Create FlashCopy Logical Drive Wizard - Allocate Capacity

The Create FlashCopy Logical Drive Wizard - Allocate Capacity dialog lets you specify where to allocate capacity for the .

Select the corresponding radio button. To continue the creation process by creating a new array, click Next.

You can choose from one of the options shown in the table.


Note:

If the in the Capacity Allocation list are grayed out, they are unusable. Either the is degraded, or there is a long-running operation in progress, for example, modifying , or .

Option Description

Free capacity on the same array as the (recommended)

Use this option to make sure that if disk drives associated with the array are moved to another , all of the that are associated with the flashcopy logical drive reside on that array. In this case, no further disk drives are required to be moved.

You are presented with a list of Free Capacity nodes on this array. These Free Capacity nodes are large enough for the flashcopy repository logical drive and appear with their capacities and levels.

Free capacity on a different array

Use this option if there is not enough free capacity to create the flashcopy repository logical drive on the same array where the base logical drive resides, or if that free capacity is unusable.

You are presented with a list of Free Capacity nodes that are large enough for the flashcopy repository logical drive and that exist on arrays in the storage subsystem where the base logical drive does not reside. The capacity and RAID levels of the free capacity nodes are shown.

to create a new array

Use this option if there is not enough free capacity to create the flashcopy repository logical drive on the same array where the base logical drive resides, or there is not free capacity on another array. Also, use this option if free capacity on the same array where the base logical drive resides is unusable.

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