Changing I/O mode for external storage systems

Universal Volume Manager User Guide
Version
9.8.7
Audience
anonymous
Part Number
MK-98RD9016-13
With Load Balance Mode settings, you can change the I/O mode for external storage systems for each of the external volumes.

For more information, see Supported external system path mode for external volumes.

  • You must have the Storage Administrator (Provisioning) role.
  1. Open the External Storage window.
    1. Click Storage Systems, and then expand the Storage Systems tree.
    2. Click External Storage.
  2. On the External Storage Systems tab, click the link for an external system.
  3. On the External Path Groups tab, click the link for a path group.
  4. On the Mapped Volumes tab, select an external volume, and then click Edit External Volumes.
  5. On the Edit External Volumes window, select the Load Balance Mode property, and then click Extended Round-robin, Normal Round-robin, or Disable.
  6. Click Finish.
  7. In the confirmation window:
    1. Confirm the settings.
    2. Accept the default task name or enter a unique name.
      You can enter up to 32 letters, numbers, and symbols, except these:

      \ / : , ; * ? " < > |

    3. If you want to view the list of tasks for the storage system after clicking Apply, select Go to tasks window for status.
  8. Click Apply to submit the task.
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