HP XP7 Command View Advanced Edition CLI Reference Guide (TK981-96006, May 2014)

The LDEVs created by this command are formatted when they are created. However, if you are using
HP XP7, P9500, XP24000/XP20000, or XP12000/XP10000/SVS200, you can use the format
parameter to specify whether to format the LDEVs and also the format type.
For HP XP7, P9500, or XP24000/XP20000, depending on whether you specify the fsindex and
creationoption parameters, you can control LUs or create an LU by optimally using the regions
of unused capacity in a parity group (optimization of regions of unused capacity).
NOTE:
• For HP XP7, P9500, XP24000/XP20000, XP12000/XP10000/SVS200, or XP1024/XP128, the
capacity of LDEV to be created is larger than the specified capacity.
• For HP XP7, P9500, XP24000/XP20000, XP12000/XP10000/SVS200, or XP1024/XP128, you
cannot create an LDEV that is the same size as the unused capacity of the parity group, because
the control area is created on the storage system side.
• For HP XP7, P9500, XP24000/XP20000, XP12000/XP10000/SVS200, or XP1024/XP128, the
SSID must be set before an LDEV and LU are created. For details about the SSID, see the manual
for your storage system.
• For HP XP7, P9500, or XP24000/XP20000, logical units cannot be created in parity groups with
chassis numbers from 65 to 96, or from 16485 to 16516. Parity groups with chassis numbers
from 65 to 96, or from 16485 to 16516 are indicated as V-VOLs.
• For XP12000/XP10000/SVS200, logical units cannot be created in parity groups with chassis
numbers from 65 to 96. Array groups with chassis numbers from 65 to 96 are indicated as V-
VOLs.
Format for HP XP7, P9500, XP24000/XP20000, and XP12000/XP10000/SVS200
When creating a single LU:
hdvmcli [URL] AddLogicalUnit [options]
serialnum=serial-number model=model
{chassis=chassis-number groupnum=parity-group-number
|arraygroupname=parity-group-name}
capacity=capacity-of-the-logical-unit [emulation=emulation-type]
[devnum=logical-unit-device-number] [lusubinfo=LDEV]
[format={none|normal|quick}] [capacitytype={KB|block}]
When creating multiple logical units in bulk by specifying their capacity and number:
hdvmcli [URL] AddLogicalUnit [options]
serialnum=serial-number model=model
{chassis=chassis-number groupnum=parity-group-number
|arraygroupname=parity-group-name}
[fsindex=index-number-of-region-of-unused-capacity] creationoption=bulk
capacity=capacity-of-the-logical-unit
numoflus=number-of-logical-units-to-be-created [emulation=OPEN-V]
[devnum=logical-unit-device-number] [lusubinfo=LDEV]
[format={none|normal|quick}] [capacitytype={KB|block}]
When creating multiple logical units in bulk by specifying their capacity:
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