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Policies and Geometry, Summary, Saving a Virtual Volume as a Template, Copy Space Settings

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c. If you selected Thinly Provisioned: i. User CPG - Select a user CPG from the CPG list. ii. Copy CPG - Select a copy CPG or . iii. In the Allocation Warning and Allocation Limit text boxes for User CPG and Copy CPG, enter the appropriate information. If you do not want these options used, uncheck the Enabled box. (The Allocation Limit text box appears only if Show advanced options is checked.) d. If you selected Fully Provisioned:, select a CPG from the CPG list. i. User CPG - Select a user CPG from the CPG list. ii. Copy CPG - Select a copy CPG or from the CPG list. iii. In the Allocation Warning and Allocation Limit text boxes for Copy CPG, enter the appropriate information. If you do not want these options used, uncheck the Enabled box. (The Allocation Limit text box appears only if Show advanced options is checked.) 3. In the Grouping group box: a. Number of Volume(s) - Enter the number of volumes to create. (If you enter 2 or higher, you have the option of checking Attempt to share LDs). b. Set Name - Select a virtual volume set name or if not required, select . 4. If you want to export the volumes after creation, check Export Volume(s) after creation, otherwise click Next to configure the virtual volumes policies and geometry (if Show advanced options is checked), or click Finish. (For more information on exporting volumes, see "Exporting Virtual Volumes" (page 151).) 5. In the Grouping group box: a. Count - Enter the number of volumes to create. b. Set Name - Select a virtual volume set name or if not required, select . 6. Click Next to configure Copy Space Settings, or click Finish. Policies and Geometry This page is displayed only if Show advanced options was checked on the Configure Virtual Volume page. 1. In the Policies group box enable any of the following: a. Allow stale snapshots. b. Restrict export to one host. c. Retention Time. If enabled, enter a value in the corresponding text box and then select either day(s) or hour(s). d. Expiration Time. If enabled, enter a value in the corresponding text box and the select either day(s) or hour(s). 2. In the Geometry group box: a. Enter the number of sectors per track, or accept the default value. b. Enter the number of heads per cylinder, or accept the default value. 3. Click Next to view summary information, or click Finish. Summary Review the summary information, then click Finish. Saving a Virtual Volume as a Template You can save a virtual volume as a template. To do this: 1. Access the Virtual Volumes tab. Saving a Virtual Volume as a Template 135

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c.
If you selected
Thinly Provisioned
:
i.
User CPG
- Select a user CPG from the
CPG
list.
ii.
Copy CPG
- Select a copy CPG or <none>.
iii.
In the
Allocation Warning
and
Allocation Limit
text boxes for
User CPG
and
Copy
CPG
, enter the appropriate information. If you do not want these options used,
uncheck the
Enabled
box. (The
Allocation Limit
text box appears only if
Show
advanced options
is checked.)
d.
If you selected
Fully Provisioned
:, select a CPG from the
CPG
list.
i.
User CPG
- Select a user CPG from the
CPG
list.
ii.
Copy CPG
- Select a copy CPG or <none> from the
CPG
list.
iii.
In the
Allocation Warning
and
Allocation Limit
text boxes for
Copy CPG
, enter the
appropriate information. If you do not want these options used, uncheck the
Enabled
box. (The
Allocation Limit
text box appears only if
Show advanced options
is checked.)
3.
In the
Grouping
group box:
a.
Number of Volume(s)
- Enter the number of volumes to create. (If you enter 2 or higher,
you have the option of checking
Attempt to share LDs
).
b.
Set Name
- Select a virtual volume set name or if not required, select
<none>
.
4.
If you want to export the volumes after creation, check
Export Volume(s) after creation
, otherwise
click
Next
to configure the virtual volumes policies and geometry (if
Show advanced options
is checked), or click
Finish
. (For more information on exporting volumes, see
“Exporting Virtual
Volumes” (page 151)
.)
5.
In the
Grouping
group box:
a.
Count
- Enter the number of volumes to create.
b.
Set Name
- Select a virtual volume set name or if not required, select
<none>
.
6.
Click
Next
to configure
Copy Space Settings
, or click Finish.
Policies and Geometry
This page is displayed only if
Show advanced options
was checked on the Configure Virtual Volume
page.
1.
In the
Policies
group box enable any of the following:
a.
Allow stale snapshots.
b.
Restrict export to one host.
c.
Retention Time. If enabled, enter a value in the corresponding text box and then select
either day(s) or hour(s).
d.
Expiration Time. If enabled, enter a value in the corresponding text box and the select
either day(s) or hour(s).
2.
In the
Geometry
group box:
a.
Enter the number of sectors per track, or accept the default value.
b.
Enter the number of heads per cylinder, or accept the default value.
3.
Click
Next
to view summary information, or click
Finish
.
Summary
Review the summary information, then click
Finish
.
Saving a Virtual Volume as a Template
You can save a virtual volume as a template. To do this:
1.
Access the
Virtual Volumes
tab.
Saving a Virtual Volume as a Template
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