Create FlashCopy Logical Drive Wizard - No Capacity Exists
Why Did I Get This Error Message?
This error message appears when either of these conditions exists:
No free capacity exists on the where the will reside
The free capacity that exists on the array is not large enough to hold the minimum size of a (0.008 GB or 1 percent of the base logical drive capacity)
By default, the flashcopy repository logical drive is automatically created by using on the same array where the resides.
Note:
It is strongly recommended that the placement of the flashcopy repository logical drive occurs within the array where the
base logical drive resides. This placement makes sure that if the disk drives associated with the array are moved to another
, all of the logical drives that are associated with the flashcopy logical drive reside on that array, and no further disk
drives are required to be moved.
How Do I Recover from This Error?
To recover from this error, perform one of these actions:
On the error dialog, click Cancel, and add to the array where the base logical drive resides by selecting Add Free Capacity (Disk Drives). Then retry the flashcopy creation process.
Note:
Use the Add Free Capacity (Disk Drives) option instead of using the Advanced path.
Click OK, and continue with the Create FlashCopy Logical Drive Wizard by using the Advanced path. On the Advanced path, you can then
locate the flashcopy repository logical drive in either of these locations:
Free capacity on a different array in the storage subsystem.
on the storage subsystem. In this case, you create a new array on which the flashcopy repository logical drive resides (if
unconfigured capacity exists).
Important:
The flashcopy repository logical drive does not reside on the same array as the flashcopy logical drive.