Rebuilding A Storage Pool - HP StorageWorks 9000 - Virtual Library System User Manual

CAUTION:
Rebuild All Storage Pools destroys all current virtual tape cartridges in the system.
To rebuild all storage pools:
1. Open a Command View VLS session and log in as the administrator. See
"Opening a Command View VLS Session from a Web
2. Select Storage Pools in the navigation tree.
3. Select Rebuild All Storage Pools from the task bar.
4. Select Rebuild, or, if your system has deduplication enabled, select Restart Emulations in
Maintenance Mode from the task bar.
Systems with deduplication enabled must enter Maintenance Mode before rebuilding the storage
pools. Maintenance Mode reboots the system with deduplication disabled and the front fibre
ports down.
5. If your system has deduplication enabled, wait until the system has completed rebooting into
Maintenance Mode, then follow steps 1 through 3. The system will reboot again; when the system
is back up, deduplication is enabled and the front fibre ports are back up.

Rebuilding a Storage Pool

To delete all information on the VLS9000 arrays for one specific storage pool and reformat them,
perform a Rebuild Storage Pool from Command View VLS.
CAUTION:
Selecting Rebuild Storage Pool destroys all current virtual tape cartridges in that storage pool.
To rebuild a storage pool:
1. Open a Command View VLS session and log in as the administrator. See
"Opening a Command View VLS Session from a Web
2. Select Storage Pools in the navigation tree.
3. Select the specific storage pool you want to rebuild.
4. Select Rebuild Storage Pool from the task bar.
5. Click Rebuild.
CAUTION:
Do not resume backup operations until the rebuilt arrays have finished initializing (can take up to 24
hours). View the "Disk Array x" details page on the Systems tab of Command View VLS to view the
array state. The disk array is still initializing when the array state is "Initializing."
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