Formatting All Blocked Volumes - HP StorageWorks XP128 User Manual

Formatting all blocked volumes

Use the All Format pane to format all blocked volumes in parity groups in the local disk array and/or
external disk array. This pane contains the following:
• Parity Group Type: Volumes to be formatted.
• All Type: Formats blocked volumes in all parity groups in the local and external disk arrays.
• Internal PG: Formats blocked volumes in all parity groups in the local disk array.
• External PG: Formats block volumes in all parity groups in the external disk array.
• List: Information about volumes to be formatted.
• PG: Parity groups containing volumes to be formatted.
• Blocked Count: Number of blocked volumes to be formatted.
• OK: Applies settings to the Volume Management pane, and closes the All Format pane.
• Cancel: Cancels settings, and closes the All Format pane.
Operational restrictions
The success of some volume management activities depends on the status of the security switch and
whether I/O is active or inactive to the port or LUN. The following tables describe those restrictions.
Restrictions on VSC and LUSE operations
Table 27 VSC and LUSE operation restrictions
Activity
Volume to Space
(VSC operation)
Make Volume/
Volume Initialize
(VSC operation)
Deleting a LUSE
volume
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Security switch OFF
Host group 0 Host group 01-7F Host group 0 Host group 01-7F
With active I/O Not permitted
on LUN
With no active Permitted
I/O on LUN
With active I/O Not permitted
on LUN
With no active Permitted
I/O on LUN
With active I/O Not permitted
on
With no active Permitted
I/O on
Security switch ON
Invalid operation Not permitted
Permitted
Invalid operation Not permitted
Permitted
Invalid operation Not permitted
Permitted