Set Thin Provisioning - Fujitsu ETERNUS DX60 S3 User Manual

Chapter 6 Thin Provisioning Pool Management

6.1 Set Thin Provisioning

6.1

Set Thin Provisioning

This function enables or disables the use of the Thin Provisioning function and sets the maximum pool capac-
ity. The maximum pool capacity is the maximum total capacity for TPPs and FTRPs that can be created in the
ETERNUS DX.
Maximum pool capacity for each model
The maximum pool capacity that can be specified depends on the model.
ETERNUS DX60 S3
ETERNUS DX100 S3/DX200 S3
ETERNUS DX500 S3
ETERNUS DX600 S3
ETERNUS DX8700 S3/DX8900 S3
ETERNUS DX200F
• Note that the Thin Provisioning function is not provided for the ETERNUS DX60 S3/DX100 S3 1CM model.
In addition, the "Thin Provisioning" navigation is not displayed for these models.
• The Thin Provisioning function cannot be disabled in the following conditions:
- TPPs exist in the ETERNUS DX
- "TPV balancing" is selected for the Thin Provisioning allocation mode
- The Automated Storage Tiering feature is enabled (*1)
*1: Enabling or disabling the Automated Storage Tiering feature is performed by using ETERNUS SF Storage
Cruiser.
• If "Disable" is selected for the Thin Provisioning function, make sure to change the Thin Provisioning
allocation mode from "TPV balancing" to the default "TPP balancing" setting. Refer to
Subsystem Parameters" (page 39)
• The maximum pool capacity can be expanded gradually according to the pool capacity used. To expand
the maximum pool capacity, modify the capacity by using this function. Note that a value smaller than
the current capacity cannot be selected.
For details on the parameters for this function, refer to
For the factory default settings for this function, refer to
Model
32TB, 64TB
32TB, 64TB, 128TB, 256TB
64TB, 128TB, 256TB, 384TB
128TB, 256TB, 512TB, 768TB
256 TB, 512 TB, 768 TB, 1024 TB
32TB
for details.
ETERNUS Web GUI User's Guide (Settings)
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The maximum available pool capacity
"A.6.1 Set Thin Provisioning" (page
"Appendix B Set Thin Provisioning" (page
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