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If you select a row and click Detail, the Pool Properties window appears. If you select a row
and click Remove, the message appears asking whether you want to remove the selected row
or rows. If you want to remove the row, click OK.
14. Click Next.
The Create LDEVs window appears. Go to
If Subscription Limit of the created pool is set to 0%, the Create LDEVs window does not appear.
Click Finish and the Confirm window appears.
15. In the Confirm window, click Apply to register the setting in the task.
If you select a row and click Detail, the Pool Properties window appears.
If the Go to tasks window for status check box is selected, the Tasks window appears.
Creating Smart Tiers Z pools by selecting pool-VOLs manually
You can use this procedure to create pool-VOLs manually:
Prerequisites
The Storage Administrator (Provisioning) role is required to perform this task.
Procedure
1. Open the Create Pools window.
In Command View Advanced Edition:
a. On the Resources tab, click Storage Systems, and then expand All Storage Systems.
b. From General Tasks, selectCreate Pool
In Remote Web Console:
a. Click Storage Systems, and then expand the Storage Systems tree.
b. Click Pools.
c. Click Create Pools.
2. In the Create Pool window, select Thin Provisioning from the Pool Type list.
In the Create Pools window, select Thin Provisioning from the Pool Type list.
3. From the System Type list, select Mainframe.
4. From the Smart Pool field, select Enable.
5. From the Pool Volume Selection field, select Manual.
6. Follow the steps below to select pool-VOLs.
1. In the Drive Type/RPM list, make sure Mixable is selected.
2. In the RAID Level list, make sure Mixable is selected.
3. Click Select Pool VOLs.
4. In the Available Pool Volumes table, select the pool-VOL row to be associated with a
pool, and then click Add.
The selected pool-VOL is registered in the Selected Pool Volumes table. Up to 1,024
volumes can be added to a pool.
You can add volumes with the same Drive Type/RPM and different RAID Levels. For
example, you can add a volume that has an SAS/15K Drive Type/RPM and a 5(3D+1P)
RAID Level to the same pool with a volume that has an SAS/15K Drive Type/RPM and
a 5(7D+1P) RAID Level.
NOTE: You can select a value other than Middle from External LDEV Tier Rank and click
Add to set another tier rank for an external volume.
"Creating Volumes" (page 128) to create LDEVs.
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