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Name Definition
● in-progress — The volume cannot be expanded because it has a volume
expansion in progress.
Consistency Group The name of the consistency group to which the volume belongs.
Supporting Device Shows the volume's supporting device. Click a device name to see its status and
properties.
Distributed Virtual Volume Properties Panel
This screen also displays the properties of the distributed virtual volume in a separate panel at the extreme right side of the
screen. Using the Distributed Virtual Volume Properties panel, you can:
● View the additional details of the distributed virtual volume
● Rename the distributed virtual volume
● View the consistency groups
● Rename the consistency groups and modify their detach rules
● View the details of the supporting devices
● Rename the supporting devices
Tasks in this screen
You can also perform the following tasks from the Distributed Virtual Volumes view:
● Search for a virtual volume — Click the
icon corresponding to the element and type the name in the field that appears.
● Refresh screen data — Click the Refresh icon .
● Create virtual volumes — Click Provision from Pools, Provision from Storage Volumes, or Create from Distributed
Devices from CREATE drop-down to start the Create Virtual Volumes wizard .
● Modify virtual volumes — Click Expand or Export from MODIFY drop-down to modify the properties of the virtual volume.
● Delete virtual volumes — Click Delete or Delete Device from DELETE drop-down to delete an unexported virtual volume.
● Rename virtual volumes — Select a virtual volume, and then click Rename that corresponds to the virtual volume name
under the VIRTUAL VOLUME tab in the in the Virtual Volume Properties panel. Click
to save the changes.
● Rename consistency groups — Click a distributed virtual volume and click Rename that corresponds to the consistency
group name under the CONSISTENCY GROUP tab in the Virtual Volume Properties panel. Click to save the changes.
● Modify the detach rules of the consistency groups — Click a distributed virtual volume and select an option from the
Detach Rules drop-down under the CONSISTENCY GROUP tab in the Virtual Volume Properties panel.
● Rename supporting devices — Select a virtual volume, and then click Rename that corresponds to the supporting device
name under the SUPPORTING DEVICE tab. Click to save the changes.
Opening the Distributed Virtual Volumes view
1. From the GUI main menu, select Provision Storage.
2. In the Provision on drop-down, select Distributed.
3. In the View by drop-down, select Virtual Volumes.
Creating a virtual volume
There are several ways to create local or distributed virtual volumes in the GUI:
● Provision from storage pools — Provisioning from Pools provides detailed information about integrated storage and the
provisioning process. To provision from storage pools, select CREATE > Provision from Pools from Provision Storage
view.
● Provision from storage volumes — Uses integrated or non-integrated storage to provision a single virtual volume the size of
a selected storage volume, or preserve data on an existing storage volume that you want to expose to hosts. Provisioning
Provisioning storage
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