HP 3PAR Operating System Software - Manual (Page 208)

34 Working with Templates
The InForm Management Console allows you to create templates that enable you to apply a set
of parameters again and again to create virtual volumes or Common Provisioning Groups (CPGs)
with the same, or similar characteristics.
The following general rules apply to templates:
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A property can either be included in a template or not included (unincluded). Properties are
Virtual Volume (VV) or Common Provisioning Group (CPG) attributes such as set size.
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A property included in a template can have a defined value or have a value that is left
unspecified. A property with a defined value has had a specific value assigned to it (for
example, a set size of 2). A property with an unspecified value does not have a specific value
assigned to it. When you apply a template that includes a property with one ore more
unspecified values, the system will either use the default value (when applicable) or calculate
the optimized setting for you.
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For all templates, you can either allow overrides of property values, or not. When you allow
overrides of a property, users can modify that property's value when applying the template.
When you do not allow overrides of a property, it is not possible to modify the defined value,
system default, or system-calculated value for that property when applying the template.
Once you create a template, that template is saved on the system and can then be applied to
create new virtual volumes or common provisioning groups.
Instructions are provided for the following:
“Viewing Templates” (page 208)
“Creating Virtual Volume Templates (Thinly Provisioned)” (page 209)
“Editing a Virtual Volume Template (Fully Provisioned from Physical Disks)” (page 216)
“Creating Common Provisioning Group Templates” (page 218)
“Editing a Common Provisioning Group Template” (page 220)
“Copying a Template” (page 222)
“Creating Similar Templates” (page 222)
“Removing a Template” (page 223)
Viewing Templates
To view templates:
1.
In the Manager Pane, click Provisioning.
2. In the Management Tree, click Templates under the system node you wish to view.
NOTE: In addition to providing comprehensive information about a system's templates, the InForm
Management Console also allows you to the same type of information for specific types of templates.
Each child node under the Templates node in the Management Tree is a specific type of template.
These include CPG templates, Virtual Volume templates, and LD (logical disk) templates. In order
to view logical disk template information, you must first set your preferences to view logical disk
information; see
“Setting Global Preferences” (page 33) .
The Templates screen appears.
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