Creating Virtual Volumes and Datastores

You have the option of creating a new virtual volume on the HP 3PAR System and have it exported to the vCenter managed ESX/ESX(i) host where it can be accessed.

Creating a Virtual Volume from an Existing HP 3PAR System Template

Follow these steps to create a new virtual volume:

1.In the main menu navigation, click HomeInventoryHost and Clusters.

2.Go to the HP 3PARVirtual Volumes.

3.Click Provision New. The Provision Storage welcome screen appears with information concerning the provisioning process.

Figure 42 Provisioning a New Virtual Volume

NOTE: To prevent the welcome screen from displaying in the future, select the “Skip this page in the future when provisioning storage” check box.

4.Click Next to select a storage system template to be used for provisioning. Figure 43 Provision Storage Template Selection

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HP Recovery Manager Software for VMware vSphere Creating Virtual Volumes and Datastores, Provisioning a New Virtual Volume

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