HP 3PAR Operating System Software Licenses User Manual

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You can create the following types of virtual volumes:

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Fully provisioned virtual volumes—Volume size is fixed. No separate license is required to
create fully provisioned virtual volumes.

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Thinly provisioned virtual volumes—Also known as Thin volumes, these volumes allocate space
on demand in small increments. To create Thin volumes, the HP 3PAR Thin Provisioning Software
license is required.

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Physical copies—A full copy of a volume. No separate license is required to create physical
copies.

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Virtual copies—A snapshot of a base volume that only records changes to the base volume.
To create virtual copies, the HP 3PAR Virtual Copy license is required.

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