Monitoring a storage pool
Use this procedure to monitor pools in a storage array.
Procedure
1
Log on to Unisphere and select the storage array you want to monitor.
2
Select
Storage
>
Storage Configuration
>
Storage Pools
.
3
When the
Pools
window appears, select the storage pool you want to monitor and click
Properties
.
4
From the
Storage Pool Properties
window, there are four tabs that can be used to monitor
different aspects of the storage pool. The
General
tab shows the physical and virtual capacities,
including total capacity, consumed capacity and the percentage full.
5
Select the
Disks
tab to view the state of the individual drives that make up the storage pool.
6
Click
OK
when done.
Creating a boot LUN
Use this procedure to create a boot LUN.
About this task
The information in this procedure is specific to environments or situations where Ionix UIM/P is not used.
To provision a new service using Ionix UIM/P, refer to the
Ionix Unified Infrastructure Manager
Provisioning Center Administration and User Guide
As you create the LUNs, consider the following points:
•
Boot LUNs are created as thick LUNs.
•
VMware ESXi Boot LUNs are 10 GB.
•
Bare metal boot LUNs vary in size.
•
When creating a boot LUN, ensure that LUNs are distributed evenly across the SPs. Even LUN
IDs are owned by SP A, and odd LUN IDs are owned by SP B.
•
The sum capacity of all thin LUNs and LUNs (not the thin pools) and all RAID groups should not
exceed the maximum capacity of the array.
•
You can change a VP pool LUN allocation owner only by deleting the LUN. Make sure you
properly assign SP ownership and distribute the LUNs evenly across the SPs before adding data
to the LUNs.
Managing storage resources
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