HP 3PAR OpenVMS Implementation Guide (763874-002)

Creating thinly-provisioned Virtual Volumes
For information on creating TPVVs (thinly provisioned virtual volumes), see the following documents:
• HP 3PAR OS Concepts Guide
• HP 3PAR OS CLI Administrator’s Manual
• HP 3PAR OS Command Line Interface Reference
These documents are available at the HP BSC website hp.com/go/3par/.
Figure 12 Create Virtual Volumes
NOTE: OpenVMS OS 8.3 1H1 Itanium supports 1023 GB thin provisioned Virtual Volumes;
where as, OpenVMS OS 8.4 Itanium supports 2047 GB thin provisioned Virtual Volumes.
Creating Virtual Volumes using CLI
To create a fully-provisioned or thinly-provisioned Virtual Volume, run the following HP 3PAR OS
CLI command:
# createvv [options] <usr_CPG> <VV_name> <size>[g|G|t|T]
Example for creating a 5 GB virtual volume by name TESTVIRTUAL VOLUME with ID 12001 is
as follows:
# createvv -i 2000 CONN_CPG TESTLUN12345 5G
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