Thin Provisioning
Overview
The Thin Provisioning function can create logical volumes with a larger capacity than the installed physical disks by virtualization.
A Thin Provisioning Pool is a space to store logical volume data which is configured using the Thin Provisioning function.
Display Function List
| Category | Function | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thin Provisioning Pools | Thin Provisioning Pool (Basic Information) | The basic information of each Thin Provisioning Pool, such as the status and the capacity, is displayed. | |
| Threshold | Threshold (Thin Provisioning Pool) | The management threshold of each Thin Provisioning Pool is displayed. | |
| Eco-mode Schedule | Eco-mode Schedule (Thin Provisioning Pool) | The Eco-mode operation status of each Thin Provisioning Pool is displayed. | |
| Flexible Tier Pools | Flexible Tier Pool (Basic Information) | The Flexible Tier Pool (FTRP) list is displayed. | |
| Settings | Settings (Thin Provisioning) | The Thin Provisioning Pools Settings status is displayed. | |
Action List
| Action | Function | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thin Provisioning Pool | |||
| Create | Create Thin Provisioning Pool | Create a new Thin Provisioning Pool. | |
| Delete | Delete Thin Provisioning Pool | Delete a Thin Provisioning Pool. | |
| Rename | Rename Thin Provisioning Pool | Change the selected Thin Provisioning Pool name. | |
| Expand | Expand Thin Provisioning Pool | Expand the selected Thin Provisioning Pool capacity. | |
| Format All Area | Format Thin Provisioning Pool (All Area) | Format all of the areas in the selected Thin Provisioning Pool. | |
| Format Unformatted Area | Format Thin Provisioning Pool (Unformatted Area) | Format the unformatted area in the selected Thin Provisioning Pool. | |
| Set Deduplication/Compression | Set Deduplication/Compression | Configure the Deduplication/Compression setting for the selected Thin Provisioning Pool. | |
| Threshold | |||
| Modify Threshold | Modify Threshold Thin Provisioning Pool | Change the selected Thin Provisioning Pool management threshold. | |
| Modify Cache Parameters | Modify Cache Parameters (TPP) | Specify the cache parameter (MWC) for the selected Thin Provisioning Pool. | |
| Eco-mode Schedule | |||
| Assign Eco-mode | Assign Eco-mode Schedule (Thin Provisioning Pool) | Change the Eco-mode action of the selected Thin Provisioning Pool. | |
| Flexible Tier Pools | |||
| Format All Area | Format Flexible Tier Pool (All Area) | Format all of the areas in the selected Flexible Tier Pool (FTRP). | |
| Format Unformatted Area | Format Flexible Tier Pool (Unformatted Area) | Format the unformatted area in the selected Flexible Tier Pool (FTRP). | |
| Start Balancing FTRP | Start Balancing Flexible Tier Pool | Start balancing of the selected Flexible Tier Pool (FTRP). | |
| Stop Balancing FTRP | Stop Balancing Flexible Tier Pool | Stop balancing of the selected Flexible Tier Pool (FTRP). | |
| Settings | |||
| Set Thin Provisioning | Set Thin Provisioning | Set the Thin Provisioning function. | |