Virtual Volumes Tab
This tab allows you to define virtual volumes, the integral building block of your SANsymphony SAN, which will be allocated to application servers. These virtual volumes can be linear (without mirroring properties), standard mirrors or tertiary mirrors, or be assigned the attributes of alternate path, dual path, or cluster path.
Column Information
Following are descriptions of the column information displayed in the different views of the tab, available according to the selections in the left panes. Review any referenced topics for additional information.
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Upper Pane Information | |
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SDS Folder Selected | |
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SDS |
Name of the storage server. |
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Serial # |
World Wide Name of the storage server. |
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Channels Used |
Number of channels in use; not necessarily the number of channels created for the storage server. |
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Mapped Storage |
Number of virtual volumes being mapped from the storage server. |
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Storage Server Selected | |
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Volume Name |
Name of volume discovered on this storage server. You can change this name by selecting Rename from the context menu. |
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Size |
Size of the volume. |
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Virtual Volume |
Virtual volume associated with this volume. |
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Disk # |
Hard disk number assigned by Windows. If the volume comes from an NMV pool, the pool name is identified. |
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Model |
Make and model of the hard disk. If the volume comes from an NMV pool, the NMV type is identified. |
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Volume ID |
Symbolic volume identifier assigned by SANsymphony software. This cannot be changed. |
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Serial Number |
Serial number or other identifying information of the volume or hard disk. |
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Lower Pane Information | |
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Virtual Volume Folder Selected | |
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Virtual Volume Name |
Name of the virtual volume. If unmapped, you can change the name in the Properties dialog box. |
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Type |
Virtual volume type, this depends on the mirroring type or lack of. Type will be one of the following: Linear, Standard Mirror, AP Mirror, 3PAP Mirror, CP Mirror, or Mirror w/Traveller (Traveller-enabled virtual volume). For AP Mirror type, BOOT = Bootable option selected, or MFB = Manual Failback selected. |
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Logical Size |
Size of the virtual volume that the application servers see when mapped. An unmapped virtual volume can be resized in the Properties dialog box. |
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Primary SDS |
The storage server hosting the primary volume member in the virtual volume. |
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# of mappings |
Number of mappings to the virtual volume. |
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Attributes |
Additional features set in the Properties dialog box, such as Write Through Mode (WTM) refer to the Write Through Mode, and Replace Volume on Failure (HS), refer to Configuring Hot Spare Replacements. |
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Mapped to |
Name of the application server that the virtual volume is mapped to. |
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Recovery Priority |
Reflects the mirror recovery priority value set in Properties dialog box. Values are 0 to 3; 3 is the highest priority. Refer to Setting Mirror Recovery Priority. |
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Virtual Volume Selected | |
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Volume Name |
Name of all volumes that make up the virtual volume. You can change this name from the Volume Properties dialog box. |
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Size |
Size of the volume. |
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Parent Server |
Name of the storage server where the volume originated from. |
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Member Volume |
Specifies is a volume is primary, secondary, or tertiary. |
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Disk # |
Hard disk number assigned by Windows. If the volume comes from an NMV pool, the pool name is identified. |
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Model |
Make and model of the hard disk. If the volume comes from an NMV pool, the NMV type is identified. |
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Volume ID |
Symbolic volume identifier assigned by SANsymphony software. This cannot be changed. |
Context Menu Information
Following are the available context menu items and where to find them. Review any referenced topics for additional information.
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Selection |
Pane |
Context Menu Items |
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Storage server |
upper-left |
Protect All Volumes – causes the storage server to take control of unallocated disks and unformatted partitions for use with the storage system. Release All Volumes – causes the storage server to release control of unmapped volumes, volumes marked “previously used,” or hot spares. All alias names will be lost. Mirror Paths – refer to Specifying the Mirror Path. (Must be configured prior to creating mirrors.) Delete – deletes the storage server. Refer to Deleting Storage Servers from the Region. Properties – use to view all the properties of the storage server. Refer to Storage Server Properties. |
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Volume Name |
upper-right |
Delete – deletes an unmapped volume. Rename – renames the volume. Properties – displays the all the properties of the volume and provides I/O quota settings. Refer to Volume Properties. |
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Virtual volume |
lower-left |
Add mirror – refer to Creating Mirrors for Virtual Volumes. Delete – use to deletes an unmapped virtual volume. (Traveller rollback virtual volumes can only be deleted from the Traveller server.) Rename – use to rename an unmapped virtual volume. Split – refer to Splitting a Mirror. Split Tertiary – refer to Splitting a Tertiary Mirror. Properties – refer to Virtual Volumes Properties. |
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Volume Name |
lower-left |
Remove from Virtual Volume – refer to Removing a Volume from a Virtual Volume. Replace – refer to Replacing a Volume in a Virtual Volume. Properties – refer to Volume Properties. |
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Virtual Volume |
lower-right |
Add mirror – refer to Creating Mirrors for Virtual Volumes. Delete – use to deletes an unmapped virtual volume. Rename – use to rename an unmapped virtual volume. Split – refer to Splitting a Mirror. Split Tertiary – refer to Splitting a Tertiary Mirror. Properties – refer to Virtual Volumes Properties. |
Related Topics:
SANmanager Menu Bar