HP 3PAR Operating System Software - Manual (Page 222)

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 3. 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 to view summary information, or click Finish.
Step 4. Summary
Review the summary information and when satisfied, click Finish.
Copying a Template
To copy a Common Provisioning Group (CPG) or virtual volume template:
1.
Access the Templates screen.
2. Right-click the CPG or virtual volume template you wish to copy.
3. In the menu that appears, click Copy Template.
The Copy Template dialog box appears.
NOTE: In the Source group box, the System and Template fields are populated from the
template you selected to copy from. You can choose a different template to copy.
4. In the Destination group box:
a.
Select the system where you wish to copy the template.
b. Enter a name for the new template (31 character maximum) in the Template Name text
box.
5. Click OK.
Creating Similar Templates
You can create new Common Provisioning Group (CPG) and virtual volume templates based on
existing templates. To do this:
1.
Access the Templates screen.
222 Working with Templates