Chapter 4 Configuration Settings
4.3 Configuration Settings for Using Thin Provisioning Functions
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4.3 Configuration Settings for Using Thin Provisioning Functions
The following section shows the series of settings that need to be performed to use Thin Provisioning
functions.
Not only can new Thin Provisioning Pool be created, adding or changing volumes that are registered in the
existing Thin Provisioning Pools can also be performed.
Register Thin Provisioning License
Register the license to use the Thin Provisioning function.
Refer to:
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Register Thin Provisioning License
Create Thin Provisioning Pool
Create a Thin Provisioning Pool (groups of drives (which are configured in RAID groups) that
configure a Thin Provisioning Pool).
Refer to:
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Create Thin Provisioning Pool
Create Volume
Create a volume (physical drive area in the Thin Provisioning Pool). A volume is a structural unit
of a Thin Provisioning Pool that can be recognized from the server. Select "Thin Provisioning" for
"Type".
Refer to:
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Create Volume
Add Host
Recognize the volume from the server.
Refer to:
Refer to Step 3 onward in one of the following sections:
- "4.1 Configuration Settings for Using Standard Volumes (When Using Host Affinity Settings)"
(page 63)
- "4.2 Configuration Settings for Using Standard Volumes (When Using Host Affinity Settings,
Previously Referred to as LUN Mapping)" (page 68)