HP 3PAR StoreServ 7400 2-node HP 3PAR SmartStart 1.1 User's Guide (QL - Page 25

Create Hosts, Welcome to the Create Host Wizard, Default CPGs, Using Default CPGs

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Default CPGs The setup process automatically creates default CPGs on your HP 3PAR StoreServ 7000 Storage system. The CPGs created depend on your HP 3PAR storage system's drive types, number of drive cages, and RAID types: Drive Type Fast Class Fast Class Nearline Nearline Solid State Solid State Solid State RAID Type 1 6 1 6 1 5 6 Default CPG Created FC_r1 FC_r6 NL_r1 NL_r6 SSD_r1 SSD_r5 SSD_r6 Using Default CPGs • To use SmartStart to create basic storage, assign the default CPG to the virtual volume(s) you create. • To create a new CPG, install and use the HP 3PAR Management Console (see SmartStart wizard Step 6, Install the Management Console). 3. Export virtual volumes. When you export (present) virtual volumes to a host, you make the volumes accessible to the host. The host system can then perform read/write operations on the exported virtual volumes on your HP 3PAR storage system. 4. In addition to creating storage, you must configure the exported virtual volumes on your Windows 2008 R2 host system so the host system can use these volumes. The Add Virtual Volumes to Windows wizard, accessed from SmartStart wizard Step 5, Configure storage, guides you through configuring virtual volumes on a Windows 2008 R2 host system. For more information on creating storage or to set up advanced storage parameters, use the HP 3PAR Management Console. To install the Management Console, go to SmartStart wizard Step 6, Install the Management Console. Create Hosts Welcome to the Create Host Wizard The Welcome screen describes the settings and properties you can assign to a host. NOTE: If you select the "Click here to skip this step in the future..." checkbox and want to reinstate the Welcome screen, delete this file: C:\Users\\SmartStart\preferences\preferences.xml Create Hosts 25

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Default CPGs
The setup process automatically creates default CPGs on your HP 3PAR StoreServ 7000
Storage system. The CPGs created depend on your HP 3PAR storage system’s drive types,
number of drive cages, and RAID types:
Default CPG Created
RAID Type
Drive Type
FC_r1
1
Fast Class
FC_r6
6
Fast Class
NL_r1
1
Nearline
NL_r6
6
Nearline
SSD_r1
1
Solid State
SSD_r5
5
Solid State
SSD_r6
6
Solid State
Using Default CPGs
To use SmartStart to create basic storage, assign the default CPG to the virtual volume(s)
you create.
To create a new CPG, install and use the HP 3PAR Management Console (see
SmartStart
wizard
Step 6,
Install the Management Console
).
3.
Export virtual volumes
. When you export (present) virtual volumes to a host, you make the
volumes accessible to the host. The host system can then perform read/write operations on
the exported virtual volumes on your HP 3PAR storage system.
4.
In addition to creating storage, you must configure the exported virtual volumes on your
Windows 2008 R2 host system so the host system can use these volumes. The
Add Virtual
Volumes to Windows
wizard, accessed from
SmartStart wizard
Step 5,
Configure storage
,
guides you through configuring virtual volumes on a Windows 2008 R2 host system.
For more information on creating storage or to set up advanced storage parameters, use the HP
3PAR Management Console. To install the Management Console, go to
SmartStart wizard
Step
6,
Install the Management Console
.
Create Hosts
Welcome to the Create Host Wizard
The Welcome screen describes the settings and properties you can assign to a host.
NOTE:
If you select the “Click here to skip this step in the future...” checkbox and want to reinstate
the Welcome screen, delete this file:
C:\Users\<username>\SmartStart\preferences\preferences.xml
Create Hosts
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