Hitachi MK-96RD626-07 manual

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    MK-96RD626-07 Hit achi Universal S t orage Plat form V Hit achi Universal S t orage Plat form VM Hitachi Universal Volume Manager User’s Guide F AS T F IN D L IN K S Document Organization Product Version Getting Help Contents[...]

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    ii Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Copyright © 2008 Hitachi Data Systems Corporation, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Notice: N o part of this publicat ion may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopyi ng and recording, or stored in a database o[...]

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    Contents iii Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Contents Preface ................................................................................................... ix Intended Audience ............................................................................................... x Product Ve rsion[...]

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    iv Contents Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Connecting Mainfr ame Volu mes ....................................................................... 2-19 Connecting Open Sy stems Volumes ................................................................. 2-19 Choosing Mappi ng Poli cy ...............[...]

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    Contents v Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Installing Universa l Volume Mana ger ................................................................ 3-13 Uninstalling Universa l Volume Manager ............................................................. 3-13 Starting Universal Volu me Manager .....[...]

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    vi Contents Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Turning On or Off the Storag e Syst em ............................................................. 5-30 Commands for Turni ng On or Off On ly the External Storage System ................... 5-30 Turning On or Off Only th e External St ora ge System ..[...]

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    Contents vii Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Relationship between Serial Number and 95 00V Model ................................. A- 6 Relationship between WWN of Port and Cont roller(9500V ) ............................ A- 6 Path Status and Examples of Recovery Proc edure(9500V ) ..............[...]

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    viii Contents Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide[...]

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    Preface ix Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Preface This document describes and provides instructions for using the Universal Volume Manager software to configure and perform Hitachi Universal Volum e Manager Operations on the Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V and Hitachi Universal Storage Plat[...]

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    x Preface Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Intended Audience This document is intended for system administrators, Hitachi Data Systems representatives, and Authorized Serv ice Prov iders who are involved in installing, configuring, and operating th e Hita chi Universal Storage Platform V and Hitac[...]

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    Preface xi Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Source Documents for this Revision • MP-96RD626-06 • MK-96RD626-07d-RSD-V02 Changes in this Revision • Added a chapter about spreadsheets (see Using Spreadsheets for Universal Volume Manager Operations) . • Added descriptions about the spreadshee[...]

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    xii Preface Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Chapter / Appendix Description 8 Troubleshooting Provides tro ubleshooting inf ormation for U niversal Volume Manager and instruct ions for calling technical support. A Connecting External Storage Systems Describes confi guration for external storage sy[...]

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    Preface xiii Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Document Conventions The terms “Universal Storage Platform V” a nd “USP V” refer to all models of the Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V, unless otherwise noted. The terms “Universal Storage Platform VM” and “USP VM” refer to all mode[...]

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    xiv Preface Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide This document uses the following icon s to draw attention to information: Icon Meaning Description Note Calls attention to important and/or additional infor mation. Tip Provides helpf ul informatio n, guidel ines, or suggestions for performing tasks mor[...]

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    Preface xv Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Getting Help If you need to call the Hitachi Data Systems Support Center, be sure to provide as much information about the problem as possible, including: • The circumstances surrounding the error or failure. • The content of any error messages displ[...]

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    1 Overview of Universal Volume Manager 1-1 Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Overview of Universal Volume Manager This chapter provides an overview of Universal Volume Manager.  Universal Volume Manager  Unifying Copy Operations between Different Storage Systems  Unifying Connections from [...]

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    1-2 Overview of Universal Volume Manager Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Universal Volume Manager Universal Volume Manager software provides the virtualization of a multi- tiered storage area network comprised of heterogeneous storage systems. It enables the operation of multiple storage systems [...]

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    Overview of Universal Volume Manager 1-3 Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Unifying Copy Operations between Different Storage Systems When you copy data between different storage systems, the copy operations are usually different depending on the storage system which you use. If you install Univers[...]

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    1-4 Overview of Universal Volume Manager Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Unifying Connections from a Host to Different St orage Systems When a system has multiple storage systems, a host usually needs to connect all storage systems. When a system administrator configures the connections from a ho[...]

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    2 About Univ ersal Volume M anager O perations 2-1 Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide About Universal Volume Operations Manager This chapter explains the functions and applications of Universal Volume Manager.  Connecting External Storage System  Universal Volume Manager Components  Univers[...]

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    2-2 About Universal Vo lume Mana ger Operations Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Connecting External Storage System Universal Volume Manager enables you to use Hitachi storage systems, original equipment manufacturer (OEM) storage systems, and other vendors' storage systems (such as IBM or EM[...]

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    About Univ ersal Volume M anager O perations 2-3 Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide T arget Port Port WWN 0 Port WWN 1 Mappin g External Port T arget Port External Port Local S torage Sy s tem Host 1 Fibre-Chan nel Interface Connection External S torage System Internal Vo l u m e s Legend Host 2 :[...]

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    2-4 About Universal Vo lume Mana ger Operations Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Universal Volume Manager Components System using Universal Volume Manager usually contai ns the following components: – Local storage system (USP V/VM storage system) – External storage system – Storage Navigato[...]

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    About Univ ersal Volume M anager O perations 2-5 Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Storage Systems and Cross-subsystem Paths Before using Universal Volume Manager, connect the fi bre channel port of the local storage system to the external storage system port with the fibre cable. The route between[...]

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    2-6 About Universal Vo lume Mana ger Operations Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide To use the external volumes, which you mapped as an internal vo lume (see B in Figure 2-2), from the host or ot her progra m products, the system administrator needs to create LDEVs in the external volume (see A in Fi[...]

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    About Univ ersal Volume M anager O perations 2-7 Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Universal Volume Manager Operations Universal Volume Manager enables you to execute the following operations. • Preparing to use external volumes You can map external volumes, set port attributes, and set cross- su[...]

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    2-8 About Universal Vo lume Mana ger Operations Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Configuring Universal Volume Manager Before configuring the Universal Volume Manager settings, you need to answer the following: • Which ports can be connected to external storage systems • Which external storage [...]

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    About Univ ersal Volume M anager O perations 2-9 Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide For example, if an external volume of 100 GB was mapped as an internal volume of 70 GB, then 30 GB of the externa l volume would not be accessible from the local storage system side. • You cannot map an external vo[...]

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    2-10 About Univ ersal Volume M anager O perations Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide • Cache Mode ( Enable or Disab le ) Cache mode specifies whether the write data from the host to the external storage system is propagated synchronously ( Disable ) or asynchronously ( Enable ). By default, cache [...]

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    About Univ ersal Volume M anager O perations 2-11 Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide • CLPR When the cache memory is partitioned using Virtual Partition Manager, configure a cache logical partition (CLPR) to access the mapped volume. See the Virtual Partition Manager User’s Guide for the detaile[...]

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    2-12 About Univ ersal Volume M anager O perations Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide • In the Single mode, only the pat h with the highest priority (primary path) is used to execute the I/O to the exte rnal volume. When an error occurs in the primary path, the path with the second highest priority[...]

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    About Univ ersal Volume M anager O perations 2-13 Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Extern al Vo l um e Local S torage Sy stem Path 2 External S torage System A B Extern al CL2- A Port WWN B LUN 5 Legend : Inter nal v olume w here external volume i s mapped Internal Vo l u m e Path 1 Extern al CL[...]

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    2-14 About Univ ersal Volume M anager O perations Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide In Figure 2-5, two paths are also set between the i nternal volume and the external volume. However, one port is specified in the l ocal storage system, and two ports are specified in the exte rnal storage systems o[...]

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    About Univ ersal Volume M anager O perations 2-15 Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Exte rn al Port B Port WW N B Int er n al Vo l u m e Exte rn al Port A Port WWN A Ext ernal Vo l u m e Exter n al Port C Port WW N C Path Pri ori ty 1 Path Pri ori ty 2 Path Pri ori ty 3 Exte rn al Port B Port WWN B[...]

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    2-16 About Univ ersal Volume M anager O perations Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide 外部 ボリュー ム : I/O External S torage System Legend : In ternal volum e where the e x ternal volum e is map ped Local St orag e Sy stem Exter nal S torag e System Local S torage Sy stem Exte rn al Port B P[...]

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    About Univ ersal Volume M anager O perations 2-17 Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide When an error occurs in the path th at is being used for I/Os, the I/O execution path is switched to the path with the second highest pri ority in the Normal status. If there is no path in the Normal status other th[...]

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    2-18 About Univ ersal Volume M anager O perations Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Extern al Port B Port WW N B Inter nal Vo l u m e Extern al Port A Port WWN A Extern al Vo l u m e Ext ern al Port C Port WW N C Extern al Port B Por t WWN B Inter nal Vo l u m e Extern al Port A Por t WW N A Ext er[...]

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    About Univ ersal Volume M anager O perations 2-19 Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Connecting Mainframe Volumes Mainframe volumes, that pre-exist on an external storage system and are accessed by ESCON or FICON channels, cannot connect directly to the USP V/VM storage system as an external volume.[...]

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    2-20 About Univ ersal Volume M anager O perations Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide OPEN-V emulation is recommended because, in most cases, OPEN-V emulation provides the most efficient use of storage and the best performance. Also, emulation types other than OPEN-V may not retain existing data afte[...]

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    About Univ ersal Volume M anager O perations 2-21 Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide You can set in advance the mapping po licy on whether to execute the Port Discovery automatically or manually. If Port Discovery is executed automatically, WWNs connected to all the external ports of the local stora[...]

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    2-22 About Univ ersal Volume M anager O perations Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Using a Mapped External Volu me from a Connected Host There are two ways of using the mapped external volume from a host that is connected the local storage system. • Storing the new data in the mapped external vo[...]

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    About Univ ersal Volume M anager O perations 2-23 Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Mapping External S tor age Sy stem Legend Set the T arget po rt and set the LU path from the T arget port fo r the ho st I/O. T ar get Port Host : Internal v olum e where the e xternal volum e is ma pped : External [...]

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    2-24 About Univ ersal Volume M anager O perations Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Notes: • Make sure that you do not access the external volume, which has been mapped as a internal volume, from the host tha t is connected to the external storage system. Also make sure that you do not access the[...]

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    About Univ ersal Volume M anager O perations 2-25 Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Interoperability with othe r Products and Functions You can use the USP V/VM program products to utilize and to manage the external volumes you have set using Univers al Volume Manager. For the operations and notes [...]

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    2-26 About Univ ersal Volume M anager O perations Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide • If you create LDEVs in an external volume using the VLL function, the cache mode of the created LDEVs become the same as those of the source external volume. Cache Residency Manager Consider the following for Ca[...]

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    About Univ ersal Volume M anager O perations 2-27 Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide For a configuration example of Copy-on-Write Snapshot, see Copy-on-Write Snapshot Operations . Dynamic Provisioning Mapped volumes can be used for Dynamic Provisioning. Consider the following for Dynamic Provisionin[...]

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    2-28 About Univ ersal Volume M anager O perations Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Examples of Using External Volumes with Other Products For the following USP V/VM program prod ucts, the examples of us ing external volumes are described in the following subsections: • Volume Migration Operation[...]

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    About Univ ersal Volume M anager O perations 2-29 Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Note: The emulation type of the prepared internal volume must be OPEN-V . 3. Set the mapped external volume as the source volume and local storage system internal volume as the target volume. 4. Migrate the existing[...]

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    2-30 About Univ ersal Volume M anager O perations Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide TrueCopy Operations Figure 2-13 shows the use of an external volume for the TrueCopy operation. The mapped external volume is set as th e S-VOL of the TrueCopy pair, and the volume in the local storage system that i[...]

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    About Univ ersal Volume M anager O perations 2-31 Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Mapping Loca l S torage System ( RCU ) Exte rnal S torage Syste m Copying data in the P-VOL of the local storage system that is conn ected as MCU to the S-VOL of the lo c al storag e system that is set as RCU. T[...]

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    2-32 About Univ ersal Volume M anager O perations Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Universal Replic ator Operations Figure 2-14 shows the use of an external volume for the Universal Replicator operation. The mapped external volume is set as the S-VOL of the Universal Replicator pair, and the volum[...]

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    About Univ ersal Volume M anager O perations 2-33 Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Mapping Loca l S torage System ( RCU ) Exte rnal S torage System Copying data i n the P-V OL of the l ocal s torage s ystem t hat is conne cted as MCU to the S-V O L of the lo cal storage sy stem tha t is set a [...]

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    2-34 About Univ ersal Volume M anager O perations Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide ShadowImage Operations Figure 2-15 shows the use of an ex ternal volume for the ShadowImage operation. The mapped external volume is set as the S-VOL of the ShadowImage pair, and the local storage system internal vo[...]

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    About Univ ersal Volume M anager O perations 2-35 Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Mapping Local Storage System External St orage Sy stem Shadow Ima ge P-VO L Copyin g data i n the P -VOL that i s an inte rnal v olu me o f the local s torage sys tem to the S-VOL that is a mapped external vol um e.[...]

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    2-36 About Univ ersal Volume M anager O perations Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Copy-on-Write Snapshot Operatio ns Figure 2-16 shows the use of an exte rnal volume for the Copy-on-Write Snapshot operation. The mapped external volume is set as a pool-VOL of the Copy-on-Write Snapshot pair. For d[...]

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    3 Prepa ring for Univer sal Volume M anager Ope rations 3-1 Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Preparing for Universal Volume Manager Operations This chapter describes the requirements and preparations for U niversal Volume Manager operations.  System Requirements  Guidelines for Universal Vol[...]

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    3-2 Preparing for Uni versal Vo lume Manager Operations Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide System Requirements The system requirements for Universal Volume Manager are: • USP V/VM storage system (First storage system) All the necessary hardware and microcode required for Universal Volume Manager o[...]

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    Prepa ring for Univer sal Volume M anager Ope rations 3-3 Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Storage System Note TagmaStore Adaptable Modular Storage Displayed by Univer sal Volume Manag er as “AMS”. Path Mode of the cross-subsyste m paths will b e Single . TagmaStore Workgroup Modular Storage D[...]

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    3-4 Preparing for Uni versal Vo lume Manager Operations Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Storage System Note SANRISE H256 Displayed by Universal Volume Manager as “256”. Path Mode of the cross-subsyste m paths will b e Multi . XP24000 Displayed by Universal Volume Manager as “24000”. Path [...]

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    Prepa ring for Univer sal Volume M anager Ope rations 3-5 Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Universal Volume Manager Requ irements The following table describes the Universal Volume Manager requirements. Table 3-2 Universal Volume Manager Requirements Item Requirement Maximum number of ports in the[...]

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    3-6 Preparing for Uni versal Vo lume Manager Operations Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Guidelines for Universal Volume Manager Operations This section provides guidelines for th e Universal Volume Manager operations. Mapping Guidelines • Before mapping external volumes, make sure that exte rna[...]

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    Prepa ring for Univer sal Volume M anager Ope rations 3-7 Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Recommended Applications accor ding to the HDD Type Table 3-3 and Table 3-4 show the recommended level of the application of mapped external volume according to th e HDD type of the external volume. Table 3-[...]

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    3-8 Preparing for Uni versal Vo lume Manager Operations Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Capacity Guidelines • When a volume, which has the capacity of 4 TB or less, in the external storage system (external volume) is mapped with the setting of OPEN-V emulation type, the volume is defined as the[...]

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    Prepa ring for Univer sal Volume M anager Ope rations 3-9 Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide VDEV LDEV LU 6 GB Area p rovided to stor e data mana ge men t i nf or ma tio n Free Sp ac e (The area less th a n the basic cap acity of emul ation typ e remai ns as free sp ace) OPEN -3 Exte rnal V olume Fi[...]

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    3-10 Prepa ring for Univer sal Volume M anager Ope rations Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide • When you use the mapped external volume from the mainframe OS, set the MIH (M issing I nterrupt H andler) timer to 45 seconds (which is the recommended value). Volume Attribute Guidelines • The extern[...]

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    Prepa ring for Univer sal Volume M anager Ope rations 3-11 Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide VMA of Data Retention Utility • If you map an external volume to which the volume management area (VMA) of Data Retention Utility is set, you need to configure system options before performing the port di[...]

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    3-12 Prepa ring for Univer sal Volume M anager Ope rations Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide When the amount of I/Os from the host to the external volume exceeds the maximum amount of I/Os that the external storage system can accept, the commands from the host to the local storage system may possib[...]

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    Prepa ring for Univer sal Volume M anager Ope rations 3-13 Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Installing and Uninstalling Universal Volume Manager This section explains how to install and uninstall Universal Volume Manager. Installing Universal Volume Manager You need to install Universal Volume Ma [...]

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    3-14 Prepa ring for Univer sal Volume M anager Ope rations Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Starting Universal Volume Manager This section explains how to start Universal Volume Manager. To start Universal Volume Manager and display the window: 1. Start Storage Navigator, and open the Storage Navi[...]

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    4 Using the Universal Vo lume Manag er GUI 4-1 Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Using the Universal Volume Manager GUI This chapter explains the Universal Volume Manager windows. Uni versal Volume Manager involves the Volume Operation window, the Path Operation window and the Port Operation window[...]

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    4-2 Using the Un iversal Volum e Manage r GUI Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Volume Operation Window The Volume Operation window enables you to perform the operations, such as mapping external volumes and setting cross-subsystem paths. To display the Volume Operation window, click Go , Unive rsa[...]

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    Using the Universal Vo lume Manag er GUI 4-3 Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide The Ext. VOL Status column does not display any status when you open the Volume Operation window, because to display the external volume status takes longer than displaying other it ems in the window. Note: To update the[...]

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    4-4 Using the Un iversal Volum e Manage r GUI Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide When the settings are not applied, the error messages are displayed and the settings in blue and italics remain displayed in t he Volume Operation window. To refer to the error detail, click Preview to open the Preview [...]

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    Using the Universal Vo lume Manag er GUI 4-5 Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Table 4-2 Pop-up Menu for the Volume Operation Tree Items displayed in Tree (clicked items are underlined) Pop-up Menu Description Subsystem + Product name + Path group Add Volume (Auto) Add Volume (Manual) Displays the [...]

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    4-6 Using the Un iversal Volum e Manage r GUI Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide – Ext. VOL Status : Status of the o peration executed to the external volume or status of the connection of the mapping path. The displa yed items are shown in the following table. To check status of each LDEV in the [...]

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    Using the Universal Vo lume Manag er GUI 4-7 Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Figure 4-3 Volume Operation List when Path Group is Clicked The Volume Operation list consists of: • External Volumes The following items are displayed: – ExG : external volume group number and sequential number assi[...]

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    4-8 Using the Un iversal Volum e Manage r GUI Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide – Capacity (blocks) : capacity of the external volume in Blocks. – Cache Mode : displays whether the write data from the host to the external storage system is propagated synchronously ( Disable ) or asynchronously [...]

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    Using the Universal Vo lume Manag er GUI 4-9 Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Table 4-4 Pop-up Menu: External Volumes, Volume Operation Window Pop-up Menu Description Mapping Path Information Displays the Mapping Path Informat ion dialog box. This dialog box allows you to refer to the list of the [...]

  • Page 80

    4-10 Using the Universal Vo lume Manag er GUI Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Preview Dialog Box The Preview dialog box allows you to check or cancel t he settings that will be applied to the local storage system. To display the Preview dialog box, click Preview in the Volume Operation window, th[...]

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    Using the Universal Vo lume Manag er GUI 4-11 Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide The Preview dialog box consists of: • Preview Area The items set in the list of the Universal Volume Manager windows are displayed. The contents displayed in the preset area differ depending on the items set in the li[...]

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    4-12 Using the Universal Vo lume Manag er GUI Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Path Operation Window The Path Operation window enables you to stop or resume using cross- subsystem paths. To display the Path Operation window, click Go , Universal Volume Manager , and then Path Operation on the menu[...]

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    Using the Universal Vo lume Manag er GUI 4-13 Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide The Status column does not display any status when you open the Path Operation window, because to display the cross-subsystem path status takes longer than displaying other items in the window. Note: To update the all i[...]

  • Page 84

    4-14 Using the Universal Vo lume Manag er GUI Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide • Apply button Applies the settings in the Preview dialog box to the local storage system. When the settings are applied successf ully, they are removed fro m the Preview dialog box and the settings in blue and italic[...]

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    Using the Universal Vo lume Manag er GUI 4-15 Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide When you select Fibre - External Subsystem from the drop-down list, the following items are displayed in the tree: – Product name of the external volume: The product nam e of the external storage system which is conne[...]

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    4-16 Using the Universal Vo lume Manag er GUI Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide – Margin: The additional wait time (in seconds) to FLI_ TOV (FLOGI wait time) or PLI_TOV (PLOGI wait time). This value is automatically set by Universal Volume Manager. You canno t change the value. As a res ult, the [...]

  • Page 87

    Using the Universal Vo lume Manag er GUI 4-17 Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Path Operation List (When Prod uct Name is Clicked) When you click a product name in the Path Operation tree, WWN which indicate the port in the external storage system is displayed in the list. Figure 4-7 Path Operatio[...]

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    4-18 Using the Universal Vo lume Manag er GUI Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Path Operation List ( When Port or WWN is Clicked) When you click a port or WWN in the Path Operation tree, a cross-subsystem path is displayed in the list. Figure 4-8 Path Operation List when Port or WWN is Clicked The[...]

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    Using the Universal Vo lume Manag er GUI 4-19 Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Port Operation Window The Port Operation window enables you to check the settings of ports and set the port attributes. To display the Port Operation window, click Go , Universal Volume Manager , and then Port Operation[...]

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    4-20 Using the Universal Vo lume Manag er GUI Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide • Preview button (lower right of the window) When you click Preview , the Preview dialog box is dis played and you can confirm the contents which was set in the list of the Port Operation window. The contents displaye[...]

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    Using the Universal Vo lume Manag er GUI 4-21 Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide – Initiator : When you click Initiator , the ports set as the initiator port (used for TrueCopy, TrueCopy for IBM z/OS, Universal Replicator, Universal Replicator for IBM z/OS, and so on) are displayed in the list. ?[...]

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    4-22 Using the Universal Vo lume Manag er GUI Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Right-click a row in the Port Information to perform the following operations from the pop-up menu. Table 4-10 Pop-u p Menu in the Port Information Pop-up menu Description Change to External Allows yo u to change the se[...]

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    5 Performing Universal Volu me Manager Operations 5-1 Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Performing Universal Volume Manager Operations This chapter describes setting the external volume using Universal Volume Manager.  Overview of Setting Operations  Setting Port of External Storage System ?[...]

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    5-2 Performing Universa l Volume Man ager Operat ions Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Overview of Sett ing Operations The following figure illustrates the flow chart of the setting operations, which make external volumes usable from a host, by using U niversal Volume Manager. Set the port of the [...]

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    Performing Universal Volu me Manager Operations 5-3 Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide 5. Perform the following operation according to the emulation type t hat you set for mapping. – If you select the emulation type of mainframe, you need to format the volume or perform the Write to Control Blocks[...]

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    5-4 Performing Universa l Volume Man ager Operat ions Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Note: To set multiple ports to external ports at a time, select and right- click all the ports you want to set. 4. Click Change to External in the pop-up menu.. In the Port Operation list, the a ttribute of the [...]

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    Performing Universal Volu me Manager Operations 5-5 Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Caution: Do not specify 01 for the LDKC number when you map a volume of which the emulation type is 3380 series except for 3380-3, 3380-3A, 3380- 3B, 3380-3C. Before you apply the mapping configuration, make sure [...]

  • Page 98

    5-6 Performing Universa l Volume Man ager Operat ions Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Mapping an External Volume Manually After setting the attribute of the port used for Universal Volume Manager to the external port, you are enabled to ma p the external volume as an internal volume. Caution: Do [...]

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    Performing Universal Volu me Manager Operations 5-7 Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide 7. In the Add Volume dialog box, right-click the external volume that you want to map. Note: You can select multiple external volumes to make the same settings to them at a time. When you map LDEVs, you can select[...]

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    5-8 Performing Universa l Volume Man ager Operat ions Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide 14. Click OK to close the SSID dialog box. You are returned to the Volume Operation window. The settings are displayed in blue italics . 15. Verify the settings in the Preview dialog box. 16. Click Apply in the [...]

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    Performing Universal Volu me Manager Operations 5-9 Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide The Add Volume dialog box consists of: • List – Characteristic1: identification number of the external volume. – ExG: external volume group number and its sequential number. – Emulation Type : emulation ty[...]

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    5-10 Performing Universal Volu me Manager Operations Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Set External Volume Parameter D ialog Box The Set External Volume Parameter dialog box allows you to set the external volume parameter. The Set External Volume Parameter dialog box is displayed when you right-cli[...]

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    Performing Universal Volu me Manager Operations 5-11 Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide • Number of LDEVs You can select the maximum number of LDEVs which can be created in the external volume when you map the ex ternal volume. T he number of LDEVs that can be created in the external volume is dif[...]

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    5-12 Performing Universal Volu me Manager Operations Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Figure 5-4 LDEV Mappin g (Auto) Dialog Box The LDEV Mapping (Auto) dialog box consists of: • SLPR Limited To restrict the CU in the CU d rop-down list to the CU which belongs to the SLPR, select the Limited . T[...]

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    Performing Universal Volu me Manager Operations 5-13 Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide • LDEV Map LDEV map allows you to allocate the LDEV n umber to each LDEV by clicking cells in a table. Each cell in the LDEV map represents an internal volume. In the LDEV map, the horizontal scale indicates te[...]

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    5-14 Performing Universal Volu me Manager Operations Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide The LDEV Mapping (Manual) dialog box consists of: • List – ExG The external volume group number of the connected external volume, which you specified in the Set External Volume Parameter dialog box, is displa[...]

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    Performing Universal Volu me Manager Operations 5-15 Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Figure 5-6 SSID Dialog Box The SSID dialog box consists of: • SLPR drop-down list When the storage system is partitioned using Virtual Partition Manager, use the SLPR drop-down list. If you select the SLPR Limi[...]

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    5-16 Performing Universal Volu me Manager Operations Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Figure 5-7 Set SSID Dialog Box SSID (0004-FFFE) : Select the SSID from the SSID drop-down list. You can select the value for an SSID from 0x0004 to 0xFFFE. – If you have selected the SLPR Limited check box on t[...]

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    Performing Universal Volu me Manager Operations 5-17 Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Example: How to Map LDEVs Manually This example shows how to map two external volumes that have the same emulation type, and create two LD EVs in each external volume. To assign the desired number to total four L[...]

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    5-18 Performing Universal Volu me Manager Operations Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Figure 5-8 Example of LDEV Mapping (Manual) Dialog Box Note: You can also assign contiguous LDEV numbers to LDEVs using this dialog box. To assign contiguous LDEV numbers to LDEVs, select multiple LDEVs at step 2[...]

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    Performing Universal Volu me Manager Operations 5-19 Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Caution: You cannot delete all the curre nt cross-subsystem paths to substitute newly-added cross-subsystem paths for them in one operation. To replace all the current cross-subsys tem paths with newly-added cros[...]

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    5-20 Performing Universal Volu me Manager Operations Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide The Configure Cross-subsystem Paths dialog box consists of: • Available Paths (Upper part of the dialog box) The following three panes are displayed from the left, – The left pane displays the external storag[...]

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    Performing Universal Volu me Manager Operations 5-21 Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide The Port Discovery dialog box dis plays the list of the external ports in the local storage system. When you click the external port in the list, WWNs of the external storage system connected to the clicked exter[...]

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    5-22 Performing Universal Volu me Manager Operations Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide To add the cross-subsystem path to an existing path gr oup: 1. Start Storage Navigator, and open the Volume Operation window. 2. Make sure that Storage Navigator is in Modify mode. 3. Click the path group that yo[...]

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    Performing Universal Volu me Manager Operations 5-23 Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Figure 5-11 Pop-up Menu of Configure Cross-subsyste m Paths Dialog Box Changing the Configured Cro ss-subsyste m Path Priority To change the cross-subsystem path priority, use the R aise Priority command and the [...]

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    5-24 Performing Universal Volu me Manager Operations Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide 8. Repeat the operation of the Raise Priority command until the row of the selected path is displayed in the head of the Selected Paths list and its Priority column changes to “1”. When the Priority column ch[...]

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    Performing Universal Volu me Manager Operations 5-25 Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Changing the Cross-subsystem Path To change the cross-subsystem path, cancel the current cross-subsystem path, and configure another cross-subsystem path as a new cross-subsystem path. Replacing All the Cross-sub[...]

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    5-26 Performing Universal Volu me Manager Operations Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide To replace all the current cross-subsystem paths (A and B) with newly-added cross-subsystem paths (C and D): 1. Execute the Disconnect Paths command on the cross-subsystem path A. 2. Disconnect the cable which th[...]

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    Performing Universal Volu me Manager Operations 5-27 Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide LDEV Information Di alog Box The LDEV Information dialog box displays the informati on on the LDEVs created in the external volumes. Each row displays one LDEV information. Figure 5-13 LDEV Information Dialog Box[...]

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    5-28 Performing Universal Volu me Manager Operations Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Mapping Path Information Dialog Box The Mapping Path Information dialog box displays the in formation on the mapping paths which connect the internal volume and the externa l volume. Figure 5-14 Mapping Path Info[...]

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    Performing Universal Volu me Manager Operations 5-29 Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Displayed Item Description Bloc kade The ma pping pat h is bloc ked. External device setting chan ged The setting of the external storage system has been chan ged. For example, the path definition was dele ted, o[...]

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    5-30 Performing Universal Volu me Manager Operations Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Turning On or Off the Storage System This section describes the procedures to turn on or off the power supply of the local storage system and the external storage system after the Universal Volume Manager operati[...]

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    Performing Universal Volu me Manager Operations 5-31 Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Note: When you want to perform the same processing of the Disconnect Subsystem command on individual volume, you can use the Disconnect Volume command. If you want to delete the external volume mapping individual[...]

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    5-32 Performing Universal Volu me Manager Operations Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Cautions: • After you have executed the Disconnect Subsystem command, but you need to use the mapped external volume again, execute the Check Paths & Restore Volume command. • To turn on the power supply [...]

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    Performing Universal Volu me Manager Operations 5-33 Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide To turn on the power supply of the local storage system to restart from the turned off status: 1. Turn on the external storage system that contains the external volume, which is mapped as an internal volume. 2. T[...]

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    5-34 Performing Universal Volu me Manager Operations Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide To turn on the power supply of both storage systems: 1. Turn on the power supply of the external storage system. Caution: Make sure that the po wer supply of the external storage system is completely on and then [...]

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    Performing Universal Volu me Manager Operations 5-35 Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide The following table describes operations that are required before disconnecting external volumes. Table 5-4 Operations Required before Disconnecting External Volumes If External Volume is Used in this way This Op[...]

  • Page 128

    5-36 Performing Universal Volu me Manager Operations Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Cautions: The cautions on the Disconnect Subsystem command and the Disconnect Volume command are as follows: • After you have executed the Disconnect Subsystem command or the Disconnect Volume command, click th[...]

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    Performing Universal Volu me Manager Operations 5-37 Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide 3. Click the product name in the Volume Operation tree. 4. Right-click the external volume that you wan t to change in the Volume Operation list. 5. Click Disconnect Volume in the pop-up menu. The settings are di[...]

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    5-38 Performing Universal Volu me Manager Operations Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Caution: After you ha ve executed the Check Paths & Restore Volume command, check the current progress status. To refresh the displayed information, make sure the button name on the upper right of the Storage[...]

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    Performing Universal Volu me Manager Operations 5-39 Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide The settings are displayed in blue and italics. 6. Verify the settings in the Preview dialog box. 7. Click Apply in the Volume Operation window. The Ext. VOL Status in the Volume Operation window changes to Check[...]

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    5-40 Performing Universal Volu me Manager Operations Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide 7. Verify the settings in the Preview dialog box. 8. Click Apply in the Path Operation window. The settings are applied to the local st orage system and the Path Operation window is displayed normally. When an er[...]

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    Performing Universal Volu me Manager Operations 5-41 Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Changing the Cache Mode Sett ing of the External Volume You can change the cache mode of the external volume in the Volume Operation window. To change the cache mode of the external volume, right- click the exter[...]

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    5-42 Performing Universal Volu me Manager Operations Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Changing the Inflow Control Setting of the External Volume You can change the inflow control setting of the external volume in the Volume Operation window. To change the inflow control setting of the external vol[...]

  • Page 135

    Performing Universal Volu me Manager Operations 5-43 Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide 5. Right-click the WWN that you want to change the setting in the Pat h Operation list. 6. Click Change WWN Parameter in the pop-up menu. The Change WWN Parameter dialog box is displayed. 7. Change the set parame[...]

  • Page 136

    5-44 Performing Universal Volu me Manager Operations Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Editing Mapping Policy You choose mapping policy when you map an external volume as an internal volume using the Add Volume co mmands. This section explains how to edit the default mapping policy. To edit the map[...]

  • Page 137

    Performing Universal Volu me Manager Operations 5-45 Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide – CLPR : CLPR used for accessing to the mapped volume when the cache memory is partitioned using Virtual Partition Manager. – SLPR : SLPR that the selected CLPR belongs to. However, when the emulation type fo[...]

  • Page 138

    5-46 Performing Universal Volu me Manager Operations Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide All the data in the cache memory must be written into the mapped external volume using the Disconnect Subsystem command or the Disconnect Volume command. • Whether the volume is set as a volume which configures[...]

  • Page 139

    Performing Universal Volu me Manager Operations 5-47 Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide – If you click No , a message asking if you want to execute the Delete Volume operation without writing the data in the cache memory into the external volume is displayed. Click OK if you want to execute the De[...]

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    5-48 Performing Universal Volu me Manager Operations Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide[...]

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    6 Using Spre adsheets for Universal Vo lume Mana ger Operat ions 6-1 Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Using Spreadsheets for Universal Volume Manager Operations To map external volumes, you may want to use spreadsheets instead of the Storage Navigator graphical user interfac e (GUI). For e xample,[...]

  • Page 142

    6-2 Using Spread sheets for Un iversal Volum e Manage r Operations Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide This chapter describes the operation that is surrounded by the t hick lines. For detailed information about the other operations, see the Storage Navigator User’s Guide .  Before Using Spreadsh[...]

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    Using Spre adsheets for Universal Vo lume Mana ger Operat ions 6-3 Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Table 6-2 Relationship Among the Types, Operation Tags, and Version Number Type Operation Tag Version Number Template Get SSID ExternalGroup MappedVolume 05_02_01 External Storage_Get_def.spd Volume[...]

  • Page 144

    6-4 Using Spread sheets for Un iversal Volum e Manage r Operations Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Table 6-3 Information Saved wh en the SSID tag is Written Column in Spreadsheet Item Content A LDKC:CU:LDEV -LDEV The range of LDEV n umbers to which th e SSID is assigned . B SSID SSID. When the SS[...]

  • Page 145

    Using Spre adsheets for Universal Vo lume Mana ger Operat ions 6-5 Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Table 6-5 Information Saved when the MappedVolume Tag is Written Layer Column in Spreadsheet Item Content The first layer Information abou t the external s torage system. A Vendor Name of t he vendo[...]

  • Page 146

    6-6 Using Spread sheets for Un iversal Volum e Manage r Operations Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Mapping External Volumes (AddVolumeSetting Tag) You can map external volumes to the local storage system by specifying a spreadsheet that includes the AddVolumeSetting tag when you execute the CFLSE[...]

  • Page 147

    Using Spre adsheets for Universal Vo lume Mana ger Operat ions 6-7 Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide The following table shows the parameters that can be set for the AddVolumeSetting tag. Table 6-7 AddVolumeSetting Tag Parameters Layer Column in Spread sheet Parameter Setting Range of Values Number[...]

  • Page 148

    6-8 Using Spread sheets for Un iversal Volum e Manage r Operations Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Layer Column in Spread sheet Parameter Setting Range of Values Number of Characters C WWN WWN of the al ternate path. 00000000 00000000 to FFFFFFFF FFFFFFFF 16 hexadecim al digits The third layer In[...]

  • Page 149

    Using Spre adsheets for Universal Vo lume Mana ger Operat ions 6-9 Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Layer Column in Spread sheet Parameter Setting Range of Values Number of Characters F Capacity Capacity of the LDEV in blocks. When the emulation type is OPEN-V, specify the value in the range of 96[...]

  • Page 150

    6-10 Us ing Spreads heets for Unive rsal Volum e Manager Operations Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Example of a Spreadsheet This section shows an example of a spreadsheet that can be used for mapping an external volume in the following configuration: • An external volume is configured as follo[...]

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    7 Remote Command Devices 7-1 Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Remote Command Devices This chapter describes remote command devices.  Overview of Remote Command Devices  Guidelines for Remote Command Devices  Mapping a Command Device as a Remote Command Device  Using TrueCopy or Univers[...]

  • Page 152

    7-2 Remote Command Devices Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Overview of Remote Command Devices A remote command device is a device in the local storage system to which a command device in the external storage system is mapped. As you send the CCI commands to the remote command device, you can ente[...]

  • Page 153

    Remote Command Devices 7-3 Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Guidelines for Remote Command Devices Notices on remote command device are as follows: • You can map a command device as a remote command device when one of the following storage systems is connected as an external storage system. – U[...]

  • Page 154

    7-4 Remote Command Devices Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide • The remote command devices are displayed in the Device column on the Volume Operation window as follows: Table 7-1 Displayed Information in Device Column for Remote Command Device Storage System Displayed Information in Device Col umn[...]

  • Page 155

    Remote Command Devices 7-5 Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide • Even if the status of the remote command device is normal, an error may occur when the operations or commands are performed on the remote command device. If an error occurs even though the st atus o f the remote command device is norm[...]

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    7-6 Remote Command Devices Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Mapping a Command Device as a Remote Command Device The command devices that can be mapped as remote command devices are displayed in the Device column of the Volume Operation window as shown in Table 7-1. To map a command device, select [...]

  • Page 157

    Remote Command Devices 7-7 Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide CL1-A Initiator S tandard Port Block (A ll ports are in the S tandard mod e.) : Cable : Ports of S tandard mod e : Ports of Initiator/External MIX mode CL3-A External S tandard CL5-A Initiator S tandard CL7-A External S tandard CL1-A Init[...]

  • Page 158

    7-8 Remote Command Devices Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Op en-sy ste m Host 1 CCI Sy stem 1 Legend : Lines show ing the concept o f map ping T rueC opy o r Univ ersa l Replic ato r Pa ir : Remote com mand device : Command de v ice : Logical device System 2 Ta r g e t Port P-VO L S-VO L Open- s[...]

  • Page 159

    Remote Command Devices 7-9 Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide For procedure to set the Initiator/External MIX mode, see the LUN Manager User’s Guide . 3. Connect the cable to the port, and connect a storage system to be used as an MCU and local storage system and a storage system to be used as an [...]

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    7-10 Remote Command Devices Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide[...]

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    8 Troubleshooting 8-1 Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Troubleshooting This chapter provides troubleshooting information for Universal Volume Manager.  Troubleshooting  Calling the Hitachi Data Systems Support Ce nter[...]

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    8-2 Troubleshooting Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Troubleshooting If you have a problem with the Storage Navigator computer or Storage Navigator software, see the Storage Navigator User’s Guide for troubleshooting information. Table 8-1 provides general troubleshoot ing instructions for Unive[...]

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    Troubleshooting 8-3 Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Error Corrective Action The displayed statuses are as follows: Unknown Status : The s tatus of the path is unknow n. Reaction : The status of the path canno t be identified. Please cal l the Hitachi Dat a Systems Support Cen ter. Blockade Status[...]

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    8-4 Troubleshooting Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Error Corrective Action Response error Status: The externa l storage system is in the blocked status cau sed by the abnormal reply (Respo nse). You may not be able to acce ss the device of the externa l storage system. Or data protection may be [...]

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    Troubleshooting 8-5 Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Error Corrective Action Unavailabl e Status: The reply of the external storage system was Un available. The external storage sys tem demands to change t he connected port. Once the status becomes Una vailabl e, the primary path is changed to the[...]

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    8-6 Troubleshooting Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Error Corrective Action The Disconnec t Subsystem command or the Disconnect Volume command is executed, but the progress status information is not updated. Click Refresh ( ) command on the Storage Navigator main window while the Status: Enable b[...]

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    A Connecting External Storage Systems A-1 Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Connecting External Storage Systems TagmaStore AMS/WMS Storage System System Parameters for Connecting TagmaStore AMS/WMS Storage System The table below explains whether to specify system parameters when making settings on [...]

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    A-2 Connecting External Storag e Systems Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Window Names Parameters Parameter Settings RAM Microprogram Version You can either specify this par ameter or omit specifying this parameter. Option You can either specify this parameter or omit specifying this parameter. Op[...]

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    Connecting External Storage Systems A-3 Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Relationship between WWN of Port and Controller (AMS/WMS) When the external storage system is TagmaStore AMS o r WMS, you can identify the controller (controller 0 or controller 1) from the WWN of the port. The following tabl[...]

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    A-4 Connecting External Storag e Systems Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Path Status and Examples of Recovery Procedure (AMS/WMS) This section describes errors that requ ire recovery operation on the external storage system side when the path status is not normal. When the path status is not norm[...]

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    Connecting External Storage Systems A-5 Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Thunder 9500V Storage System System Parameters for Connecting Thunder 9500V The table below explains whether to specify system parameters when making settings on ports on the Thunder 9500V storage system. Table A-5 System Par[...]

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    A-6 Connecting External Storag e Systems Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Window Names Parameters Parameter Settings LIP Reset Mode You can either specify this par ameter or omit specifying this parameter. RS232C Error Information Outflow Mode You can either specify this par ameter or omit specify[...]

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    Connecting External Storage Systems A-7 Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide The following table describes the relationship between WWN of port and controller. Table A-7 Relationship between WWN of Port and Controller (9500V) Model Controller WWN of Port Controller 0 XXXXXXXXXX XXXXX 0 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX[...]

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    A-8 Connecting External Storag e Systems Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Path Status and Examples of Recovery Procedure (9500V) This section describes errors that requ ire recovery operation on the external storage system side when the path status is not normal. When the path status is not normal[...]

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    Connecting External Storage Systems A-9 Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide USP V/VM Storage System When you connect a USP V/VM storage sy stem as the external storage system, you need to set the port to the host group for the Windows hosts (host mode 0C: Windows, host mode 2C: Windows Extension). Al[...]

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    A-10 Connecting External Storag e Systems Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide TagmaStore USP/NSC Storage System When you connect a TagmaStore USP or NSC storage system as the external storage system, you need to set the port to the host group for the Windows hosts (host mode 0C: Windows, host mode 2C[...]

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    Connecting External Storage Systems A-11 Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Path Status Examples of Recovery Procedure Cannot detect port There is a problem with connection to the ex ternal storage system. Th e possible causes are:  The fibre cable is not phys ically connected in the proper way. [...]

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    A-12 Connecting External Storag e Systems Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Path Status Examples of Recovery Procedure Cannot detect port There is a problem with connection to the ex ternal storage system. Th e possible causes are:  The fibre cable is not phys ically connected in the proper way.[...]

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    Connecting External Storage Systems A-13 Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Path Status Examples of Recovery Procedure Cannot detect port There is a problem with connection to the ex ternal storage system. Th e possible causes are:  The fibre cable is not phys ically connected in the proper way. [...]

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    A-14 Connecting External Storag e Systems Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Path Status and Examples of Recovery Procedure (SVS200) This section describes errors that requ ire recovery operation on the external storage system side when the path status is not normal. When the path status is not norm[...]

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    Connecting External Storage Systems A-15 Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide EVA Storage System System Parameter Settings for Connecting EVA Storage System When you connect an EVA storage system as an external storage system, set the system parameters of the EVA storage system according to the follow[...]

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    A-16 Connecting External Storag e Systems Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide External Port 1 External Port 2 Swi tch EV A LUN 1 LUN 1 LUN 2 LUN 2 HostGroup -1 HostGroup -2 World Wid e LUN Nam e 600508b4 001028cb 00005000 01 1d0000 EV A Port A EV A Port B Wor ld W i de LUN Nam e 600508b4 001028cb 000[...]

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    Connecting External Storage Systems A-17 Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Note on Behavior of Altern ate Path when EVA Storag e System is Connected When an EVA storage system is connected, the behavior of the alternate path differs depending on the microprogram version of the EVA storage system. I[...]

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    A-18 Connecting External Storag e Systems Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide System Parameter Settings for Connecting Sun StorageTek FlexLine 380 When you connect a Sun StorageTek Fl exLine 380 as an external storage system, set the system parameters of the Sun StorageTek FlexLine 380 according to t[...]

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    Connecting External Storage Systems A-19 Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide System Parameter Settings for Connecting EMC CLARiiON CX600 When you connect an EMC CLARiiON CX600 as an external storage system, set the system parameters of the EMC CLARiiON CX600 according to the following table. For the [...]

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    A-20 Connecting External Storag e Systems Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide[...]

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    B Required Volume Capacity for each Emulation Type B-1 Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Required Volume Capacity for Each Emulation Type When you map an external volume as an internal volume, you need to specify the emulation type for the mapped volume. The maximum capacity of an external volume d[...]

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    B-2 Required Volume Capacity for each Emulation Type Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide When the capacity of the external volume is less than the base LDEV capacity of the emulation type, one Custom-size d Volume (CV) is created in the external volume as you map the volume . When the capacity of the[...]

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    Required Volume Capacity for each Emulation Type B-3 Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Minimum LDEV Capacity Minim um Data Area Capacity Base Data Area Capacity Base LDEV Capacity Control In formation Area Capacity Figure B-1 Idea of LDEV Capacity Externa l V olume Mapped External Vo l u m e LDEVs [...]

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    B-4 Required Volume Capacity for each Emulation Type Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Capacity List for Each Emulation Type This section explains the LDEV capacity and volume capacity for each emulation type in the units of blocks and cylinders. The numbers of cylinders are calculated from the fol[...]

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    Required Volume Capacity for each Emulation Type B-5 Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Emulation Type Minimum Data Area Capacity Base Data Area Capacity Control Information Area Capacity 3390-9B 87,000 50 17,429,580 10,017 43, 500 25 3390-9C 87,000 50 17,429,580 10, 017 43,500 25 3390-L 87,000 50 5[...]

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    B-6 Required Volume Capacity for each Emulation Type Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Emulation Type Base LDEV Capacity Minimum LDEV Capacity Maximum Capacity of External Volume Blocks Cylinders Bloc ks Cylinders Blocks Cylinders Maximum Number of LDEVs* 3390-3A 5,820,300 3,345 97,440 56 1,946,156[...]

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    Required Volume Capacity for each Emulation Type B-7 Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide * This number refers to the numb er of LDEVs when an external volume with maximum capacity is mapped.[...]

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    B-8 Required Volume Capacity for each Emulation Type Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide[...]

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    C Adjusting Volume Capacities for Pairs C-1 Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Adjusting Volume Capacities for Pairs When you create a pair, the capacity of S-VOL must be the same as that of P-VOL. To set a desired volume to a pair, you may need to adjust the capacity of volume. This section describ[...]

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    C-2 Adjusting Volume Capacities for Pairs Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Notes: • When you make the CV that has the same capacity as the mapped external volume (B) using the VLL f unction, make the capacity of CV according to the Blocks capacity that is displayed in the Capacity column on the [...]

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    Adjusting Volume Capacities for Pairs C-3 Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide 2. Check the capacity of the internal volume (B) where the external volume(A) is mapped. If the capacity of the mapped external volume (B) is not same as the copy source volume (C), use the VLL function to create a CV that [...]

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    C-4 Adjusting Volume Capacities for Pairs Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide[...]

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    Acronyms and Abbreviations Acronyms-1 Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Acronyms and Abbreviations AMS adaptable modular storage ATA Advanced Technology Attachment standard CHA channel adapter CV custom-sized volume ESCON ® Enterprise System Connection (I BM trademar k for optical channels) ExG ex[...]

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    Acronyms-2 Acronyms and Abbreviatio ns Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide SSID storage subsystem ID SVP service processor SVS Storage Virtualization System S-VOL secondary volume TB terabyte (see Convention for Storage Capacity Values ) USP Universal Storage Platform VDEV virtual device VLL Virtual [...]

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    Index Index-1 Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide Index A Attributes list of emulation type, 2-9 B Block management, ExG, 2-9 C Cache logica l partiti on, 2-10 memory, 2-10 Channels escon or ficon, 2-19 Concept, 2-3 D Destaging data, 2-10 E Emulation, OPEN-V, 2-20 External Port, 2-8 external storage [...]

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    Index-2 Index Hitachi Un iversal Storag e Platform V/ VM Universal Volume Mana ger User’s G uide[...]

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