Changing advanced system settings

System Administrator Guide for VSP E990 and VSP G130, G/F350, G/F370, G/F700, G/F900

Version
88-08-0x
Audience
anonymous
Part Number
MK-97HM85028-11

You can change alert display settings and data acquisition settings in advanced system settings.

  • You must have the Storage Administrator (Initial Configuration) role to perform this task.
  1. In the Device Manager - Storage Navigator main menu, click Settings > Environmental Settings > Edit Advanced System Settings.
  2. Select the desired advanced system settings, and then click Enable to enable the selected settings or Disable to disable the selected settings.
    Option Description
    Hide alert information If you enable this advanced system setting, the Alert window in the Device Manager - Storage Navigator main window does not open.
    Refresh forcibly after Apply If you enable this advanced system setting, after settings changes are applied to the storage system, the configuration information for the storage system is always updated to the latest information.
    Disable data polling If you enable this advanced system setting, polling stops.
    Disable retry of data updating If you enable this advanced system setting, retry does not occur even if data cannot be acquired.
    Enable Storage Navigator 2 All Function If you enable this advanced system setting, the restrictions on login from Device Manager - Storage Navigator's login window are cleared, including the restrictions on the users who can log in and on the functions available after login. When enabling or disabling the advanced system setting, log in again.
    Manage differential bitmaps in DP pool at pair create and resync operations for 4TB or less TC/UR/GAD pairs When enabled, the differential data is maintained in a pool with which a DP-VOL that has the user capacity (up to 4,194,304 MB) is linked when a new TC/UR/GAD pair is created or resynchronized using the DP-VOL. Note that differential data is maintained, regardless of this setting, in a pool linked with the DP-VOL that has the user capacity (greater than 4,194,304 MB) when a new TC/UR/GAD pair using the DP-VOL is created.
    Manage differential bitmaps in DP pool at pair create operations for 4TB or less TC/UR/GAD pairs When enabled, the differential data is maintained in a pool with which a DP-VOL that has the user capacity (up to 4,194,304 MB) is linked when a new TC/UR/GAD pair is created using the DP-VOL. Note that differential data is maintained, regardless of this setting, in a pool linked with the DP-VOL that has the user capacity (greater than 4,194,304 MB) when a new pair using the DP-VOL is created.
    Enable reboot of background service

    Enable this option only when requested. If you enable this option, the SVP starts monitoring of the background service process (RMIServer).

    When either of the followings exceeds its threshold value, the background service process for managing configuration information is restarted

    • The amount of memory used in the background service process.
    • Time elapsed after the background service process is started.
    Disable cache of the PP Info Enable this option only when requested.
    Notify an alert when tier relocation is suspended by system If you enable this option, when tier relocation is suspended by the system, an alert is issued to users. For details about an alert (SIM) to be issued, see the Troubleshooting chapter of the Provisioning Guide for Open Systems or Provisioning Guide for Mainframe Systems.
  3. Click Finish.
  4. In the confirmation window, check the settings and enter a task name in Task Name.
  5. Click Apply. The task is now registered. If the Go to tasks window for status check box is checked, the Tasks window opens to display the status of the task.
  6. After you have enabled or disabled one or more advanced system settings, log off Device Manager - Storage Navigator and then log in again.