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• Array Disk Type: Array disk type and characteristics (for example, HP_LHN_VOLUME,
HP_EVA_SNAPSHOT, or HP_XP_THIN_PROVISIONED_VOLUME)
• Storage Pool
P9000/XP: Disk group or storage pool used for allocating storage to the disk. This might
be a P9000 or XP Thin Provisioning pool, a P9000 or XP Snapshot pool, an internal
parity group, or an external group.
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◦ P6000 EVA: Disk group where the vdisk is located.
This value is displayed only when demand allocated snapshots are used. For other volume
types, no value is displayed.
◦ P4000: Name of the cluster.
◦ P2000/MSA2000: Name of the vdisk or snap pool where the volume is located.
• Storage Pool Available Capacity
P9000/XP: P9000 or XP Thin Provisioning pool capacity.◦
◦ P6000 EVA: Unallocated space in the storage pool that can be used to meet storage
needs for a demand allocated snapshot. For all other volume types, no value is displayed.
The calculation of this value assumes that all disk space uses the same RAID type as this
volume.
◦ P4000: Unallocated space in the storage pool (cluster) that can be used to meet storage
needs for a snapshot or thin-provisioned volume. The calculation of this value assumes
all unallocated space is formatted the same as this volume. For all other volume types,
no value is displayed.
◦ P2000/MSA2000: Unallocated space in the storage pool (cluster) that can be used to
meet storage needs for a snapshot or thin-provisioned volume. The calculation of this
value assumes all unallocated space is formatted the same as this volume. For all other
volume types, no value is displayed.
• Array Disk Emulation Type (P9000 and XP arrays only): LDEV emulation type.
• Replicated: Specifies whether the disk is replicated
Viewing virtual disks
The Virtual Disks tab is displayed in the HP Insight Software tab for selected VMs and datastores.
Figure 19 Virtual Disks tab
This tab displays the following information:
• Name: Virtual disk name assigned by VMware
• Type: Virtual disk type (VMDK or RDM)
• Path: Path to the virtual disk
• Datastore/RDM: Datastore name or the .vmdk name for the RDM
• Virtual Disk Provisioned Capacity: Disk capacity visible to a VM using this VMDK or RDM
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