HP 3PAR Management Console 4.3.0 Software User's Guide (QL226-96337, December 2012)

Unexporting Virtual Volumes
To unexport a volume, access the Virtual Volumes tab
1. Access the Virtual Volumes tab.
2. Right-click on the name of the volume you want to unexport.
NOTE: If you wish to select multiple volumes (see “Selecting Multiple Items” (page 406) ),
select the volumes you wish to remove before right-clicking.
3. Select Unexport from the menu list that is displayed.
The Unexport Virtual Volume dialog box appears and displays the volume(s) to be unexported.
If there is at least one volume in a set that is exported, you will be presented with an additional
dialog.
If you select Remove from Sets, a confirmation dialog box will appear. If you then select OK,
you will receive another warning.
If you select Remove from Sets and Unexport, you may need to confirm whether you want to
remove other non-set unexports.
4. (Optional) Select the checkbox at the lower left corner of the dialog box if you do not want
a VLUN change notification issued after removal.
5. Click OK.
Converting Virtual Volumes
Converting virtual volumes from one type of provisioning to another allows you to balance space
savings and cost. You can save storage space by converting little-used volumes to Thin volumes.
Costs can be reduced by converting fully allocated volumes to Full volumes. Volumes can remain
online and continue I/O operations during the conversion process.
To convert a virtual volume, access the Convert Virtual Volume wizard. This wizard allows you to
convert Thinly Provisioned volumes to Fully Provisioned and Fully Provisioned volumes to Thinly
provisioned.
150 Virtual Volumes