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
Blocked: The pool is full, or an error occurred in the pool, indicating that
the pool is blocked. If the pool is in both Warning and Blocked status, only
Blocked is displayed.
Displays the pool name and pool ID.Pool Name (ID)
Displays the LDEV ID and LDEV name of the pool-VOL which includes the pool
management area.
Pool VOL with System Area (Name)
For Snapshot, a hyphen (-) is displayed.
Displays the pool type.Pool Type
• For a Thin Provisioning pool, THP is displayed.
• For a Smart Tiers pool, Smart is displayed.
• For a Thin Provisioning Z pool, Mainframe THP is displayed.
• For a Smart Tiers Z pool, Mainframe Smart is displayed.
• For a Fast Snap pool, FS is displayed.
• For a Snapshot pool, SS is displayed.
Displays the RAID level. If multiple RAID levels exist in a pool, this field indicates
as Mixed.
RAID Level
Displays the hard disk drive type and RPM of the pool. If multiple drive types
or RPMs exist in a pool, this field indicates that drive types or RPMs are mixed.
Drive Type/RPM
When the volume is the external volume, Drive Type displays External Storage
and the value of the external LDEV tier rank.
Displays the CLPR set for the Fast Snap or Snapshot pool-VOLs. Displays in
ID:CLPR form.
CLPR
For Pool-VOLs other than the Fast Snap or Snapshot pool-VOL, a hyphen (-) is
displayed.
Displays whether the cache mode is enabled or disabled. For a configuration
other than external volume configuration, a hyphen (-) is displayed.
Cache Mode
Displays the number of pool-VOLs set for the pool, and the maximum number
of pool-VOLs that can be set for the pool.
Number of Pool VOLs
Displays the number of V-VOLs associated with the pool, and the maximum
number of V-VOLs that can be associated with the pool.
Number of V-VOLs
For a Fast Snap or Snapshot pool, a hyphen (-) is displayed.
Displays the number of primary volumes of the Fast Snap or Snapshot pairs.
When the applicable volume does not exist, a hyphen (-) is displayed.
Number of Primary VOLs
Displays the used and total pool capacity. If the pool consists of multiple
pool-VOLs, the sum of its capacities is displayed in the Total field.
Pool Capacity (Used/Total)
Displays the used and total V-VOL capacity. For a Fast Snap or Snapshot pool,
a hyphen (-) is displayed along with the used and total V-VOL capacity.
V-VOL Capacity (Used/Total)
Displays the subscription (Rate of total V-VOL capacity associated with a pool
to the pool capacity/Subscription that is set).
Subscription (Current/Limit)
For a Fast Snap or Snapshot pool, a hyphen (-) is displayed for Current or Limit.
Displays the user-defined threshold (Warning/Depletion).User-Defined Threshold
(Warning/Depletion)
For a Thin Provisioning or Smart Tiers pool, as for the pool with only one of
the user definition threshold set, the system threshold (fixed at 80%) is enabled.
If the user-defined threshold is 80% or less, the value is displayed in the Warning
column. If the user-defined threshold is 81% or more, the value is displayed in
the Depletion column. In this case, the other column displays a hyphen (-).
For a Fast Snap or Snapshot pool, a hyphen (-) is displayed for Depletion.
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