HP 3PAR Operating System Software - Manual (Page 131)

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 131)
“Editing Virtual Volumes” (page 133)
“Creating Similar Virtual Volumes” (page 134)
“Saving a Virtual Volume as a Template” (page 135)
“Creating a Remote Copy Group from Virtual Volumes” (page 137)
“Adding a Virtual Volume to a Remote Copy Group” (page 138)
“Moving a Virtual Volume to Another Domain” (page 139)
“Repairing Virtual Volumes” (page 139)
“Removing Virtual Volumes” (page 140)
“Tuning Virtual Volumes” (page 142)
“Restarting Tuning a Virtual Volume” (page 142)
“Rolling Back a Tuned Virtual Volume” (page 142)
“Creating Virtual Volume Sets” (page 143)
“Exporting Virtual Volumes” (page 151)
“Unexporting Virtual Volumes” (page 152)
“Converting Virtual Volumes” (page 153)
“Viewing Virtual Volumes” (page 154)
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. Names are case-sensitive.
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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