Viewing or modifying volume properties Device Manager monitoring Viewing storage pool properties

Perform this task to view or modify the properties for previously created volumes.

Steps

Perform the following steps to modify created volumes:

  1. From the Task pane of the IBM Director click Multiple Device Manager (MDM). The MDM menu opens.
  2. Click Manage Storage Units. The menu for Manage Storage Units opens.
  3. Drag the Volumes icon to the Group Contents pane and drop it on the selected storage device. The Volumes panel opens.
  4. Click Properties.
  5. Select a storage type from the Storage type drop-down list:

    For the IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Storage Server (ESS), the choices are:

    • RAID 5
    • RAID 10

    For FAStT, the choices are:

    • RAID 0
    • RAID 1
    • RAID 3
    • RAID 5
  6. Define the volume quantity.

    The minimum quantity is 1 (default).

  7. Define the volume type, either count key data (CKD) or fixed byte (FB).
  8. Define the volume size in gigabytes (GB) or cylinders (cyl).

    The minimum size is 1 GB(default).

  9. Select an array.

    If you are modifying the volume for ESS, the panel displays a list of available arrays on the selected ESS. The naming convention for arrays is: Cluster number:Device Adapter:Loop:Group. For example:

    C1:DA1:LA:G2

    If you are modifying the volume for FAStT, the array selection is not available.

  10. Click OK to modify the volume with the specified properties and close the panel.
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