Thin Image Advanced requires dedicated shared memory (SM) for the Thin Image Advanced pair management area.
The Thin Image Advanced pair management area is an area used to store information for associating Thin Image Advanced pairs. It is automatically created when you install shared memory.
Additional shared memory is required when the total capacity of all pools exceeds 4.4 PB.
The following table shows the shared memory requirements:
Shared memory function |
Maximum pool or V-VOL capacity |
---|---|
Base |
4.4 PB |
Extension1 |
8.05 PB |
Extension2 |
12.5 PB |
Extension3 |
16.6 PB |