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ServerView Resource Orchestrator Cloud Edition V3.0.0 Reference Guide for Infrastructure Administrators (Resource Management)

1.3.2 rcxadm vstorage

Name

[Windows]
Installation_folder\Manager\bin\rcxadm vstorage - virtual storage resource operations

[Linux]
/opt/FJSVrcvmr/bin/rcxadm vstorage - virtual storage resource operations


Format

rcxadm vstorage list [-verbose]
rcxadm vstorage show -name name
rcxadm vstorage move -name name -to pool [-nowait]
rcxadm vstorage modify -name name [-label label] [-comment comment]

Description

rcxadm vstorage is the command used to perform operations on the virtual storage resources provided by storage management software and VM management software. Virtual storage is a storage resource that can be allocated part of a disk resource by specifying a size.

Virtual storage resources enable you to create disk resources to connect to L-Servers.


Subcommands

list

Displays a list of virtual storage resource information.

The following detailed information is displayed:

Table 1.5 Virtual Storage Resource Information

Item Name

Description

NAME

Virtual storage resource name

LABEL

Virtual storage resource label

COMMENT (*1)

Virtual storage resource comment

TOTAL

Total virtual storage resource size

[Oracle VM]
If the virtual storage resource is a storage repository of Oracle VM, it is not displayed.

FREE

Virtual storage resource free space

When the allocated size that is created using Thin Provisioning and Automatic Storage Layering exceeds the total size of the virtual storage resources, the excessive size is displayed with a minus sign ("-").
For details on the virtual storage resources that Thin Provisioning and Automatic Storage Layering can be applied to, refer to "4.3.1.1 Storage Environment Preparation" in the "Setup Guide CE".

[VMware]
The excess size, with a minus sign ("-"), is displayed only when the storage resource is registered in a storage pool that thin provisioning has been applied to.

In the following cases, the actual free space is displayed:

  • The storage resource is registered in a storage pool that thin provisioning is not applied to

  • The storage resource is not registered in a storage pool

[Oracle VM]
For the displayed value, refer to "E.5.5 Advisory Notes for Oracle VM Usage" in the "Setup Guide CE".

USED (*1)

Virtual storage resource used space

For virtual storage resources that Thin Provisioning and Automatic Storage Layering are applied to, the virtually allocated space is displayed.

[VMware]
Virtually allocated space is displayed only when the storage resource is registered in a storage pool that thin provisioning has been applied to.

In the following cases, actual amount of used space is displayed.

  • The storage resource is registered in a storage pool that thin provisioning is not applied to

  • The storage resource is not registered in a storage pool

[Oracle VM]
If the virtual storage resource is a storage repository of Oracle VM, it is not displayed.

STATUS

Virtual storage resource status

ATTRIBUTES (*1)

One of the following is displayed:

  • Thin

    Displayed when the thin provisioning attribute is applied.

  • Thick

    Displayed when the thick provisioning attribute is applied.

[VMware]
One of the following is displayed:

  • A hyphen ("-")

    Displayed when the virtual storage resource is not registered in a storage pool.

  • Thin

    Displayed when the virtual storage resource is registered in a storage pool to which the thin provisioning attribute is applied.

  • Thick

    Displayed when the virtual storage resource is registered in a storage pool to which the thin provisioning attribute is not applied.

*1: When specifying -verbose for the option, it is displayed.

show

Displays the detailed information for a virtual storage resource.

The following detailed information is displayed:

Table 1.6 Detailed Information for Virtual Storage Resources

Item Name

Description

NAME

Virtual storage resource name

LABEL

Virtual storage resource label

COMMENT

Virtual storage resource comment

TOTAL SIZE

Total virtual storage resource size

[Oracle VM]
If the virtual storage resource is a storage repository of Oracle VM, it is not displayed.

FREE SIZE

Virtual storage resource free space

When the allocated size that is created using Thin Provisioning and Automatic Storage Layering exceeds the total size of the virtual storage resources, the excessive size is displayed with a minus sign ("-").
For details on the virtual storage resources that Thin Provisioning and Automatic Storage Layering can be applied to, refer to "4.3.1.1 Storage Environment Preparation" in the "Setup Guide CE".

[VMware]
The excess size, with a minus sign ("-"), is displayed only when the storage resource is registered in a storage pool that thin provisioning has been applied to.

In the following cases, the actual free space is displayed:

  • The storage resource is registered in a storage pool that thin provisioning is not applied to

  • The storage resource is not registered in a storage pool

[Oracle VM]
For the displayed value, refer to "E.5.5 Advisory Notes for Oracle VM Usage" in the "Setup Guide CE".

USED SIZE

Virtual storage resource used space

For virtual storage resources that Thin Provisioning and Automatic Storage Layering are applied to, the virtually allocated space is displayed.

[VMware]

Virtually allocated space is displayed only when the storage resource is registered in a storage pool that thin provisioning has been applied to.

In the following cases, actual amount of used space is displayed.

  • The storage resource is registered in a storage pool that thin provisioning is not applied to

  • The storage resource is not registered in a storage pool

[Oracle VM]
If the virtual storage resource is a storage repository of Oracle VM, it is not displayed.

STATUS

Virtual storage resource status

ATTRIBUTES

One of the following is displayed:

  • Thin

    Displayed when the thin provisioning attribute is applied.

  • Thick

    Displayed when the thick provisioning attribute is applied.

[VMware]
One of the following is displayed:

  • A blank space (" ")

    Displayed when the virtual storage resource is not registered in a storage pool.

  • Thin

    Displayed when the virtual storage resource is registered in a storage pool to which the thin provisioning attribute is applied.

  • Thick

    Displayed when the virtual storage resource is registered in a storage pool to which the thin provisioning attribute is not applied.

move

Moves a virtual storage resource to the specified resource pool.

modify

Changes labels and comments of virtual storage resources.


Options

-name name

In name, specify the name of the target virtual storage resource to perform an operation with.

-to pool

Specify the destination resource pool in pool.

For the resource pool allocated in the resource folder, specify the resource folder name using slashes ("/").

-nowait

Use this option to return directly to the command prompt without waiting for the operation of the virtual storage resource specified in the subcommand to complete its execution.

-label label

In label, specify the new label.

-verbose

Specify when displaying detailed information.

-comment comment

In comment, specify the new comments.


Examples