HP 3PAR X9000 File Serving Software (IBRIX) Implementation Guide (QL226-96987, June 2013)

4 Storage Allocation for Access by the HP StoreAll 9300
and HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Usage
Creating Storage on the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage
This section describes the general steps and commands that are required to create the Virtual
Volumes (VVs) that can then be exported for discovery by the Red Hat host and HP StoreAll 9300
software. For additional information, see the HP 3PAR Command Line Interface Administrator’s
Manual. For complete details on creating VVs, see the appropriate HP 3PAR documentation.
Virtual Volumes (VVs) are the only data layer visible to hosts. After devising a plan for allocating
space for host servers on the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage, create the VVs.
After devising a plan for allocating space for the StoreAll 9300 for file system provisioning, you
need to create the required VVs on the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage. You can create volumes that
are provisioned from one or more common provisioning groups (CPGs). Volumes can be fully
provisioned from a CPG or can be thinly provisioned. You can optionally specify a CPG for
snapshot space for fully provisioned volumes.
Creating VVs Using the HP 3PAR OS Management Console
1. From the Menu bar, select Actions→Provisioning→Virtual Volume→Create Virtual Volume.
2. Use the Create Virtual Volume wizard to create a base volume.
3. Select one of the following options from the Allocation list:
• Fully Provisioned
• Thinly Provisioned
NOTE: Consult the HP 3PAR OS Management Console help for complete details on creating
volumes for the HP 3PAR OS version that is being used on the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage.
The commands and options available for creating a VV may vary for earlier versions of the
HP 3PAR OS.
Creating VVs Using the HP 3PAR OS CLI
• To create a fully provisioned or thinly provisioned virtual volume, issue the following HP 3PAR
OS CLI command:
createvv [options] <usr_CPG> <VV_name> [.<index>] <size>[g|G|t|T]
◦ The following is an example for fully-provisioned base volumes:
# createvv -cnt 5 TESTLUNs 5G
◦ The following is an example for thinly-provisioned volumes:
NOTE: To create thinly provisioned virtual volumes, an HP 3PAR Thin Provisioning
license is required.
# createcpg TEST9300
# createvv -tpvv -cnt 5 TEST9300 TESTLUNS 5G
22 Storage Allocation for Access by the HP StoreAll 9300 and HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Usage