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12. Growth Increment* - Click the Enabled checkbox, enter the appropriate value, and click the
unit list (MiB, GiB, TiB)
13. Growth Limit* - Click the Enabled checkbox, enter the appropriate value, and click the unit
list (MiB, GiB, TiB).
14. Growth Warning* - Click the Enabled checkbox, enter the appropriate value, and click the
unit list (MiB, GiB, TiB).
15. Click Next to use the Disk Filter (if Show advanced options is enabled), or click Finish.
*Appears only if Show advanced options is selected.
Disk Filter
The Disk Filter displays the physical disks used. Pattern displays the parameters of the disks used.
To modify the list of disks used:
1. Click the Filter icon.
2. See “Filtering” (page 410) for details.
3. Click Next to view summary information, or click Finish.
Summary
Review the summary information, then click Finish.
Editing a Common Provisioning Group
To edit a Common Provisioning Group (CPG):
1. Access the CPGs tab.
2. Right-click the CPG you wish to edit.
3. In the menu that appears, click Edit.
The Edit CPG wizard appears.
General
1. Name - Enter a new name for the CPG (31 character maximum).
2. Device Type - Select FC for Fast Class drives, NL for Nearline drives, or SSD for Solid State
drives.
3. Device RPM - Select the appropriate speed or <default>.
NOTE: The Device RPM number does not represent a rotational speed for the drives without
spinning media (SSD). It is meant as a rough estimation of the performance difference between
the drive and the other drives in the system. For FC and NL drives, the number corresponds
to both a performance measure and actual rotational speed. For an SSD drive, the number is
to be treated as relative performance benchmark that takes into account in I/O per second,
bandwidth, and the access time.
4. From the Availability* list, select Cage (default), Port, or Magazine.
5. From the Preferred Chunklets* list, select Fast (default) or Slow.
6. RAID Type - Select the RAID type for the volume.
NOTE: HP strongly recommends RAID 6 for high capacity Nearline drives.
7. Set Size - Select the set size.
8. From the Step Size* list, select default, 32, 64, 128, 256, or 512 KiB. The default and available
values depend on raid type and device type used. If FC or NL drives are used, the step size
defaults to 256 KiB for RAID 0 and RAID 1, and 128 KiB for RAID 5. If SSD drives are used,
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