Disk filter, Summary, 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 logical disks supporting volumes created with this

Step Size

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

Preferred Chunklets

3.

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

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 410)

for details.

3.

Click Next to view summary information, or click Finish.

Summary

Review the summary information, then 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.

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.

Editing a Common Provisioning Group Template

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