and Copy relationships. This process dynamically initializes logical volumes when
they are created or expanded, allowing them to be configured and placed online
more quickly.
You can specify LUN ID numbers through the graphical user interface (GUI) for
volumes in a map-type volume group. You can create a new volume group, add
volumes to an existing volume group, or add a volume group to a new or existing
host. Previously, gaps or holes in LUN ID numbers might result in a "map error"
status. The Status field is eliminated from the volume groups main page in the
GUI and the volume groups accessed table on the Manage Host Connections
page. You can also assign host connection nicknames and host port nicknames.
Host connection nicknames can be up to 28 characters, which is expanded from the
previous maximum of 12. Host port nicknames can be 32 characters, which are
expanded from the previous maximum of 16.
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