HP XP7 User Manual

1. In the Remote Web Console main window, in the Storage Systems tree, select Logical Devices.
The following is another way to select LDEVs.
1. In the Remote Web Console main window, in the Storage Systems tree, select Pool.
The pool name appears below Pool.
2. Select the pool associated with the THP V-VOL that has pages you want to release.
3. Select the Virtual Volumes tab.
2. From the table, select the THP V-VOL that has pages you want to release.
3. Click More Actions, then select Reclaim Zero Pages.
The Reclaim Zero Pages window opens.
You cannot release pages in a THP V-VOL when the THP V-VOL is not in a normal status or
the THP V-VOL is in the process of reclaiming zero pages.
4. In Task Name type a unique name for this task or accept the default, then click Apply.
If Go to tasks window for status is checked, the Tasks window opens.
After the operation to reclaim zero pages is complete, refresh the display to update the Page Status.
If the Page Status is not immediately updated, wait a while, then refresh the display again.
NOTE: Completed is displayed as the Page Status even when no pages can be reclaimed.
If you have started the reclaiming zero pages operation, and the storage system is powered off
the reclaiming zero pages operation will not automatically continue after the storage system restarts.
In any of the following cases, the reclaiming zero pages will stop, and THP V-VOL pages will not
be released:
• LDEV formatting was performed while reclaiming zero pages.
• The pool-VOL that is being accessed by the target THP V-VOL was blocked.
• The pool associated with the target THP V-VOL was blocked while reclaiming zero pages.
• Cache memory failure occurred while reclaiming zero pages.
• The THP V-VOL was deleted when zero pages were reclaimed.
• The initial copy operation between the Continuous Access Synchronous pair or the Continuous
Access Journal pair was performed on the THP V-VOL in which zero pages were being
reclaimed.
Stopping the release of pages in a THP V-VOL
The Storage Administrator (Provisioning) role is required to perform this task.
1. In the Remote Web Console main window, in the Storage Systems tree, select Logical Devices.
The following is another way to select LDEVs.
1. In the Remote Web Console main window, in the Storage Systems tree, select Pool.
The pool name appears below Pool.
2. Select the pool associated with the THP V-VOL that has pages you want to release.
3. Select the Virtual Volumes tab.
2. From the table, select the THP V-VOL that you want to stop from releasing pages.
3. Click More Actions, then select Stop Reclaiming Zero Pages.
The Stop Reclaiming Zero Pages window opens.
You cannot stop releasing the pages in a THP V-VOL where zero pages are not being
reclaimed.
Managing pools and THP V-VOLs 155

HP XP7 Specifications

General

Brand	HP
Model	XP7
Category	Storage
Language	English