Hitachi VSP Gx00 series User Manual

Managing resource groups
Managing resource groups includes creating, editing, and deleting resource groups.
Creating resource groups
When you create a resource group, you enter a name and assign the desired resources
(parity groups, LDEVs, ports, host groups, and iSCSI targets) to the new group. You can
create more than one resource group at a time.
Note the following restrictions for creating a resource group:
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The maximum number of resource groups that can be created on a storage system is
1023. If the NAS module is installed in the storage system, the maximum number of
resource groups that can be created on the storage system is 1022.
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A resource group name can use alphanumeric characters, spaces, and the following
symbols: ! # $ % & ' ( ) + - . = @ [ ] ^ _ ` { } ~
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The characters in a resource group name are case-sensitive.
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Duplicate occurrences of the same name are not allowed.
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You cannot use the following names: meta_resource, NAS_Platform_System_RSG
Before you begin
You must have Security Administrator (View & Modify) role to perform this task.
Procedure
1. In the Explorer pane, expand the Storage Systems tree, click the Administration
tab, and then select Resource Groups.
2. Click Create Resource Groups.
3. In the Create Resource Groups window, enter the name for the new group, select
the desired resources for the new group, and click Add to add the new group to list
of resource groups to be added.
4. Repeat the previous step for each new resource group to be added. If you need to
remove a group from the list of resource groups to be added, select the group, and
click Remove.
5. When you are nished conguring new resource groups in the Cr
eate Resource
Groups window, click Next.
6. Enter a task name or accept the default, and then click Submit.
If you select View task status, the Tasks & Alerts tab opens.
Editing resource groups
You can add resources to, remove resources from, and rename existing resource groups.
Note the following restrictions for editing resource groups:
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Only resources allocated to meta_resource can be added to resource groups.
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Resources removed from a resource group are returned to meta_resource.
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No resource can be added to or removed from meta_resource.
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The name of the meta_resource group cannot be changed or used for any resource
group other than the meta_resource group.
Managing resource groups
Chapter 4: User administration
System Administrator Guide for VSP Gx00 models and VSP Fx00 models 99

Hitachi VSP Gx00 series Specifications

General

Brand	Hitachi
Model	VSP Gx00 series
Category	Storage
Language	English