Hitachi 9900 V Series

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Chapter 4 Virtual LVI/LUN (VLL) Operations

4.1 The Virtual LVI/LUN Panels

4.1.1 LUSE/VLL Panel, VLL Tab

The LUN Expansion (LUSE)/Virtual LVI/LUN (VLL) button ( ) opens the LUSE/VLL panel.

The LUSE tab is the default view. Select the VLL tab (see Figure 4.1).

Figure 4.1 LUSE/VLL Panel, VLL Tab

Contents

Main Page 2002 Hitachi Data Systems Corporation, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Trademarks Notice of Export Controls Document Revision Level Source Documents for This Revision Referenced Documents Page Preface Microcode Level COMMENTS Thank you! Page Contents List of Figures List of Tables Page Chapter 1 Overview of LUN Expansion and Virtual LVI/LUN 1.1 Overview of LUSE Operations PRELIMINARY RELEASE 2 Chapter 1 Overview of LUN Expansion and Virtual LVI/LUN Table 1.1 LUSE Specifications Note: Virtual LVI/LUN is not applicable to OPEN-L. Table 1.2 VLL LUSE Specifications Page 1.2 Overview of Virtual LVI/LUN 1.2.1 Virtual LVI/LUN Parameters Page Page Page Page 1.2.2 Virtual LVI/LUN Size Calculation 1.2.3 SSID Requirements) Chapter 2 Preparing To Use LUN Expansion or Virtual LVI/LUN 2.1 Set Up the 9900V Subsystem and Remote Console PC(s) 2.2 Launch LUN Expansion or Virtual LVI/LUN Page 2.3 Changing to Modify Mode Page Page Page Page Page 3.2 LUSE Operations 3.2.1 Creating a LUSE Volume 3.2.1.1 Creating a LUSE Volume From the LDEV Operation Detail Page 3.2.1.2 Creating a LUSE Volume From the LDEV Table Page 3.2.2 Releasing a LUSE Volume Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page 4.2 Virtual LVI/LUN Operations 4.2.1 Converting Logical Volumes to Space Page Page 4.2.2 Creating VLL volumes Page Page Page Page 4.2.3 Deleting a VLL volume 4.2.4 Initializing a Virtual LVI/LUN Volume Page Page Page Page Chapter 5 Troubleshooting 5.1 Troubleshooting PRELIMINARY RELEASE 46 Chapter 5 Troubleshooting Table 5.1 General Error Conditions 5.2 Calling the Hitachi Data Systems Technical Support Center Page Glossary, Acronyms, and Abbreviations