Hitachi Command Suite 8 User Guide

• From the General tasks paneOn the Resources or Mobility tab, from General Tasks, click AllocateVolumes. Because no resource was selected first, you must specify host,
volume, and other volume allocation requirements.
• Selecting hosts or file servers From the Resources tab, select one or more hosts or file servers, and clickAllocate Volumes. The dialog will display the selected host or file server
names instead of prompting.
• Selecting volumes From the Resources tab, select one or more volumes, and...

•Allocating volumes to selected hosts on page 193
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Allocating volumes to selected file servers  on page 194
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Allocating selected volumes to hosts  on page 195
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Allocating volumes to clustered hosts  on page 196
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Allocating volumes by using a keyword search  on page 198
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Allocating volumes by using a criteria search  on page 199
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Allocating volumes by using existing volume settings  on page 199
Related references
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Allocate Volumes dialog box  on page 200
Prerequisites for allocating volumes Before...

You can schedule the task to run immediately or later. The default setting
is  Now . If the task is scheduled to run immediately, you can select  View
task status  to monitor the task after it is submitted.
6. Click  Submit.
If the task is scheduled to run immediately, the process begins.
7. (Optional) Check the progress and result of the task on the  Tasks &
Alerts  tab. Click the task name to view details of the task.
Result
A completed task indicates a successful volume allocation.
Related references...

Result
A completed task indicates a successful volume allocation.
Related tasks •
Viewing HCS task status  on page 385
Related references
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Prerequisites for allocating volumes  on page 192
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Volume allocation methods  on page 190
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Allocate Volumes dialog box  on page 200
Allocating volumes to selected file servers When a file server or file server cluster are selected, the file server is
displayed in the volume allocation dialog. The dialog will prompt for all additional information.
To allocate...

Device Manager can automatically specify a volume and path
configuration for allocating volumes that follows the best practices for
configuring storage pools.Tip:  For Hitachi NAS Platform family, in cases such as node additions, if
you want to allocate volumes to file server nodes that are in clusters, use
the  Define Clustered-Host Storage  dialog box.
A completed task indicates a successful volume allocation.
9. To verify the volume allocation, select the file server or cluster to which
the volumes...

4.Select an appropriate resource. For example, select a pool or parity
group with available capacity, or select an open-unallocated volume.
5. Click  Allocate Volumes .Tip: Open-reserved volumes cannot be allocated. Open-allocated can be
used to allocate like volumes.
6. On the  Allocate Volumes  dialog box, specify volume allocation
requirements.
7. Click  Show Plan  and confirm that the information in the plan summary
is correct. If changes are required, click  Back.
8. (Optional) Update the task name...

• Confirm the names of the hosts that belong to the target cluster (if youhave not already added clustered hosts into a logical group).
Procedure 1. On the  Resources  tab, select  Logical Groups .
2. Expand the  Public Logical Groups  or Private Logical Groups  root
folder, and locate an appropriate logical group.
3. Locate the  Hosts and Volumes  tabs under the summary pane, and
select all hosts for the cluster.Note:  You can allocate volumes to cluster hosts that are not in a logical
group. However,...

•Allocate Volumes dialog box on page 200
Allocating volumes by using a keyword search A keyword search is a full or partial text search. For example, you can search
for storage systems, hosts, volumes, parity groups, DP pools, and logical
groups by entering a full or partial name. Note that file servers are not
subject to search. Using a keyword search provides an alternate method of navigating to a resource to allocate volumes.
Procedure 1. Enter a value in the search box and press  Enter on your...

Allocating volumes by using a criteria searchUsing a criteria search allows finding volumes with specific attributes, such as
drive type or RAID level, and allocating them.
Procedure 1. From the search box drop-down menu, select  More Searches.
2. Specify the search criteria and execute your search. There are  Basic and
Advanced  tabs presenting criteria options. Basic criteria for volume
status, type, drive performance, RAID level, or capacity requirement
should meet most needs. Advanced criteria are...

Procedure1. On the  Resources  tab, select  Hosts or Logical Groups .
2. Expand the tree for host or logical group type (public logical groups or
private logical groups), and select the desired host or logical group to
display a list of existing volumes.
3. Select an existing volume that matches or is similar to your requirement,
and click  Allocate Like Volumes .
4. The selected host or logical group name displays, and you are prompted
for other volume allocation requirements. You can retain the...