Figure 17 Vdisk Active Member Properties window
e.
Click on Present, then select the VLS300 host (just created) on the Present Vdisk screen on
the status pane.
f.
Click on Present Vdisk.
g. The Operation Succeeded message displays on the status pane. Click OK.
h. Repeat these steps for each disk to present to the VLS.
NOTE:
If needed, these disks can be unpresented. See
LUN, you must then reconfigure the LUN numbering for all LUNs on the VLS300 that
follow the unpresented LUN in sequential numbering.
Managing VLS300 capacity
There are several ways to manage the capacity of your system:
•
Add external LUNs to the VLS300 configuration. See
•
Delete external LUNs from the VLS300 configuration. See
•
Create storage pools. See
•
Destroy storage pools. See
•
Enable device-side data compression when creating new tape drives. See
Discovering array LUNs
1.
Discover the LUNs, either by rebooting the entire VLS300 or:
a. Open a Command View VLS session and log in as the administrator. See
View VLS session from Command View
b. In the Storage tab navigation tree, select Storage LUNs.
c.
Select Discover Unconfigured Storage from the task bar. This causes the VLS to recognize all
presented LUNs and return the following message: # storage lun(s) discovered.
storage lun(s) deleted. At this point, the LUNs are still unconfigured.
2.
Verify that the LUNs are properly assigned and that there are two data paths for each LUN.
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Storage configuration
Configuring storage
pools.
Deleting array LUNs
TL.
To unpresent a
LUN. If you unpresent a
Discovering array
LUNs.
Deleting array
LUNs.
Creating tape drives
Opening a Command
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