HP P9000 Command View Advanced Edition Suite Software 7.4.1-00 User Guide (TB581-96337, March 2013)

• Specify when the task should execute.
4. Click Submit.
5. When the task completes, verify that the volumes appear in the Open-Unallocated volume list on
the Resources tab.
About deleting unallocated volumes
Volumes that are not allocated to any host can be deleted and their space added to the unused
capacity of THP/Smart pools or parity groups.
Deleting unallocated volumes
Information that must be checked before deletion:
• Target storage system
• Target volumes
Tasks that must be completed before deletion:
• Register the target storage system
1. On the Resources tab, select the target storage system.
2. Expand the tree and select the storage system from which you want to delete volumes.
3. Select Open-Unallocated or THP Pools and then select the THP Vols tab of the target THP/Smart
pool.
4. From the volume list, select the volumes that you want to delete, and then click Delete Volumes.
5. Specify additional information, as appropriate:
• Verify the information that is displayed.
• Enter a name in Task Name.
• Specify when to execute the task.
6. Click Submit, and confirm task completion.
About creating a LUSE volume
A LUSE volume is collection of two or more basic volumes that have been grouped together to increase
available capacity.
If the capacity of the LUSE volumes or basic volumes that have already been allocated to hosts becomes
insufficient, you can increase capacity by adding unallocated volumes or creating LUSE volumes.
LUSE volumes are created by using volumes that belong to the same resource group, have the same
drive type, and are at the same RAID level.
Creating a LUSE volume
Information needed before creating a LUSE volume:
• The name of the target host
• The target volumes (LUSE volumes or basic volumes that are already allocated to the host).
Tasks to complete before creating a LUSE volume:
• Creating volumes to be added
1. From the Resources tab, select Hosts.
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