Chapter 6 Thin Provisioning Pool Management
6.6 Format Thin Provisioning Pool (All Area)
ETERNUS Web GUI User’s Guide (Settings)
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6.6
Format Thin Provisioning Pool (All Area)
This function formats all of the areas in the Thin Provisioning Pool.
The procedure to format all of the areas in the Thin Provisioning Pool is as follows:
Procedure
1
Select the TPP that is to be formatted (multiple selections can be made) and click [Format
All Area] in [Action].
A confirmation screen appears.
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When formatting all area in the TPPs, data stored in the TPV in TPP will be deleted. Format TPV to use
them again, after deleting data.
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An error will stop the RAID migration when a TPP, in which the currently migrating TPV belongs, is
formatted. Stop the RAID migration session or wait until the RAID migration session is complete, and
then format the TPP.
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An error will stop the balancing TPV when a TPP, in which the currently balancing TPV belongs, is
formatted. Stop the TPV balancing session or wait until the TPV balancing session is complete, and then
format the TPP.
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This function cannot be used under the following conditions:
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No TPPs can be formatted
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The TPP includes a volume that is used for the Storage Cluster function
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TPPs in "
Available", "
Partially Readying", "
Readying", or "
Exposed" status can be formatted.
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To check the progress of formatting ("Progress", "Estimated Time Left", and "Remaining Size"), refer to
"Thin Provisioning Pool Detail (Basic)" in "ETERNUS Web GUI User’s Guide (Operation)". Click the TPP
name to display the basic information.
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To format a TPV, refer to
"3.4 Format Volume" (page 276)
.
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When a TPP is created using the procedure in
"6.2 Create Thin Provisioning Pool" (page 559)
, the TPP is
formatted automatically. In this case, it is not necessary to format the TPP by using this function.
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When formatting all area in the TPPs, data stored in the TPVs in TPP will be deleted.
•
An error will stop the RAID migration when a TPP, in which the currently migrating TPV belongs, is
formatted. Stop the RAID migration or wait until the RAID migration is complete and then perform
this function.
•
An error will stop the balancing TPV when a TPP, in which the currently balancing TPV belongs, is
formatted. Stop the TPP balancing or wait until the TPP balancing is complete and then perform
this function.
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