HP Storage Essentials SRM 6.0 User Guide for Enterprise Edition and Standard Edition SRM Software (July 2008)

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type. For example, on Symmetrix, you cannot select a mirrored volume and a BCV (business
continuous volume) to create a meta volume.
When you first discover a storage system, no free extents are displayed. This is because the
management server puts all unmapped volumes into the “unmapped” category for the list of
volumes by default. To move a volume to the free extent node, delete the unmapped volume.
When the volume is deleted, it is moved to the free extents node. The free extents category is
used internally by the management server. See ”Deleting a Storage Volume” on page 550
for more information.
IMPORTANT: Make sure the free extents you select are not being used. Data on the free
extents becomes unusable when a meta volume is created
Keep in mind the following:
• You can narrow the type of volumes displayed in the Volumes pane by using the Customize
Volume Options dialog box ( ), located above the Volumes pane. See ”Host Customize
Dialog Box” on page 632.
NOTE: The Customize Volume Options dialog box is not available for the HP EVA.
• If the LUN has already been selected and Step 4 is clicked, skip this step or click the
button.
2. Click Step 3.
3. If you are asked to specify a LUN number, provide a LUN for each volume displayed. See
”Providing a LUN Number” on page 625 for information about numbering LUNs.
Step 3 - Select a Host Security Group
1. Select a host security group in the LUN pane. See ”Creating a Host Security Group” on
page 627 for information on how to create a host security group. See ”General Provisioning
Issues” on page 563 for information on how your storage system handles host security groups.
2. Click Step 4.
3. Click Create Job.
The job is added to the bottom pane.
4. Take one of the following actions:
• If you want the job to execute now, click the Execute Job () button
• If you want the job to execute at a later time, schedule the job as described in the topic,
”Scheduling Provisioning Jobs” on page 628.
LUN Security and Zone Operation
Keep in mind the following: