HP 3PAR Operating System Software - Manual (Page 139)

11 Virtual Volumes
The Provisioning Manager allows you perform various tasks related to virtual volumes. Refer to the
following sections for more information:
“Creating Virtual Volumes” (page 139)
“Editing Virtual Volumes” (page 141)
“Creating Similar Virtual Volumes” (page 142)
“Saving a Virtual Volume as a Template” (page 143)
“Creating a Remote Copy Group from Virtual Volumes” (page 145)
“Adding a Virtual Volume to a Remote Copy Group” (page 146)
“Moving a Virtual Volume to Another Domain” (page 147)
“Repairing Virtual Volumes” (page 147)
“Removing Virtual Volumes” (page 148)
“Tuning Virtual Volumes” (page 150)
“Restarting Tuning a Virtual Volume” (page 150)
“Rolling Back a Tuned Virtual Volume” (page 150)
“Creating Virtual Volume Sets” (page 151)
“Exporting Virtual Volumes” (page 162)
“Unexporting Virtual Volumes” (page 163)
“Converting Virtual Volumes” (page 164)
“Viewing Virtual Volumes” (page 164)
Creating Virtual Volumes
To create a virtual volume in the Management Console, access the Create Virtual Volume wizard.
This wizard allows you to create Thinly Provisioned and Fully Provisioned volumes.
1.
In the Manager Pane, select Provisioning.
2. In the Common Actions panel, click Create Virtual Volume.
The Create Virtual Volume wizard appears.
Configure Virtual Volume
1. In the General group box:
a.
System - Select the system where the volume will be created.
b. Domain - Select the domain in which the volume will be located. Select if not
applicable.
c. Name - Enter a name for the new volume. Names are case-sensitive.
d. ID - Enter an ID for the new volume if you clear the auto box (option shown only if Show
advanced options is selected).
e. Use Template - Select the volume template to apply to the new volume. If not required,
select .
f. Comments - (Optional) Enter notes about the volume.
2. In the Allocation group box:
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