Choosing the right procedure for configuring disks
This topic contains several checklists for performing configuration procedures.
Use Table 1 to determine which checklist to use for your situation.
| Task description | Procedure to follow | Requires DST? |
|---|---|---|
| Configure your system for the first time | Checklist 1 on page Checklist 1: Configuring disks on a new system. | Yes |
| Add one or more disk units that will not have device parity protection. This checklist applies to disk units that are capable of device parity protection if you do not plan to start device parity protection for the disks. | Checklist 2 on page Checklist 2: Adding disk units without device parity protection. | No |
| Add one or more disks to an existing input/output adapter (IOA). Use this checklist if you plan to protect some or all of the new disks with device parity protection. | Checklist 3 on page Checklist 3: Adding disk units to an existing input/output adapter. | No |
| Add a new IOA. Use this checklist if you plan to protect some or all of the new disks with device parity protection. | Checklist 4 on page Checklist 4: Adding a new input/output adapter. | Yes |
| Move disk units between existing auxiliary storage pools (ASPs) without mirrored protection. | Checklist 5 on page Checklist 5: Moving disk units between non mirrored auxiliary storage pools. | Yes |
| Move disk units between existing ASPs with mirrored protection. | Checklist 6 on page Checklist 6: Moving disk units between mirrored auxiliary storage pools. | Yes |
| Delete a user ASP. | Checklist 7 on page Checklist 7: Deleting an auxiliary storage pool. | Yes |
| Remove one or more disk units without device parity protection. | Checklist 8 on page Checklist 8: Removing disk units without device parity protection. | Yes |
| Remove one or more disk units from an IOA. Use this checklist if device parity protection is started for some or all of the disk units that are attached to the IOA and they are in ASPs without mirrored protection. | Checklist 9 on page Checklist 9: Removing disk units that have device parity protection from an auxiliary storage pools without mirrored protection. | Yes |
| Remove one or more disk units from an IOA. Use this checklist if device parity protection is started for some or all of the disks units that are attached to the IOA and they are in ASPs with mirrored protection. | Checklist 10 on page Checklist 10: Removing disk units that have device parity protection from an auxiliary storage pool with mirrored protection. | Yes |