3PAR AIX Implementation Guide (320-200187, June 2011)

4.2
Creating Storage on the InServ
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4.1.1 Creating Virtual Volumes
After devising a plan for allocating space for the AIX host, you need to create the required
Virtual Volumes on the InServ Storage Server. 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.
Using the InForm Management Console:
1 From the Menu bar, select:
Actions > Provisioning>VV>Create Virtual Volume
2 Use the Create Virtual Volume wizard to create a base volume.
3 Select one of the following options from the Provisioning list:
■ Fully Provisioned from PDs
■ Fully Provisioned from CPG
■ Thinly Provisioned
Using the CLI:
To create a fully provisioned or thinly provisioned virtual volume, issue the following CLI
command:
createvv [options] <usr_CPG> <VV_name> [.<index>] <size>[g|G|t|T]
Here is an example:
# createaldvv -cnt 5 TESTLUNs 5G
# createvv -cnt 5 TESTLUNs 5G
NOTE: To create thinly provisioned virtual volumes, a 3PAR Thin Provisioning
license is required.