Manage CPGs for 3PAR FC

A common provisioning group (CPG) creates a virtual pool of logical disks that allows virtual volumes to share the CPG's resources and allocates space on demand.

Prerequisites 

  • HP 3PAR FC storage device is registered

Managing a common provisioning group for 3PAR

  1. From the Operations Console main menu, select Block Storage Devices.

  2. Select the row of the 3PAR device where you want to associate a CPG.

  3. From the Actions menu , select Manage CPGs.

  4. Click Add CPG.

    A list of available CPGs is displayed.

  5. Select one or more CPGs to associate with the device and click Register CPGs.

    To exit without making changes and to close the screen, click Cancel before registering CPGs.
    [NOTE: ]

    NOTE: While you can associate more than one CPG to a storage device, best practice is to limit the relationship to one CPG per storage device.

  6. To remove the association of a CPG from the device, select the row of the CPG and click Remove CPG.

    Click Confirm Removal.

    To exit without making changes and to close the screen, click Cancel before you confirm removal.

  7. Verify that the data is correct on the Block Storage Devices overview screen.

Managing backends for 3PAR FC

  1. From the Operations Console main menu, select Block Storage Devices.

  2. From the Register Storage Device button, click the down arrow and select Manage Volume Backends.

  3. From the Manage Volume Backends window, click Add Backend.

    Enter a unique name for the backend.

  4. Under Backend Configuration, select StoreServe 3PAR FC.

  5. Select the CPGs you want to associate with the backend.

  6. Identify the volume type for the backend.

    • To use an existing volume type, select Existing Volume Type, then choose the volume type from the list provided.
      [NOTE: ]

      NOTE: Volume types created in the OpenStack user portal display unfiltered in the Existing Volume Type drop down list. Do not associate a VMDK volume type with a 3PAR backend.

    • To create a new volume type, select New Volume Type, then type the name of the volume type in the field provided.

  7. Click Create backend.

  8. Verify that the data is correct on the Block Storage Devices overview screen.