Software Manual

Snapshot XP user guide 39
Deleting pools
1. Change the Command View XP or XP Remote Web Console mode to Modify. For more information
about changing the mode, see the HP StorageWorks Command View XP User Guide for XP Disk Arrays
or the HP StorageWorks XP Remote Web Console User Guide for XP12000/XP10000.
2. Select and right-click the pool you want to delete, and select Delete Pool. A confirmation message
appears asking if it is OK to delete the selected pool.
3. Click OK. The selected pool’s icon changes to the icon indicating the deleting process.
4. Click Apply. A confirmation message appears asking if it is OK to apply the setting to the disk array.
5. Click OK. The confirmation message closes, and the pool is deleted from the disk array.
Initializing V-VOL management areas or pool management blocks
This section describes how to initialize the whole V-VOL management areas or a pool management block
in the V-VOL management area.
Initializing V-VOL management areas
By initializing the whole V-VOL management area, you can create a pool with a capacity that is larger
than before the initialization or create more pools compared to before the initialization.
You must delete all pools in the disk array to initialize the V-VOL management area. If pools exist in the
disk array, only the pool management block is initialized instead of the whole V-VOL management area.
For more information, see ”Initializing pool management blocks” on page 39.
1. Change the Command View XP or XP Remote Web Console mode to Modify.
For more information about changing the mode, see the HP StorageWorks Command View XP User
Guide for XP Disk Arrays or the HP StorageWorks XP Remote Web Console for XP12000/XP10000.
2. Click Initialize in the Pool pane.
A confirmation message appears asking if it is OK to initialize the V-VOL management area or pool
management block.
3. Click OK.
A confirmation message appears asking if it is OK to cancel all operations performed in the Pool pane.
4. Click OK.
A confirmation message appears asking if it is OK to apply settings to the disk array and perform the
initialization.
5. Click OK.
The V-VOL management area or pool management block is initialized.
Initializing pool management blocks
If you initialize the pool management block, the pool’s I/O performance improves compared to before
initialization. You can initialize the pool management block without changing pools already created in the
disk array.
The procedure to initialize the pool management block is the same as for initializing the V-VOL
management area. To initialize the pool management block, see ”Initializing V-VOL management areas”
on page 39.
NOTE: You might need up to 20 minutes to initialize the pool management block.
Creating or deleting virtual volumes
Use the V-VOL pane to create V-VOLs.
1. Launch Command View XP or XP Remote Web Console.
2. Click the Volume Management button. The Volume Management pane appears.