Capacity Unit List - HP StorageWorks XP128 User Manual

Table 26 Volume status (continued)
Status
Format
Correction Access
Copying
Read Only
Unknown

Capacity unit list

The Capacity Unit list allows you to select the unit (MB, Cyl, or block) to display for volume capacity.
When you manipulate mainframe volumes, you can only select Cyl.
Buttons
• Apply: Registers the VSC settings
• Cancel: Cancels the VSC settings
• LDEV Status: Displays the current volume status
NOTE: Currently, the Shredding Param and Download buttons are not supported.
Viewing VSC configuration information
Use the Customized Volume pane and its associated panes to view the current VSC configuration
information:
• View the VDEV and LDEV configuration information on the Customized Volume pane. This pane shows
an outline of group numbers, parity group numbers, RAID levels, and VDEV numbers and a table of
CU:LDEV numbers, emulation types, LDEV capacities, and path settings of VDEVs selected in the
outline.
• View the LDEV number setting information from the Install CV, Make Volume, and Volume Initialize
panes. In the table, gray indicates LDEV numbers that are already in use, white indicates unused LDEV
numbers, and blue indicates available LDEV numbers.
Viewing concatenated parity groups
1. In the Customized Volume pane, select a set of parity groups from the Parity Group - LDEV tree and
right-click. If the parity groups are concatenated, the Concatenation List command is available in the
shortcut menu.
2. Select Concatenation List. The Concatenation List dialog box appears.
3. Click OK.
Converting volumes to space (Volume to Space)
Use the Volume to Space function to convert logical volumes to space (free areas).
CAUTION: The Volume to Space operation destroys data on the logical volumes that are converted.
1. From the Customized Volume pane, select a disk group, a parity group, and a VDEV in the Parity
Group - LDEV tree. The Parity Group - LDEV table displays information about LDEVs in the selected
VDEV.
Description
Volume is being formatted.
Volume's access attribute is being changed.
Volume's data is being copied.
Hosts can only read the volume. Hosts cannot write any data to the volume.
System does not recognize the volume's status.
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