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Creating common provisioning group templates – HP 3PAR Operating System Software User Manual

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2.

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

Include in the template in order to...

Property

allows stale snapshots.

Allow stale snapshots

Indicates whether the VV can export to multiple hosts.

Restrict export to one host

specify the number of sectors to allow per track.

Sectors Per Track

specify the number of heads to use per cylinder.

Heads Per Cylinder

3.

Click Next to view summary information, or click Finish.

Step 6. Summary

Review the summary information and when satisfied, click Finish.

Creating Common Provisioning Group Templates

To create a Common Provisioning Group (CPG) template:
1.

Access the CPGs tab.

2.

Right-click the CPG from which you wish to create a template .

3.

In the menu that appears, click Save As Template.

or

4.

After accessing the CPGs tab, in the Main Menu Bar, click Actions > Provisioning > Template
> Create CPG Template.

The Create CPG Template wizard appears.

Step 1. General

1.

In the Template group box:
a.

From the System list, select the system you want to create the volume on.

b.

In the Name text box, enter the name of the new volume (31 character maximum).

c.

(Optional) In the Description text box, enter a description of the template (255 character
maximum).

d.

(Optional) Click the Override Unincluded Properties checkbox to allow users to set
non-default values for unincluded properties when applying the template.

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Working with Templates