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Chapter 7 Thin Provisioning Pool Management
7.2 Functions in the Action Area for Thin Provisioning
ETERNUS Web GUI User’s Guide
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7.2.5 Format Thin Provisioning Pool (All Area)
This function formats all of the areas in the Thin Provisioning Pool.
The procedure to format all of the areas in the Thin Provisioning Pool is as follows:
Procedure
1 Select the TPP that is to be formatted (multiple selections can be made) and click [Format
All Area] in [Action].
→ A confirmation screen appears.
• When formatting all area in the TPPs, data stored in the Thin Provisioning Volumes in TPP will be deleted.
Format TPV to use them again, after deleting data.
• When a TPP is created using the procedure in "7.2.1 Create Thin Provisioning Pool" (page 219)
, the TPP is
formatted automatically. In this case, it is not necessary to format the TPP by using this function.
• An error will stop the balancing TPV when a TPP, in which the currently balancing TPV belongs, is
formatted. Start TPP formatting after balancing TPV is complete.
• An error will stop the RAID migration when a TPP, in which the currently migrating TPV belongs, is
formatted. Start TPP formatting after RAID migration is complete.
• This function cannot be used under the following conditions:
- When no TPP is registered
- When there is no TPP that can be formatted
• TPPs in " Available", " Partially Readying", " Readying", or " Exposed" status can be formatted.
• To check the format progress, refer to "7.1.1 Thin Provisioning Pool (Basic Information)" (page 200)
. Click
the TPP name to see the basic information.
• To format a TPV, refer to "5.2.4 Format Volume" (page 116)
.
• When formatting all area in the TPPs, data stored in the TPVs in TPP will be deleted.
• An error will stop the balancing TPV when a TPP, in which the currently balancing TPV belongs, is
formatted.
• An error will stop the RAID migration when a TPP, in which the currently migrating TPV belongs, is
formatted.