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Policies and Geometry, To create TPVVs, the HP 3PAR Thin Provisioning Software license is required.

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2. In the Allocation group box: a. Select how the volume will be provisioned. Selecting Thinly Provisioned results in the creation of a Thinly Provisioned Virtual Volume (TPVV). Selecting Fully Provisioned results in the creation of a base volume. NOTE: To create TPVVs, the HP 3PAR Thin Provisioning Software license is required. b. Size - Enter the size of the volume. Change the Size list value to MB or TB as applicable. The default is GB. NOTE: The minimum permitted volume size is 256 MB and the maximum is 16 TB. The minimum chunklet size for a V-Class system is 1 GB. If 256 MB virtual volumes are created, the remaining space of the volume will be unused. c. Configure CPG as appropriate for your situation. • If you selected Thinly Provisioned: a. User CPG - Select a user CPG from the CPG list. b. Copy CPG - Select a copy CPG or . c. In the Allocation Warning and Allocation Limit fields for User CPG and Copy CPG, enter the appropriate information. If you do not want these options used, click to clear the Enabled check box. (The Allocation Limit field appears only if Show advanced options is checked.) • If you selected Fully Provisioned: a. User CPG - Select a user CPG from the CPG list. b. Copy CPG - Select a copy CPG or from the CPG list. c. In the Allocation Warning and Allocation Limit fields for Copy CPG, enter the appropriate information. If you do not want these options used, click to clear the Enabled check box. (The Allocation Limit field 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 selecting 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, click to select Export Volume(s) after creation. Otherwise, click Next to configure the virtual volumes policies and geometry (if Show advanced options is selected) or click Finish. 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 selected on the Configure Virtual Volume page. Create Virtual Volumes 35

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2.
In the
Allocation
group box:
a.
Select how the volume will be provisioned. Selecting
Thinly Provisioned
results in the
creation of a Thinly Provisioned Virtual Volume (TPVV). Selecting
Fully Provisioned
results
in the creation of a base volume.
NOTE:
To create TPVVs, the HP 3PAR Thin Provisioning Software license is required.
b.
Size
- Enter the size of the volume. Change the
Size
list value to MB or TB as applicable.
The default is GB.
NOTE:
The minimum permitted volume size is 256 MB and the maximum is 16 TB. The
minimum chunklet size for a V-Class system is 1 GB. If 256 MB virtual volumes are created,
the remaining space of the volume will be unused.
c.
Configure CPG as appropriate for your situation.
•
If you selected
Thinly Provisioned
:
a.
User CPG
- Select a user CPG from the
CPG
list.
b.
Copy CPG
- Select a copy CPG or
<none>
.
c.
In the
Allocation Warning
and
Allocation Limit
fields for
User CPG
and
Copy
CPG
, enter the appropriate information. If you do not want these options used,
click to clear the
Enabled
check box. (The
Allocation Limit
field appears only if
Show advanced options
is checked.)
•
If you selected
Fully Provisioned
:
a.
User CPG
- Select a user CPG from the
CPG
list.
b.
Copy CPG
- Select a copy CPG or
<none>
from the
CPG
list.
c.
In the
Allocation Warning
and
Allocation Limit
fields for
Copy CPG
, enter the
appropriate information. If you do not want these options used, click to clear
the
Enabled
check box. (The
Allocation Limit
field 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 selecting
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, click to select
Export Volume(s) after creation
.
Otherwise, click
Next
to configure the virtual volumes policies and geometry (if
Show advanced
options
is selected) or click
Finish
.
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 selected on the Configure Virtual Volume
page.
Create Virtual Volumes
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