Blocking Ldevs In A Parity Group; Restoring Blocked Ldevs - HP XP7 User Manual

Blocking LDEVs in a parity group

Use this procedure to block LDEVs in a parity group from one of these tabs.
Parity Groups tab when you select Parity Groups from the Storage Systems tree of the Remote
Web Console main window.
Parity Groups tab when you select a parity group from Parity Groups in the Storage Systems
tree.
LDEVs tab when you select Logical Devices.
Prerequisites
The Storage Administrator (Provisioning) role is required to perform this task.
Procedure
1. Open the Parity Groups window.
In Command View Advanced Edition:
a. On the Resources tab, click Storage Systems, and then expand All Storage Systems.
b. Expand the target storage system, right-click Parity Groups, and then select System GUI.
In Remote Web Console:
a. Expand the Storage Systems tree.
b. Click Parity Groups.
2. If Blocked does not appear in the Status column, use the following steps to block the LDEV.
If Blocked does appear in the column, skip the remaining steps.
3. In the Parity Groups window, select the Parity Group ID of the parity group with the LDEVs
you want to block.
You can select multiple parity groups that are listed together or separately.
4. Click More Actions and select Block LDEVs.
5. Note the settings in the Confirm window and enter a unique Task Name or accept the default
and click Apply.
If Go to tasks window for status is checked, the Tasks window opens.

Restoring blocked LDEVs

Use this procedure to restore LDEVs from any of these tabs.
LDEVs tab when you make a selection from Parity Groups.
LDEVs tab when you select Logical Devices.
Virtual Volumes tab when you select a Pool.
Prerequisites
The Storage Administrator (Provisioning) role is required to perform this task.
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