HP StorageWorks SAN Virtualization Services Platform Manager user guide (AG781-96017, March 2009)

Adding any combination of members to a VDG
To add members to a VDG:
1. Right-click the VDG to which you want to add members.
2. Select Manage > Add/Remove Members > Add Members. The Add Members wizard opens to
the Select Virtual Disk(s) screen, and displays the list of available virtual disks.
3. If you would like to select a virtual disk from a folder, navigate to the folder in the tree on the left
of the screen. The Select Virtual Disk(s) screen displays the list of virtual disks in the selected
folder.
4. Select a virtual disk that you want to add to the VDG.
5. Click Add. The virtual disk you selected appears in the lower right area of the screen. If you want
to deselect the virtual disk, select the virtual disk in the lower right area, and click Remove.
6. Repeat steps 3 through 5 to add more virtual disks as necessary.
7. Click Next. The Select Snapshot(s) screen appears, displaying the list of available snapshots.
8. If you would like to select a snapshot from a folder, navigate to the folder in the tree on the left
of the screen. The Select Snapshot(s) screen displays the list of snapshots in the selected folder.
9. Select a snapshot that you want to add to the VDG.
10. Click Add. The snapshot you selected appears in the lower right area of the screen. If you want
to deselect the snapshot, select the snapshot, and click Remove.
11. Repeat steps 8 through 10 to add more snapshots as necessary.
12. Click Next. A confirmation screen appears.
13. Click Finish. The new members are added to the VDG.
Removing members from VDGs
You can remove a member from a VDG as long as all of the following conditions apply:
• It is not the last member in the VDG.
• The VDG does not belong to a snapclone, migration, or mirror group.
• All the VDG’s PiTs are in the Normal state.
• All virtual disks and snapshots in the VDG have Normal status.
Removing a single virtual disk or snapshot from a VDG
To remove a virtual disk or snapshot from a VDG:
1. Right-click the virtual disk or snapshot.
2. Select Manage > VDG > Remove from VDG. A confirmation screen appears.
3. Click Finish.
Removing any combination of members from a VDG
To remove members from a VDG:
1. Right-click the VDG.
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