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2.

Use the following table as a guide when choosing which properties to include in a VV template,
Copy Space Settings screen:

Include in the template in order to...

Property

select the CPG to use for copy space.

CPG

generate an alert when the copy space of the VV
exceeds the specified percentage of the VV size.

Allocation Warning

prevent the copy space from growing beyond the
specified percentage of the VV size.

Allocation Limit

3.

Click Next to enter policy and geometry information, or click Finish

Step 3. Allocation Settings

1.

In the Include column on the left, check the appropriate boxes to include properties in the
template. The list of values for each property are listed in the Defined Value column on the
right. Include any properties for which you wish to define specific values to be used by the
template (for example, a step size of 128 KB). Checking the Allow Override checkbox allow
users to modify that property's value when applying the template.

2.

Use the following table as a guide when choosing which properties to include in a CPG
template, Allocation Settings screen:

Include in the template in order to...

Property

set the level of failure tolerance for a volume created
with this template. Choices are Cage - default, Port,
Magazine.

Availability

determine the number of contiguous bytes that the system
accesses before moving to the next chunklet within

Step Size

logical disks supporting volumes created with this
template. From the Step Size list, select 32, 64, 128,
256, or 512 KiB. For RAID 6 you can select 32, 64, or
128.

indicate whether the logical disks supporting volumes
created with this template should tend to use chunklets

Preferred Chunklets

near the beginning of the physical disks or the end of
the physical disks. Choices are Fast- default, Slow.

3.

Click Next to enter disk filter information, or click Finish.

Step 4. Disk Filter

The Disk Filter displays the physical disks used. Pattern displays the parameters of the disks used.

To modify the list of disks used:
1.

Click the Filter icon.

2.

See

“Filtering” (page 31)

for details.

3.

Click Next, or click Finish.

Step 5. Policies and Geometry

1.

In the Include column on the left, check the appropriate boxes to include properties in the
template. The list of values for each property are listed in the Defined Value column on the
right. Include any properties for which you wish to define specific values to be used by the
template. Checking the Allow Override checkbox allow users to modify that property's value
when applying the template.

Editing a Virtual Volume Template (Fully Provisioned from Physical Disks)

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