Chapter 7 Thin Provisioning Pool Management
7.2 Functions in the Action Area for Thin Provisioning
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Click the [OK] button.
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Format all area in the Thin Provisioning Pool starts.
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Click the [Done] button to return to the [Thin Provisioning Pool] screen.
End of procedure
7.2.6
Format Thin Provisioning Pool (Unformat Area)
This function formats unformatted area in the Thin Provisioning Pool.
The procedure to format an unformat area in the Thin Provisioning Pool is as follows:
Procedure
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Select the TPP to be formatted (multiple selections can be made) and click
[Format Unformat Area] in [Action].
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A confirmation screen appears.
To use a TPV in the TPP again after formatted with "All Area"
selected for the mode, format the TPV.
This function cannot be used under the following conditions:
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When no TPP is registered
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When there is no TPP that can be formatted
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When the status of all the TPPs that are to be formatted is "Available".
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TPPs in "Available", "Partially Readying", or "Readying" status can be
formatted. Data stored in the TPVs of the target TPP are not deleted.
The "Unformatted area" is a new area that is added to a TPP by the
capacity expansion function.
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To check the format progress, refer to
(Basic Information)" (page 135)
. Click the TPP name to see the basic
information.
