Create FlashCopy Logical Drive Wizard: No Capacity Exists

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Why Did I Get This Error Message?

Either no free capacity exists on the array where the FlashCopy logical drive will reside, or the free capacity that exists on the array is not large enough to hold the minimum size of a FlashCopy repository logical drive (0.008 GB or 1% of the base logical drive capacity).

By default, the FlashCopy repository logical drive is automatically created using free capacity on the same array where the base logical drive resides.

Note: It is strongly recommended that placement of the FlashCopy 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.

How Do I Recover From This Error?

You have two options:

1

Select Cancel on this dialog, then add unassigned drives to the array where the base logical drive resides using the Add Free Capacity (Drives) option. Then retry the FlashCopy creation process.

Note: Using the Add Free Capacity option is recommended over using the Advanced Path.

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 locate the FlashCopy 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, you will create a new array for the FlashCopy repository logical drive to reside on (if unconfigured capacity exists).

Important: The FlashCopy repository logical drive will not reside on the same array as the FlashCopy logical drive.

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Creating a FlashCopy Logical Drive Using the FlashCopy Logical Drive Wizard

Managing Logical Drives