HP XP7 User Manual page 126

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 the General Tasks, selectCreate Pools
In Remote Web Console:
a. Click Storage Systems, and then expand the Storage Systems tree.
b. Click Pools.
c. Click Create Pools.
2. From the Pool Type list, select Thin Provisioning.
3. From the System Type list, select Mainframe.
4. From the Smart Pool field, select Enable.
5. From the Pool Volume Selection field, select Auto.
6. Follow the steps below to select pool-VOLs.
1. From the Resource Group list, select the resource group name of the pool.
2. From the Performance list, select the performance of the pool.
3. In the Total Capacity list, specify the capacity of the pool.
Values are displayed in Total Pool Volumes and Total Capacity. These values are greater
than the specified value of the pool capacity. If you change the pool configuration, perform
steps d, e, and f.
4. Click Change Pool Configuration.
The Change Pool Configuration Pattern window appears. You can change the pool
configuration that is automatically selected.
5. From the Pool Configuration Patterns table, select the pool configuration row. Then
clickSelect
NOTE:
6. Click OK.
The information in the Pool Configuration Patterns table is applied to Total Pool Volumes
and Total Capacity.
7. Enter the name in the Pool Name text box.
8. Click Options.
126 Configuring thin provisioning
You can select the pool configuration on a parity group basis.
The priority of the pool configuration is determined by these conditions:
Priority 1: There is no free space in the parity group and one LDEV exists in the
group.
Priority 2: There is no free space in the parity group and multiple LDEVs exist in the
group.
Priority 3: There is free space in the parity group and multiple LDEVs exist in the
group.
The following items are not displayed in the Pool Configuration Patterns table:
Parity groups with LDEVs that cannot be used as pool-VOLs.
Pool configuration patterns that contain more than 1,024 LDEVs.