HP XP7 User Manual page 317

Item
Initial Pool ID
Subscription Limit
Warning Threshold
Depletion Threshold
Protect V-VOLs when I/O fails to
Blocked Pool VOL
Protect V-VOLs when I/O fails to Full
Pool
Tier Management
Monitoring Mode
Relocation speed
Description
The smallest available number is entered in the text box as a default. No number
appears in the text box if no available pool ID exists.
If you specify the pool ID which is used already, the minimum pool ID after that
the specified pool ID is automatically set.
Set the subscription limit of the pool from 0 to 65534 (%).
If this is blank, the subscription is set to unlimited.
When creating a Fast Snap pool, this setting is not necessary.
Set the threshold between 1 and 100%. The default value is 70%.
For Fast Snap: Set the threshold between 20% and 95%. The default value is
80%.
Set the threshold between 1% and 100%. The default value is 80%.
When creating a Fast Snap pool, this setting is not necessary.
This item can be set if following are satisfied:
Thin Provisioning is selected in Pool Type.
Open is selected in System Type.
Data Retention must be installed.
Select Yes or No in the protect function for THP V-VOL. If this function is enabled,
when the pool-VOL is blocked, THP V-VOL is protected from reading and writing
requests. And at the same instant, the access attribute of the THP V-VOL is
changed to the Protect attribute.
This item can be set if following are satisfied:
Thin Provisioning is selected in Pool Type.
Open is selected in System Type.
Data Retention must be installed.
Select Yes or No in the protect function for THP V-VOL. If this function is enabled,
when the pool usage reaches the full size, THP V-VOL is protected from reading
and writing requests. And at the same instant, the access attribute of the THP
V-VOL is changed to the Protect attribute.
Select Auto or Manual of performance monitoring and tier relocation.
Cycle Time
Select the cycle of performance monitoring and tier relocation.
Monitoring Period
When 24 Hours is selected in the Cycle Time list, specify the time zone from
00:00 to 23:59 (default value), in which performance monitoring is to be
performed. Take one or more hours between the starting time and the ending
time. If you specify the starting time later than the ending time, the performance
monitoring continues until the time when you specify as the ending time on
the next day.
This function can be set when the Smart Pool is enabled.
Specifies the monitoring mode, If you perform the tier relocation weighted to the
past period monitoring result, select Continuous Mode. If you perform the tier
relocation on the specified cycle, select Period Mode. You can specify this
function when the Smart Pool is enabled.
Specifies the page relocation speed. You can set the speed to: 1(Slowest),
2(Slower), 3(Standard), 4(Faster), or 5(Fastest). The default is 3(Standard). If the
speed specified is slower than 3(Standard), the data drive load is low when tier
relocation is performed.
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