Thin Provisioning Overview62
Smart Tiers Overview62
Thin Provisioning Requirements62
- License Requirements62
- Pool Requirements62
- Pool-VOL Requirements63
- THP V-VOL Requirements65
- Requirements for Increasing THP V-VOL Capacity66
- Operating System and File System Capacity66
Using Thin Provisioning or Smart Tiers with Other HP XP7 Storage Products68
- Interoperability of THP V-Vols and Pool-Vols68
- Business Copy Pair Status for Reclaiming Zero Pages70
- Continuous Access Synchronous70
- High Availability71
- Continuous Access Journal72
- Business Copy72
- Auto LUN73
- Fast Snap74
- Cache Partition CLPR Setting74
- Resource Partition75
Thin Provisioning Workflow75
Smart Tiers76
- About Tiered Storage76
- Tier Monitoring and Data Relocation77
- Smart Pool77
- Tier Monitoring and Relocation Cycles78
- Tier Relocation Flow81
- Tier Relocation Rules, Restrictions, and Guidelines83
- Conditions for the Discontinuance of Performance Monitoring or Tier Relocation84
- Buffer Area of a Tier86
- Setting External Volumes for each Tier87
- Execution Modes for Tier Relocation88
  - Execution Modes When Using Remote Web Console88
  - Execution Modes When Using RAID Manager91
- Relocation Speed92
- Monitoring Modes92
  - Cautions When Using Monitoring Modes93
- Downloading the Tier Relocation Log File94
  - Tier Relocation Log File Contents94
- Tiering Policy97
  - Tiering Policy Examples98
  - Tiering Policy Expansion98
  - Setting Tiering Policy on a THP V-VOL99
  - Tiering Policy Levels100
  - Viewing the Tiering Policy in the Performance Graph100
  - Reserving Tier Capacity When Setting a Tiering Policy101
  - Example of Reserving Tier Capacity102
  - Notes on Tiering Policy Settings103
  - Execution Mode Settings and Tiering Policy105
- New Page Assignment Tier105
- Relocation Priority107
- Assignment Tier When Pool-Vols Are Deleted108
- Formatted Pool Capacity109
- Rebalancing the Usage Level Among Parity Groups109
- Changing the Tiering Policy Level on a THP V-VOL109
Changing New Page Assignment Tier of a V-VOL110
Opening the Edit Tiering Policies Window110
Changing a Tiering Policy111
- To Change the Tiering Policy111
Changing Relocation Priority Setting of a V-VOL111
Smart Tiers Workflow112
Smart Tiers Tasks and Parameters113
- Task and Parameter Settings114
- Display Items: Setting Parameters115
- Display Items: Capacity Usage for each Tier116
- Display Items: Performance Monitor Statistics116
- Display Items: Operation Status of Performance Monitor/Relocation116
Managing Smart Tiers116
- Changing Pool for Thin Provisioning to Pool for Smart Tiers116
- Changing Monitoring and Tier Relocation Settings118
- Changing Monitoring Mode Setting118
- Changing Relocation Speed119
- Changing Buffer Space for New Page Assignment Setting119
- Changing Buffer Space for Tier Relocation Setting120
Viewing Pool Tier Information120
Viewing THP V-VOL Tier Information120
Changing a Pool for Smart Tiers to a Pool for Thin Provisioning121
Working with Pools121
- About Pools121
- About Pool-Vols122
- Creating Pools122
Working with THP V-Vols132
- About THP V-Vols132
- Relationship between a Pool and THP V-Vols132
- Protecting THP V-Vols132
- Creating V-Vols133
- Editing a THP V-Vol's SSID135
- Changing THP V-VOL Settings136
- Removing the THP V-VOL to be Registered136
- Formatting Ldevs in a Windows Environment136
Monitoring Capacity and Performance137
- Monitoring Pool Capacity137
- Monitoring Performance137
  - Managing I/O Usage Rates Example138
- Tuning with Smart Tiers138
Thresholds138
- Pool Utilization Thresholds138
- Pool Subscription Limit139
- Changing Pool Thresholds140
- Changing the Pool Subscription Limit141
Working with Sims141
- About Sims141
- SIM Reference Codes141
- Automatic Completion of a SIM142
- Manually Completing a SIM142
- Managing Pools and THP V-Vols143
- Starting Pool Monitoring Manually157
- Stopping Pool Monitoring Manually157
- Starting Tier Relocation Manually157
- Stopping Tier Relocation Manually157

6 Configuring Access Attributes159

7 Managing Logical Volumes165

8 Troubleshooting204

9 Support and Other Resources212

10 Documentation Feedback214

A RAID Manager Command Reference215

Remote Web Console Tasks and RAID Manager Command List215

B Resource Partition GUI Reference217

C LDEV GUI Reference250

D Thin Provisioning and Smart Tiers GUI Reference298

E Data Retention GUI Reference365

F LUN Manager GUI Reference368

G Regulatory Information437

Index439

Brand	HP
Model	XP7
Category	Storage
Language	English

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