Inserting virtual volumes
Use this page for inserting a quantity or range of a virtual volume in the IBM® TS7700 Grid. Virtual volumes inserted on an individual cluster will be available to all clusters within a grid configuration.
Before you begin
Restriction: Up to 10,000 virtual volumes can be inserted at one time. This applies to
both inserting a range of virtual volumes and inserting a quantity of virtual volumes. Attempting to
insert amounts over 10,000 returns an error. The quantity is upgraded from 10,000 to 100,000 volumes
when all clusters in the Grid are at 8.50PGA1 or above.
Note: A valid volume serial number
(VOLSER) is a 6-digit sequence number composed only of uppercase alphabetic characters [A-Z] and
numerals in the range [0-9]. Embedded blank spaces cannot be used.
Note: When
using 25 GB volumes, you can reduce the risk of copy timeouts by changing
the Copy Timeout setting to a longer time than the default (3 hours).