HP 3PAR Operating System Software - Manual (Page 162)

General
1. In the Template group box:
a.
System - Select the system on which the template will be created.
b. Name - Enter the template name.
c. (Optional) Description - Enter a template description.
d. (Optional) Select the Allow override of unincluded properties checkbox to allow users to
set non-default values for unincluded properties when applying the template.
2. In the User Space group box:
a.
In the Include default value column on the left, select the boxes for properties you want
to include in the template. The list of values for each property is provided in the Defined
default value column on the right. Include any properties for which you want to define
specific values to be used by the template. Selecting the Allow override checkbox allows
you to modify the value when applying the template.
b. Use the following table as a guide when deciding which properties to include in a VV
template, User Space group box:
Include in the template in order to... Property
Determine the size that the volume created with this template presents to the host. Size
Create a base volume template, select Thin or Thin or Full (Thin is automatically
selected if the system has a TPVV license). If no provisioning type is selected, it is
treated same as the "Thin or Full" type. Provisioning
Select the CPG to use for user space. CPG
Generate an alert when the copy space of the virtual volume exceeds the specified
percentage of the virtual volume size. (The default warning is 80% when Allocation
Warning is selected and enabled.) Allocation Warning (Thin
only)
Prevent the snapshot copy space from growing beyond the specified percentage
of the virtual volume size. Allocation Limit (Thin only)
3. In the Copy Space group box:
a.
In the Include default value column on the left, select the boxes for properties you want
to include in the template. The list of values for each property is provided in the Defined
default value column on the right. Include any properties for which you want to define
specific values to be used by the template. Selecting the Allow override checkbox allows
you to modify the value when applying the template.
b. Use the following table as a guide when deciding which properties to include in a VV
template, Copy Space group box:
Include in the template in order to... Property
Select the CPG to use for copy space (must be in the same domain as the user
CPG). If you select a copy CPG first, then select a user CPG from a different
domain, a warning dialog appears, the copy CPG is cleared, and you must
select a copy CPG that is in the same domain as the user CPG. CPG
Generate an alert when the copy space of the virtual volume exceeds the
specified percentage of the virtual volume size. Allocation Warning
Prevent the copy space from growing beyond the specified percentage of the
virtual volume size. Allocation Limit
4. Click Next to enter policies and geometry information, or click Finish.
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