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

Policies and Geometry
1. In the Policies group box:
a. In the Include default value column on the left, check the appropriate boxes to include
properties in the template. The list of values for each property are listed in the Defined
default value column on the right. Include any properties for which you wish to define
specific values to be used by the template. Checking the Allow override checkbox allow
users to modify that property's value when applying the template.
b. Use the following table as a guide when choosing which properties to include in a VV
template, Policies group box:
Include in the template in order to...Property
Allow stale snapshots.Allow stale snapshots
Indicate whether the VV can export to multiple hosts.Restrict export to one host
Ensure that the host can never read old data from deleted volumes or
snapshots. (Thin provisioning only.)
Zero-fill on partially written
data pages
Specify the number of sectors to allow per track.Sectors Per Track
Specify the number of heads to use per cylinder.Heads Per Cylinder
2. In the Geometry group box:
a. In the Include default value column on the left, check the appropriate boxes to include
properties in the template. The list of values for each property are listed in the Defined
default value column on the right. Include any properties for which you wish to define
specific values to be used by the template. Checking the Allow override checkbox allow
users to modify that property's value when applying the template.
b. Enter the number of sectors per track, or accept the default value.
c. Enter the number of heads per cylinder, or accept the default value.
d. Use the following table as a guide when choosing which properties to include in a VV
template, Geometry group box:
Include in the template in order to...Property
specify the number of sectors to allow per track.Sectors Per Track
specify the number of heads to use per cylinder.Heads Per Cylinder
3. Click Next to view summary information, or click Finish.
Summary
Review the summary information, then click Finish.
Editing a Virtual Volume Template
When editing a template, the HP 3PAR Management Console will check if there are unsupported
properties in the existing template. If any unsupported properties are found, a warning message
to that effect will be displayed. The unsupported properties will be dropped when the edited
template is saved.
Properties no longer supported are:
• Fully Provisioned from physical disks
• Copy size
• Copy size percent
146 Virtual Volumes