Viewing the virtual volumes alerts tab, Creating virtual volumes – HP 3PAR Operating System Software User Manual

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Viewing the Virtual Volumes Alerts Tab

To view the virtual volume Alerts tab:
1.

Access the virtual volume screen.

2.

In the Management Window, click the Alerts tab.

The Alerts tab displays virtual volume-related alerts for the system. The information displayed in
the provisioning Alerts tab is identical to the information contained in the systems Alerts tab.

The Alerts tab displays only virtual volume-related alerts.

See

“Viewing System Alerts” (page 57)

.

Creating Virtual Volumes

To create a virtual volume access the Create Virtual Volume wizard:
1.

In the Manager Pane, click Provisioning.

2.

In the Common Actions panel, click Create Virtual Volume.

The Create Virtual Volume wizard appears.

Step 1. General

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 only shown if
Show advanced options panel(s) option is selected.

e.

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 User Space group box:
a.

Size - Enter the size of the volume. Change the Size list value to MiB or TiB as applicable.
The default is GiB.

NOTE:

Minimum permitted volume size is 256MiB, maximum is 16TiB. Minimum

chunklet size for a V-Class system is 1 GB, if 256MiB virtual volumes are created, the
remaining space of the volume will be unused.

b.

Provisioning - Select how the volume will be provisioned. Selecting Fully Provisioned from
CPGs results in the creation of a base volume. Selecting Thinly Provisioned results in the
creation of a Thinly Provisioned Virtual Volume (TPVV).

c.

If you selected Fully Provisioned from CPGs, select a CPG from the CPG list.

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