HP 3PAR Management Console 4.3.0 Software User's Guide (QL226-96337, December 2012)

2. Use the following table as a guide when choosing which properties to include in a CPG
template, Allocation Settings screen:
Include in the template in order to...Property
set the level of failure tolerance for a volume created
with this template. Choices are Cage - default, Port,
Magazine.
Availability
determine the number of contiguous bytes that the system
accesses before moving to the next chunklet within
Step Size
logical disks supporting volumes created with this
template. From the Step Size list, select 32, 64, 128,
256, or 512 KiB. For RAID 6 you can select 32, 64, or
128.
indicate whether the logical disks supporting volumes
created with this template should tend to use chunklets
Preferred Chunklets
near the beginning of the physical disks or the end of
the physical disks. Choices are Fast- default, Slow.
3. Click Next to enter disk filter information, or click Finish.
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.
Viewing Common Provisioning Groups
To view a system's Common Provisioning Groups (CPGs):
1. In the Manager Pane, click Provisioning.
2. In the Management Tree, click CPGs under the system node you wish to view.
The Provisioning-CPGs screen appears in the Management Window. It provides information about
system CPGs on three tabs: Summary, CPGs, and Alerts, which are explained in the following
sections:
“Viewing the Common Provisioning Group Summary Tab” (page 117)
“Viewing the CPGs Tab” (page 118)
“Viewing the Common Provisioning Group Alerts Tab” (page 128)
Viewing the Common Provisioning Group Summary Tab
To view the Common Provisioning Group (CPG) Summary tab:
1. Access the CPGs screen.
2. In the Management Window, click the Summary tab.
The Summary tab provides information about CPGs in the system.
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