Create FlashCopy Logical Drive Wizard: No Capacity Available on the Array

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Why Did I Get This Error?

The free capacity you are attempting to use to create the repository logical drive is not available due to one of the following reasons:

How Do I Recover From This Error?

You have two options:

1

Select Cancel on this dialog, then complete one of the following:

If the array being targeted is degraded...

Resolve any issues by following the recovery steps outlined in the Recovery Guru procedure.

If a long running process such as drive reconstruction, capacity increase or RAID migration is occurring, rendering free capacity unavailable...

Wait until any processes have been completed and then retry the create FlashCopy logical drive process.

Use the Logical Drive >> Properties pull-down menu option to view the process progress.

If the maximum number of logical drives for the array have already been defined...

Use the Logical Drive >> Delete option to remove any unused logical drives from the array.

Free capacity will then become available for the repository logical drive.

2

Select OK on this dialog and continue with the FlashCopy Logical Drive Wizard using the Advanced Path. On the Advanced Path you can then place the repository logical drive on either:

  • Free capacity on a different array in the storage subsystem.

    - OR -

  • Unconfigured capacity on the storage subsystem. In this case, create a new array for the repository logical drive to reside within (if unconfigured capacity exists).

Note: It is strongly recommended that placement of the repository logical drive occur within the array where the base logical drive resides. This will ensure that if drives associated with the array are moved to another storage subsystem, all logical drives associated with the FlashCopy logical drive reside on that group, and no further drives would be required to be moved.

Important: Free Capacity nodes that are grayed out are unavailable for the repository logical drive creation process. A Free Capacity node may be grayed out due to the array degradation, a long-running process in progress, or the maximum number of logical drives have been created for that array.

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Creating a FlashCopy Logical Drive Using the FlashCopy Logical Drive Wizard

Managing Logical Drives