Viewing or modifying volume properties
Perform this task to view or modify
the properties for previously created volumes.
Steps
Perform the following steps to modify created volumes:
- From the Task pane of the IBM Director click Multiple Device Manager (MDM). The MDM menu
opens.
- Click Manage Storage Units. The menu for Manage
Storage Units opens.
- Drag the Volumes icon to the Group Contents pane and drop it
on the selected storage device. The Volumes panel opens.
- Click Properties.
- Select a storage type from the Storage type drop-down list:
For the
IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Storage Server (ESS), the choices are:
For FAStT, the choices are:
- RAID 0
- RAID 1
- RAID 3
- RAID 5
- Define the volume quantity.
The minimum quantity is 1 (default).
- Define the volume type, either count key data (CKD) or fixed byte (FB).
- Define the volume size in gigabytes (GB) or cylinders (cyl).
The minimum
size is 1 GB(default).
- 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.
- Click OK to modify the volume with the specified
properties and close the panel.
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