Add Volume to Storage Group feature
With the "Add Volume to Storage Group" feature, you can define the rules to expand Storage Groups with volumes from the specified pools manually or with situations.
In SMS Storage Groups Space Summary, first, configure which volume to use and for which Storage Group. To do so, click the icon before the required Storage Group Name and select Storage Group Configurations.
You are in the Storage Group Configuration Summary workspace with the following tables: Storage Groups Configs Report, Volume Models Report, and Volume Pools Report.
| Table name | Corresponding dialog box |
|---|---|
| Volume Pools Report to add or edit volume pools. | Volume Pool Add or Edit dialog box |
| Storage Groups Configs Report to add or edit a
configuration. Note: To create a configuration, you need to define at least one volume pool, from which volumes will be added to the Storage Group. So, ensure you have added at least one volume pool before creating a configuration. |
Storage Group Config Add or Edit dialog box |
| Volume Models Report to add or edit a volume model. | Volume Model Add or Edit dialog box |
To run the "Add Volume to Storage Group" action, either manually or from situations, make sure you have all of the following conditions met:
- IBM OMEGAMON for Storage version 5.5.0 or later is started on all LPARs in the PLEX, and you can check if the volume from the pool is ONLINE.
- The Storage Groups have assigned volume names without assigned units. These names will be used for the ICKDSF INIT command.
- There is a rule with the mentioned Storage Group or covered by the mask.
- There are volumes in the pools.
- You have the permission to switch volumes from pools ONLINE/OFFLINE and execute the ICKDSF command for these volumes.
| Name of menu item | Corresponding dialog box |
|---|---|
| Add Volume to Storage Group | Add Volume to Storage Group dialog box |
You can also automate the process of adding Volume to a Storage Group with the help of Actions in the Situation Editor.