HP P9000 Snapshot User Guide (AV400-96394, October 2011)

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Set the pool name.Pool Name*
• Prefix: Enter the alphanumeric characters, which are fixed characters of the
head of the pool name. The characters are case-sensitive.
• Initial Number: Enter the initial number following the prefix name, which can
be entered up to nine digits.
• You can enter up to the 32 characters including the initial number.
The smallest available number is entered in the text box as a default. No number,
however, appears in the text box, if no available pool ID exists.
Initial Pool ID
No number, however, appears in the text box, if no available pool ID exists.
Set the subscription limit in the range from 0 to 65534 (%).Subscription Limit
If this is blank, the subscription limit is set to unlimited.
When creating a Snapshot pool, this setting is not necessary.
Warning Threshold
• For Thin Provisioning and Smart Tiers:
Enter the threshold from 1 to 100 %. The initial value is 70%.
• For Snapshot:
Enter the threshold from 20 to 95 %. The initial value is 80%.
Enter the threshold from 1 to 100 %. The initial value is 80%.Depletion Threshold
When creating a Snapshot pool, this setting is not necessary.
Select Auto or Manual of performance monitoring and tier relocation.Tier Management
• Cycle Time
Select the cycle of performance monitoring and tier relocation.
• Monitoring Period
Enter the time zone of performance monitoring when 24 Hours is selected in
the Cycle Time list.
When 24 Hours is selected in the Cycle Time list, specify the time zone from
00:00 to 23:59 (default value), in which performance monitoring is to be
performed. Set the end time one hour or more later than the start time. If you
specify the starting time later than the ending time, the performance monitoring
continues until the time when you specify as the ending time on the next day.
This function can be set only when Smart Pool is enabled.
Sets the Monitoring Mode. Continuation mode is used when you want to add
the past monitoring results for performing tier relocation. Cycle mode is used
Monitoring Mode
when you want to perform tier relocation in the configured cycle.This function
can be set only when Multi-Tier Smart Pool is enabled.
Tier 1: Sets buffer space for new page assignment for tier 1 from 0% to 50%.
The default value is different by the types of the pool-VOL hard disk drives of
tier 1. 0% for SSD, and 8% for the drives other than SSD.
Buffer Space for New page
assignment
Tier 2: Sets buffer space for new page assignment for tier 2 from 0% to 50%.
The default value is different by the types of the pool-VOL hard disk drives of
tier 2. 0% for SSD, and 8% for the drives other than SSD.
Tier 3: Sets buffer space for new page assignment for tier 3 from 0% to 50%.
The default value is different by the types of the pool-VOL hard disk drives of
tier 3. 0% for SSD, and 8% for the drives other than SSD.
This function can be set only when Multi-Tier Smart Pool Pool is enabled.
Tier 1: Sets buffer space for new page assignment for tier 1 from 2% to 40%.
The default value is 2%.
Buffer Space for Tier relocation
Tier 2: Sets buffer space for new page assignment for tier 2 from 2% to 40%.
The default value is 2%.
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