HP 3PAR InForm OS 3.1.1 CLI Administrator's Manual

Creating a Domain-Specific Host.........................................................................................79
Modifying a Domain-Specific Host.......................................................................................79
Changing a Host’s Domain.................................................................................................80
7 Managing CPGs and Virtual Volumes.........................................................81
Overview..............................................................................................................................81
Common Provisioning Groups..................................................................................................81
Growth Increment Considerations for Common Provisioning Groups..........................................81
System Guidelines for Creating Common Provisioning Groups.................................................82
Common Provisioning Group CLI Commands.............................................................................82
Creating a Common Provisioning Group....................................................................................83
Modifying a Common Provisioning Group.................................................................................83
Setting Snapshot Space Usage Warnings.............................................................................84
Setting a Common Provisioning Group’s Autogrow Size..........................................................84
Consolidating Common Provisioning Group Space.................................................................84
Removing a Common Provisioning Group.............................................................................84
Virtual Volume Types...............................................................................................................84
Fully-Provisioned Virtual Volumes..........................................................................................85
Thinly-Provisioned Virtual Volumes........................................................................................85
Virtual Volume CLI Commands.................................................................................................86
Creating Virtual Volumes.........................................................................................................86
Creating Fully-Provisioned Virtual Volumes.............................................................................87
Creating Thinly-Provisioned Virtual Volumes...........................................................................87
Modifying Virtual Volumes.......................................................................................................88
Growing Virtual Volumes.........................................................................................................88
Reducing Volume Size with HP 3PAR Thin Conversion Software....................................................88
Converting a Fully-Provisioned Virtual Volume........................................................................88
Reducing Volume Size with HP 3PAR Thin Persistence Software.....................................................89
Managing Virtual Volume Autonomic Groups.............................................................................89
Creating Virtual Volume Sets...............................................................................................90
Adding Virtual Volumes to Virtual Volume Sets.......................................................................90
Modifying Virtual Volume Sets.............................................................................................90
Removing Virtual Volume Sets..............................................................................................90
Freeing Virtual Volume Snapshot Space.....................................................................................91
Setting Expiration Times for Virtual Volumes...............................................................................91
Setting Retention Times for Virtual Volumes.................................................................................91
Removing Virtual Volumes........................................................................................................92
Validating and Repairing Virtual Volumes..................................................................................93
Exporting Virtual Volumes........................................................................................................93
Creating VLUN Templates...................................................................................................93
Creating a Host Sees or Host Set VLUN Template..............................................................94
Creating a Port Presents VLUN Template...........................................................................94
Creating a Matched Set VLUN Template..........................................................................94
Unexporting Virtual Volumes....................................................................................................94
Removing a Host Sees or Host Set VLUN Template.................................................................96
Removing a Port Presents VLUN Template..............................................................................96
Removing a Matched Set VLUN Template..............................................................................96
Virtual Domains, CPGs, and Virtual Volumes..............................................................................96
Creating a Common Provisioning Group in a Domain............................................................97
Creating Virtual Volumes in a Virtual Domain........................................................................97
Modifying Virtual Volumes in Domains.................................................................................98
Growing Virtual Volumes in Domains....................................................................................98
Freeing Virtual Volume Snapshot Space in Domains...............................................................98
Exporting Virtual Volumes in Domains..................................................................................98
Creating VLUN Templates in the All Domain.....................................................................99
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