Creating A Luse Volume Using The Ldev Information Table - HP StorageWorks XP128 User Manual

Creating a LUSE volume using the LDEV information table

CAUTION: Creating a LUSE volume destroys existing data. To protect your data, make a backup copy of
the existing data before starting the LUSE creation operation.
1. In the Volume Management pane, select a CU number in the LDEV Information tree.
In the LDEV Information table, select the normal LDEVs, VSC volumes, or LUSE volumes. Right-click the
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selection and select Set LUSE Volume.
a. To perform a LUSE operation on a volume that has a path definition, click OK. If a message
appears asking if you want to perform a LUSE operation that will affect more than one SLPR or
CLPR, go to
b. To perform a LUSE operation on a volume that will affect more than one SLPR or CLPR, click OK. A
confirmation message appears.
3. Verify the information in the dialog box and click OK. The LUSE creation starts. The changes are shown
in blue in the LDEV Information table.
4. Click Apply. A confirmation message appears.
5. Click OK. The LUSE setting is registered. A dialog box appears when the requested action is complete.
6. Click OK.
Releasing a LUSE volume
CAUTION: This operation destroys data. To protect data, be sure to make a backup copy before starting
the LUSE releasing operation.
In the Volume Management pane, select the CU number from which you want to release a LUSE
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volume. The LDEV Information table shows all LDEVs that the selected CU contains.
2. In the LDEV Information table, right-click the desired LUSE volume and select Release LUSE Volume. A
LUSE release confirmation message appears.
3. Verify that the information is correct and click OK. The LUSE release starts. The changes are shown in
blue in the LDEV Information table.
4. Click Apply. A confirmation message appears.
5. Click OK. The LUSE volume is released. A dialog box appears when the requested action is complete.
6. Click OK.
Changing LUSE capacities
• Expanding LUSE capacities
To expand the capacity of a LUSE volume, select the LUSE volume you want to expand, and then add
LDEVs or LUSE volumes, or first select the LDEVs or LUSE volumes you want to add, and then select a
LUSE volume to be expanded. For more information, see
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Each LDEV or LUSE volume that you want to add must have the same capacity as each LDEV in a LUSE
volume to be expanded.
• Reducing LUSE capacities
You may not reduce the capacity of an existing LUSE volume. If you want a LUSE volume to have a
smaller capacity, you must release and then redefine the LUSE volume.
Resetting an unregistered LUSE volume
When you create a LUSE volume, the screen shows the changes in blue bold italics until you register the
volume into the disk array by clicking Apply. The LUSE volume in blue bold italics indicates that you can
reset this LUSE volume to the state before it was created.
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