Storage Planning Worksheet - HP StorageWorks NAS 8000 - Version 1.6.X Manual

Network and Storage Planning

Storage Planning Worksheet

Note:
1. Record total available storage space
Total available storage
2. Allocate space for creating LUNs
Space for LUNs
3. Plan space for creating Volume Groups (VGs)
Space for VGs
Snapshots are associated with a specific file volume and must be created in the same volume group as that file
volume. Therefore you must allocate enough space in each volume group to include all file volumes and snapshots.
Snapshots are optional. You can add or extend a snapshot at a later time if there is enough free space available
(minimum 16 MB) in the volume group. Record your reserved space in the table below. (See
for more information.)
5. Calculate space and record share settings
Number of File Volumes
(FVs) in Volume Group
___
File Volume 1:
File Volume 2:
File Volume 3:
File Volume 4:
File Volume 5:
24
All space is in Gigabytes (GB)
LUN Size
LUN1:
LUN2:
LUN3:
VG Name
VG1:
VG2:
VG3:
4. Plan space to reserve for Snapshots
File Space Snapshot
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.
Take the figure for available storage space from
the information provided by the HP sales
representative or from the spreadsheet.
The total for all LUNs must not exceed the total
available system storage.
Storage (LUNs):
maximum 128 for single-array configurations
minimum 31 for multiple-array FC switch
configurations
Size See Physical Storage
planning Volume Groups and Failover Packages.
Win Share/ Make a copy of this section for each Volume
Unix Export Group.
Name
These calculations will allow you to compare
the total amount of space you have to the
total amount of space you need. (See step 6,
below.)
Maximum FVs in each volume group: 64
Instructions
Instructions
Instructions
on page 12 for tips on
Snapshots on page 13
Instructions