HP XP P9000 Provisioning for Mainframe Systems User Guide
Table Of Contents
- HP XP P9000 Provisioning for Mainframe Systems User Guide
- Contents
- 1 Introduction to provisioning
- About provisioning
- Basic provisioning
- Fixed-sized provisioning
- Disadvantages
- When to use fixed-sized provisioning
- Custom-sized provisioning
- When to use custom-sized provisioning
- Basic provisioning workflow
- Thin Provisioning Overview
- Thin Provisioning Z
- Thin Provisioning Z concepts
- When to use Thin Provisioning Z
- Thin Provisioning Z advantages
- Thin Provisioning Z advantage example
- Thin Provisioning Z work flow
- Smart Tiers Z
- Tiers concept
- When to use Smart Tiers Z
- Resource groups strategies
- Complimentary strategies
- Key terms
- Before you begin
- About pool volumes
- 2 Configuring resource groups
- System configuration using resource groups
- Resource groups examples
- Meta_resource
- Resource lock
- User groups
- Resource group assignments
- Resource group license requirements
- Resource group rules, restrictions, and guidelines
- Creating a resource group
- Adding resources to a resource group
- Removing resources from a resource group
- Managing Resource Groups
- Using Resource Partition and other P9500 products
- 3 Configuring custom-sized provisioning
- Virtual LVI/Virtual LUN functions
- VLL requirements
- VLL specifications
- SSID requirements
- VLL size calculations
- Create LDEV function
- Blocking an LDEV
- Restoring a blocked LDEV
- Editing an LDEV name
- Deleting an LDEV (converting to free space)
- Formatting LDEVs
- Making external mainframe system volumes usable
- Assigning a processor blade
- Using a system disk
- 4 Configuring thin provisioning
- Thin Provisioning Z overview
- Smart Tiers Z overview
- Thin provisioning requirements
- Using Thin Provisioning Z or Smart Tiers Z with other P9500 products
- Thin Provisioning Z workflow
- Smart Tiers Z
- About tiered storage
- Tier monitoring and data relocation
- Smart Pool
- Tier monitoring and relocation cycles
- Tier relocation flow
- Tier relocation rules, restrictions, and guidelines
- Buffer area of a tier
- Smart Tiers Z cache specifications and requirements
- Execution modes for tier relocation
- Monitoring modes
- Notes on performing monitoring
- Downloading the tier relocation log file
- Tiering policy
- Tiering policy expansion
- Tiering policy examples
- Setting tiering policy on a THP V-VOL
- Tiering policy levels
- Viewing the tiering policy in the performance graph
- Reserving tier capacity when setting a tiering policy
- Example of reserving tier capacity
- Notes on tiering policy settings
- New page assignment tier
- Relocation priority
- Assignment tier when pool-VOLs are deleted
- Formatted pool capacity
- Rebalancing the usage level among pool-VOLs
- Execution mode settings and tiering policy
- Changing the tiering policy level on a THP V-VOL
- Changing new page assignment tier of a V-VOL
- Opening the Edit Tiering Policies window
- Changing a tiering policy
- Changing relocation priority setting of a V-VOL
- Smart Tiers Z workflow
- Smart Tiers Z tasks and parameters
- Managing Smart Tiers Z
- Changing a pool for Smart Tiers Z to a pool for Thin Provisioning Z
- Working with pools
- Working with THP V-VOLs
- Thresholds
- Working with SIMs
- Managing pools and THP V-VOLs
- Viewing pool information
- Viewing formatted pool capacity
- Viewing the progress of rebalancing the usage level among pool-VOLs
- Increasing pool capacity
- Changing a pool name
- Recovering a blocked pool
- Decrease pool capacity
- Deleting a tier in a pool
- Deleting a pool
- Changing external LDEV tier rank
- Increasing THP V-VOL capacity
- Changing the name of a THP V-VOL
- About releasing pages in a THP V-VOL
- Enabling/disabling tier relocation of a THP V-VOL
- Deleting a THP V-VOL
- 5 Configuring access attributes
- 6 Protecting volumes from I/O operations
- Overview of Volume Security for Mainframe
- Volume Security for Mainframe Requirements
- Volume Security for Mainframe Functions
- Protecting Volumes from I/O Operations at Mainframe Hosts
- Warnings Regarding Volume Security for Mainframe
- Supported Volume Emulation Types
- Maximum Number of Groups
- Maximum Number of Hosts and Volumes
- Launching Volume Security for Mainframe
- Viewing Security Settings
- Locating Volumes in a Specified Security Group
- Locating Security Groups that Contain a Specified Host
- Locating Volumes in a Security Group that Contains a Specified Host
- Locating Ports through Which Hosts Can Access Volumes
- Locating Security Groups that Contain a Specified Volume
- Locating Hosts in a Security Group that Contains a Specified Volume
- Locating Security Groups that Contain a Specified Host Group
- Locating Security Groups that Contain a Specified LDEV Group
- Limiting Host Access
- Prohibiting Host Access
- Protecting Volumes from Copy Operations
- Disabling Volume Security for Mainframe
- Editing Security Groups
- Editing Host Groups
- Editing LDEV Groups
- 7 Troubleshooting
- 8 Support and other resources
- A RAID Manager command reference
- B Resource Partition GUI reference
- C LDEV GUI reference
- Parity Groups window
- Parity Groups window after selecting Internal (or External) under Parity Groups
- Window after selecting a parity group under Internal (or External) of Parity Groups
- Window after selecting Logical Devices
- Create LDEVs wizard
- Edit LDEVs wizard
- Change LDEV Settings window
- View SSIDs window
- Select Free Spaces window
- Select Pool window
- View LDEV IDs window
- View Physical Location window
- Edit SSIDs window
- Change SSIDs window
- Format LDEVs wizard
- Restore LDEVs window
- Block LDEVs window
- Delete LDEVs window
- LDEV Properties window
- Top window when selecting Components
- Top window when selecting controller chassis under Components
- Edit Processor Blades wizard
- Assign Processor Blade wizard
- View Management Resource Usage window
- D Thin Provisioning Z and Smart Tiers Z GUI reference
- Pools window after selecting pool (Pools window)
- Top window when selecting a pool under Pools
- Create Pools wizard
- Expand Pool wizard
- Edit Pools wizard
- Delete Pools wizard
- Expand V-VOLs wizard
- Restore Pools window
- Shrink Pool window
- Stop Shrinking Pools window
- Complete SIMs window
- Select Pool VOLs window
- Reclaim Zero Pages window
- Stop Reclaiming Zero Pages window
- Pool Property window
- View Tier Properties window
- Monitor Pools window
- Stop Monitoring Pools window
- Start Tier Relocation window
- Stop Tier Relocation window
- View Pool Management Status window
- Edit External LDEV Tier Rank wizard
- Edit Tiering Policies wizard
- Change Tiering Policy Window
- E Volume Retention GUI reference
- F Volume Security for Mainframe GUI reference
- Volume Security for Mainframe window
- Add/Change Security Group Dialog Box
- Add/Change Host Group Dialog Box
- Add/Change LDEV Group Dialog Box
- Select LDEV Dialog Box
- Select Port Dialog Box
- Specify Security Group Dialog Box
- Host to Security Group Dialog Box
- Host to LDEV Dialog Box
- Host Group to Security Group Dialog Box
- Host Group to Port Dialog Box
- LDEV to Security Group Dialog Box
- LDEV to Host Dialog Box
- LDEV Group to Security Group Dialog Box
- Error Detail Dialog Box
- Glossary
- Index
DescriptionItem
The provisioning type to be assigned to the LDEV.Provisioning Type
• Basic: Internal volume.
• THP: THP V-VOLs of Thin Provisioning
• External: External volume.
• Snapshot: Fast Snap volume or Snapshot volume
• External MF: Migration volume
Attribute of the volume indicating how the LDEV is being used.Attribute
• Command Device: Volume is a command device.
• Remote Command Device: Volume is a remote command device.
• System Disk: Volume is a system disk.
• JNL VOL: Volume is a journal volume.
• Pool VOL: Volume is a pool volume. The number in the parentheses shows the pool
identifier.
• Reserved VOL: Volume is a reserved volume.
• Quorum Disk: Volume is a quorum disk for External Storage Access Manager.
• TSE: TSE-VOL
• Online Data Migration: This volume is for online data migration.
• Hyphen (-): Volume other than the above.
Displays the access attribute of the LDEV.Access Attribute
1
The mumber of paths set for the LDEV.Number of paths
Displays the V-VOL management task being performed on a Thin Provisioning, Thin
Provisioning Z, Smart Tiers, or a Smart Tiers Z V-VOL.
V-VOL Management Task
• Reclaiming Zero Pages: The process is in progress.
• Waiting for Zero Page Reclaiming: The process has been waited.
• Hyphen (-): The process is not being performed on the LDEV.
The processor blade identifier.MP Blade ID
The resource group name and ID of which this LDEV is a member.Resource Group Name
(ID)
Opens the Create LDEVs window.Create LDEVs
Opens the LUN Paths window.Add LUN Paths
Opens the Edit LDEVs window.Edit LDEVs
Opens the Format LDEVs window.Format LDEVs
2
Opens the Delete LDEVs window.Delete LDEVs
2
Opens the Shred LDEVs window.Shred LDEVs
2
Opens the Delete LUN Paths window.Delete LUN Paths
2
Opens the Edit Command Devices windowEdit Command Device
Opens the Block LDEVs window.Block LDEVs
2
Opens the Restore LDEVs window.Restore LDEVs
2
Opens the Assign Processor Blade window.Assign MP Blade
2
Opens the Delete UUIDs window.Delete UUIDs
2
Opens the Reclaim Zero Pages window.Reclaim Zero Pages
2
Window after selecting Logical Devices 209