HP 3PAR OpenVMS Implementation Guide (763874-002)

5 Creating Virtual Volumes on HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage
systems
This chapter describes the steps and commands required to create a Virtual Volume that can be
exported for discovery by the OpenVMS host. For more information on creating Virtual Volumes
on an HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage system, see the HP 3PAR OS CLI Administrator’s Manual.
For a comprehensive description of HP 3PAR OS commands, see the HP 3PAR OS Command Line
Interface Reference. To obtain a copy of this documentation, go to hp.com/go/3par/, navigate
to your product page, click HP Support & Drivers, and then click Manuals.
Creating Virtual Volumes
Virtual volumes are the only data layer that are visible to the hosts. After allocating space for the
host OS on the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage system, create virtual volumes.
After allocating space for the OpenVMS host, you must create the required virtual volumes on the
HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage system. You can create volumes that are provisioned from one or more
CPGs. Volumes can be fully provisioned from a CPG or can be thinly provisioned. You can also
specify a CPG for snapshot space for fully provisioned volumes.
To create virtual volumes using 3PAR Management Console, perform the following:
1. From the menu bar, select Actions→Provisioning→Virtual Volume, and then click Create Virtual
Volume.
The Create Virtual Volume wizard appears.
2. Use the Create Virtual Volume wizard to create a base volume.
3. Select any of the following options from the Provisioning list:
• Fully Provisioned from CPG
• Thinly Provisioned
For more information on the Provisioning List for the HP 3PAR OS version that is used on the HP
3PAR StoreServ Storage system, see the HP 3PAR Management Console Help. This document is
available at the HP BSC website hp.com/go/3par/.
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