HP StorageWorks XP24000/XP20000 Thin Provisioning Software User Guide (T5227-96015, May 2011)

To release multiple V-VOL groups from a pool:
CAUTION: Confirm that the pool-VOLs that are added to a pool are not blocked. If the pool-VOLs
are blocked, restore the volume status, and then release the V-VOLs from a pool.
1. Access the V-VOL window by selecting Go Volume Manager V-VOL (see “Selecting the
V-VOL Group” (page 66)).
2. Right-click XP Thin Provisioning in the V-VOL group tree of the V-VOL window, and select
Release V-VOL Groups from Pool. The Release V-VOL Groups from Pool dialog box (see
“Release V-VOL Groups from Pool Dialog Box” (page 76)) is displayed. Depending on your
environment, it may take up to 30 seconds to open the Release V-VOL Groups from Pool dialog
box.
3. In the V-VOL groups information setting list in the Release V-VOL Groups from Pool dialog
box, select the V-VOL groups you want to release from a pool.
In the Pool ID list, specify a pool ID. The list of V-VOL groups associated with the selected pool
ID is displayed in the V-VOL groups information setting list. Find V-VOL groups by clicking the
button in the page area under the list. The page that includes the V-VOL groups is displayed.
The list displays V-VOL groups up to a maximum of 4,096 at a time. For lists that exceed that
number, click Previous and Next to display the remaining V-VOL groups.
The following V-VOL groups will not be displayed in the Release V-VOL Groups from Pool
dialog box:
• A V-VOL group in which the first LDEV has been associated with a pool
• A V-VOL group lacking any V-VOLs
4. Click Set. The specified V-VOL groups are displayed in a blue, italic font. Click Clear to clear
the specified V-VOL groups. To specify more V-VOL groups, repeat Step 3 and Step 4.
5. Click OK. The Release V-VOL Groups from Pool dialog box closes and a confirmation message
is displayed to ask if it is OK to apply the setting to the storage system.
6. Click OK. The confirmation message closes and the V-VOL groups are released from the pool.
If you click the Cancel button in this message, the Release V-VOL Groups from Pool dialog
box is displayed again. If the specified V-VOL groups cannot be released from a pool, a
message dialog box appears.
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