HP 3PAR Operating System Software - Manual (Page 203)

Creating Physical Copies
The HP 3PAR Management Console allows you to view, create, edit, and manage physical copies.
For more information, see the following sections:
“Viewing Physical Copies” (page 203)
“Creating a Physical Copy” (page 203)
“Editing a Physical Copy” (page 203)
“Removing a Physical Copy” (page 204)
“Creating a Consistency Group Physical Copy” (page 204)
“Stopping a Physical Copy” (page 204)
“Resynchronizing a Physical Copy” (page 204)
“Promoting a Physical Copy” (page 205)
Viewing Physical Copies
Physical copies are displayed on the Virtual Volumes tab.
A virtual copy name displaying a plus (+) sign to the left indicates that at least one physical copy
exists. Clicking the plus sign expands the virtual copy displaying the physical copy.
Creating a Physical Copy
To create a physical copy:
1.
In the Manager Pane, select Provisioning.
2. In the Common Actions panel, click Create Physical Copy.
The Create Physical Copy dialog box appears.
3. From the System list, select the system on which the physical copy will be created.
4. (Optional) From the Domain list, select the domain in which the copy will be located.
5. From Parent Volume list, select the volume to copy from.
6. From Destination Volume list, select the volume to copy to.
7. From the Task Priority list, select the importance of this physical copy task in relation to other
tasks running concurrently: High, Medium (default), or Low.
8. (Optional) To save a snapshot of the physical copy, in order to resynchronize the base volume
and physical copy at a later point in time, select Save snapshot for later resync.
9. Click OK.
Editing a Physical Copy
To edit a physical copy:
1.
Navigate to the Virtual Volumes screen.
2. Right-click the physical copy you want to edit and select Edit.
The Edit Physical Copy dialog box appears.
3. Enter a new name in the Name field.
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