Editing a common provisioning group template – 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 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.

Editing a Common Provisioning Group Template

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

Access the Templates screen.

2.

Right-click the CPG template you wish to edit.

3.

In the menu that appears, click Edit.

The Edit CPG Template wizard appears.

Step 1. General

1.

In the Template group box:
a.

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

b.

(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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