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Chapter 5 Configuration Menu
> 5.2 RAID Management
ETERNUS DX400/DX8000 series ETERNUSmgr User Guide Settings/Maintenance
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• If a Snap Data Pool Volume is created using the [Set Snap Data Pool]
function, the created Snap Data Pool Volume will be formatted
automatically. In this case, it is not necess ary to format the volume using
the [Format Logical Volume] function.
• There is a limit to the capacity of volumes that can be formatted
concurrently. If formatting fails, wait until the current format p rocess is
complete, and then format the volumes that failed to format.
• When Resource Domains are registered in the ETERNUS DX400/
DX8000 series, volumes that can be formatted differ depending on the
current user account.
- When logged on using a Total Administrator account, all the volumes
that are assigned to Resource Domains can be formatted.
- When logged on using a Resource Domain Administrator account,
only the volumes that are assigned to the relevant Resource
Domain, and only the volumes that are assigned to the Shared
Resource, can be formatted.
• Volumes cannot be formatted under the following conditions:
- When the relevant volume is being encrypted
- When the relevant volume is in a RAID Group in which LDE is being
performed
- When the relevant volume status is not "Available" or "Readying"
• If a volume is formatted while any of the following operations are in
progress, an error will occur and stop the operation.
- Advanced Copy
- Remote Advanced Copy
- RAID Migration
- Balancing of Thin Provisioning Volumes
• Formatting progress of non-Thin Provisioning Volumes can be checked
either using the [Volume List] function or the [RAID Group List] function.
• Formatting progress of Thin Provisioning Volumes can be checked
using the [Thin Provisioning Pool List] function. Note that Thin
Provisioning Volume (TPV) formatting progress is displayed as the
progress of Thin Provisioning Pool formatting where the TPV is
registered.
• Progress of Advanced Copy and Remote Advanced Copy can be
checked using the [Advanced Copy Status] function.
• Progress of RAID Migration can be checked using the [Progress of
RAID Migration] function.
• Progress of balancing Thin Provisioning Volumes can be checked using
the [Progress of Balance Thin Provisioning Volume] function.