of available uncon
gured LUNs, select the LUNs to add to the pool. (By default, all
LUNs are selected.)
NOTE:
View the
World Wide Unique Lun ID
on the storage LUN list (on the System screen)
to identify which LUNs are associated with each array.
e.
Use the
Format
check box to indicate whether the selected LUNs are initialized (formatted)
when added to the pool.
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