HP P9000 Provisioning for Mainframe Systems User Guide (AV400-96369, October 2011)

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Select the drive type and rpm to use on this LDEV.Drive Type/RPM
• Any: All types of data drives and rpms that can be contained in the
system.
• SSD: Solid-state drive.
• SAS/RPM: Serial-attached SCSI drive and revolutions per minute.
• SATA/RPM: Serial Advanced Technology Attachment drive and
revolutions per minute.
• External Storage: External storage system. You cannot select a RAID
level if the drive type is External Storage.
• Mixed: The drive type is mixed.
Select the RAID level. If External Storage is selected in Drive Type/RPM,
a hyphen (-) appears. You cannot select a RAID level if the drive type is
External Storage.
RAID Level
Opens the Select Free Spaces window. Use this window to view information
about available free space slots in the parity group. Only the free spaces
in the parity groups assigned to the logged-on user are available.
Select Free Spaces
Opens the Select Pool window. Use this window to select the pools to use
for the selected provisioning type.
Select Pool
Indicates how many free spaces are selected for use for this provisioning
type.
Total Selected Free Spaces
Indicates the total capacity, in MB, of the free spaces selected for use for
this provisioning type.
Total Selected Free Space Capacity
Name and identifier of the selected pool.Selected Pool Name (ID)
Total capacity of the selected pool.Selected Pool Capacity
Specify the LDEV capacity to create in a free space, a pool, or an external
volume.
LDEV Capacity
Detailed calculation of the LDEV capacity differs depending on the
specification of the unit. For details, see “VLL size calculations” (page 28).
Specify the number of LDEVs to create in a free space, pool, or the external
volume.
Number of LDEVs per Free Space, Number
of LDEVs, or Number of LDEVs per External
Volume
Specify the LDEV name, using up to 32 characters.LDEV Name
Prefix: Fixed character string.
Initial Number: Initial number.
Specify the prefix characters and the initial number according to these
rules.
• 1: Up to 9 numbers are added (1, 2, 3 ... 9)
• 08: Up to 92 numbers are added (08, 09, 10 ... 99)
• 23: Up to 77 numbers are added (23, 24, 25 ... 99)
• 098: Up to 902 numbers are added (098, 099, 100 ... 999)
Select the format type to be used on this LDEV. This is available when an
internal or external volume is used.
Format Type
• Quick Format: Quick formatting (default). Select this when the
provisioning type is for other than an internal volume. This option is
available when creating an LDEV in an internal volume.
• Write-to-Control Blocks: Select this when the provisioning type is for a
mainframe external volume. The management area of external volumes
for mainframe systems will be overwritten. This is the default option for
an external volume.
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