HP 3PAR Operating System Software - Manual (Page 129)

10 Virtual Volumes
The Provisioning Manager allows you perform various tasks related to virtual volumes. Refer to the
following sections for more information.
“Creating Virtual Volumes” (page 129)
“Editing Virtual Volumes” (page 131)
“Creating Similar Virtual Volumes” (page 132)
“Saving a Virtual Volume as a Template” (page 133)
“Creating a Remote Copy Group from Virtual Volumes” (page 135)
“Adding a Virtual Volume to a Remote Copy Group” (page 137)
“Moving a Virtual Volume to Another Domain” (page 137)
“Repairing Virtual Volumes” (page 137)
“Removing Virtual Volumes” (page 138)
“Tuning Virtual Volumes” (page 140)
“Restarting Tuning a Virtual Volume” (page 140)
“Rolling Back a Tuned Virtual Volume” (page 140)
“Creating Virtual Volume Sets” (page 141)
“Exporting Virtual Volumes” (page 149)
“Unexporting Virtual Volumes” (page 150)
“Converting Virtual Volumes” (page 150)
“Viewing Virtual Volumes” (page 152)
Creating Virtual Volumes
To create a virtual volume in the Management Console, access the Create Virtual Volume wizard.
This wizard allows you to create Thinly Provisioned and Fully Provisioned volumes.
1.
In the Manager Pane, click Provisioning.
2. In the Common Actions panel, click Create Virtual Volume.
The Create Virtual Volume wizard appears.
Configure Virtual Volume
1. In the General group box:
a.
System - Select the system where the volume will be created.
b. Domain - Select the domain in which the volume will reside. Select <none> if not
applicable.
c. Name - Enter a name for the new volume.
d. ID - Enter an ID for the new volume if you uncheck the auto box (option shown only if
Show advanced options is selected).
e. Use Template - Select the volume template to apply to the new volume. If not required,
select <none>.
f. Comments - Enter any notes about the volume.
2. In the Allocation group box:
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