The following service template details apply to the Allocate Volumes with Clone/Snapshot service template:
Software and setup prerequisites
For software and setup prerequisites, see Service template prerequisites.
Edit Service settings
The following table lists the Edit Service settings for the Allocate Volumes with Clone/Snapshot service templates.
| Navigation pane | Settings pane | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Volume Settings | Configuration Manager Connection | Specify the Configuration Manager Connection. |
| Storage System | Specify the Storage System. | |
| Resource Group | Specify the Resource Group. | |
| Pool | Specify the pool. | |
| Capacity Format | Specify the volume capacity format as Byte or Block. | |
| Volume Settings | Specify the parameters required to create new volumes. | |
| Volume Usage | Specify the volume usage. | |
| Number of Volumes | Specify the number of volumes. | |
| LDEV ID Starts from | Specify the startup LDEV ID as a hexadecimal number for the volume to allocate. | |
| Volume Capacity | Specify the volume capacity. | |
| Volume Label | Specify the volume label. | |
| LUN Starts from | Specify the starting logical unit number assigned to the volume for a host. | |
| Virtual LDEV ID Starts From | Specify the startup Virtual LDEV ID for the volume to allocate. | |
| Target Volumes | Specify whether to use existing volumes or create new ones. | |
| Volume Filter | Specify conditions for filtering the candidate volumes. Not all candidates are displayed when there are many candidate volumes. Specify the conditions to narrow down the volume list. | |
| Volume Filter Join Type | Specify the source volume filter join type. | |
| Volumes | Specify the volume to be used as the primary volume. | |
| Resource Criteria | Resource Criteria | Specify the resource criteria. |
| Host Settings | Port Type | Specify the port type as Fibre or iSCSI. |
| Host Group Settings | Specify the parameters required to create a new Host Group/iSCSI Target or specify an existing Host Group/iSCSI Target. | |
| Fabric Settings | Use Fabric Settings | Specify True to enable fabric information collection. |
| Connection Names | Specify the connection name defined in the Web Service Connections on the Administration tab. Separate multiple values by commas. If this value is omitted, the system uses all defined connections for the product name listed in the Web Service Connections. | |
| Resource Groups | Specify the switch management server resource group. Separate multiple values by commas. | |
| Target Fabrics | Specify the fabric name. Separate multiple values by commas. If this value is omitted, the system uses all the fabrics that the BNA monitors. | |
| Use Existing Zone | Specifies whether to select a predefined zone or any connectable path. If you specify True, the system selects paths within the range of the existing Zone setting. If you specify False, the system selects connectable paths regardless of the existing Zone setting. | |
| Number of Hops Restriction | Determines whether restrict path selection to within an assigned number of hops. When this property enabled, the service will fail if there is no path that matched the specified collection range. | |
| Maximum Number of Hops | When using the Number of Hops Restriction option, specify the collection range by the number of hops. | |
| Zone Settings | Update Zone Configurations | Specify True to enable zone setting modification. |
| Use Existing Zone Aliases | Specify True to use predefined Zone Aliases regardless of the naming conventions the user specifies. If you specify False, the system selects Zone Aliases that follow the naming conventions. In either case, if there are no existing Zone Aliases, the system creates new Zone Aliases that follow the naming conventions. | |
| Update Current Active Zone Configuration | Specify True to add a Zone to the active Zone Configuration. | |
| Zone Configurations to Update | To add a zone to a Zone Configuration other than the active configuration, specify the name of the Zone Configuration in which to add the zone. | |
| Script for Zone Naming | Specify the naming convention script that determines the Zone name for the path. | |
| Script for Host Zone Alias Naming | Specify the naming convention script that determines the Zone Alias name for the host port. | |
| Script for Storage Zone Alias Naming | Specify the naming convention script that determines the Zone Alias name for the storage port. | |
| Copy Pair Settings | Copy Type | Specify the copy type as Clone or Snapshot. |
| Number of Generations | Specify the number of secondary volumes to be created for the primary volume. The number of secondary volumes becomes the number of generations. A copy group is created for each generation as well. | |
| Prefix of Group Name | Specify the prefix of the copy group name to be assigned when creating the copy group. The copy group name is created by adding the prefix to the serial number of the generation. | |
| CTG Option | Specify whether to set the consistency group (CTG) option at pair creation. If you specify 'Enabled', a copy pair is created by using the CTG option. | |
| Secondary Volume Settings Note: When you selected the existing volumes as target volumes, a maximum of 20 Secondary Volume Settings can be specified. |
Pool | Specify the pool for S-VOL. |
| Secondary Volume Settings | Specify the parameters for the Secondary Volume Settings (S-VOL). | |
| Volume Usage | Specify the volume usage. | |
| LDEV ID Starts from | Specify the startup LDEV ID as a hexadecimal number for the volume to allocate. | |
| Volume Label | Specify the volume label. | |
| LUN Starts from | Specify the starting logical unit number assigned to the volume for a host. | |
| Virtual LDEV ID Starts From | Specify the startup Virtual LDEV ID for the volume to allocate. | |
| Create Copy Pair | Specify whether to create Secondary Volumes. | |
| Average Differential Data Size Per Collection | Specify the average differential data size per collection (%). | |
| Secondary Volume Type |
Specify the volume type as DP-VOL or V-VOL. |
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| Primary Volume LDEV ID | Specify the Primary Volume LDEV ID. | |
| Secondary Volume Resource Criteria | Resource Criteria | Specify resource criteria for S-Vols. |
| Backup Host Settings | Port Type | Specify the port type for S-Vols as Fibre or iSCSI. |
| Host Group Settings | Specify the parameters required to create a new Host Group/iSCSI Target or specify an existing Host Group/iSCSI Target for S-Vols. | |
| Fabric Settings for Secondary Volumes | Use Fabric Settings | Specify True to enable fabric information collection. |
| Connection Names | Specify the connection name defined in the Web Service Connections on the Administration tab. Separate multiple values by commas. If this value is omitted, the system uses all defined connections for the product name listed in the Web Service Connections. | |
| Resource Groups | Specify the switch management server resource group. Separate multiple values by commas. | |
| Target Fabrics | Specify the fabric name. Separate multiple values by commas. If this value is omitted, the system uses all the fabrics that the BNA monitors. | |
| Use Existing Zone | Specifies whether to select a predefined zone or any connectable path. If you specify True, the system selects paths within the range of the existing Zone setting. If you specify False, the system selects connectable paths regardless of the existing Zone setting. | |
| Number of Hops Restriction | Determines whether restrict path selection to within an assigned number of hops. When this property enabled, the service will fail if there is no path that matched the specified collection range. | |
| Maximum Number of Hops | When using the Number of Hops Restriction option, specify the collection range by the number of hops. | |
| Zone Settings for Secondary Volumes | Update Zone Configurations | Specify True to enable zone setting modification. |
| Use Existing Zone Aliases | Specify True to use predefined Zone Aliases regardless of the naming conventions the user specifies. If you specify False, the system selects Zone Aliases that follow the naming conventions. In either case, if there are no existing Zone Aliases, the system creates new Zone Aliases that follow the naming conventions. | |
| Update Current Active Zone Configuration | Specify True to add a Zone to the active Zone Configuration. | |
| Zone Configurations to Update | To add a zone to a Zone Configuration other than the active configuration, specify the name of the Zone Configuration in which to add the zone. | |
| Script for Zone Naming | Specify the naming convention script that determines the Zone name for the path. | |
| Script for Host Zone Alias Naming | Specify the naming convention script that determines the Zone Alias name for the host port. | |
| Script for Storage Zone Alias Naming | Specify the naming convention script that determines the Zone Alias name for the storage port. |
Submit Service Request settings
The following table lists the Submit Service Request settings for the Allocate Volumes with Clone/Snapshot service templates.
| Navigation pane | Settings pane | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Volume Settings | Configuration Manager Connection | Specify the Configuration Manager Connection. |
| Storage System | Specify the Storage System. | |
| Resource Group | Specify the Resource Group. | |
| Pool | Specify the pool. | |
| Capacity Format | Specify the volume capacity format as Byte or Block. | |
| Volume Settings | Specify the parameters required to create new volumes. | |
| Volume Usage | Specify the volume usage. | |
| Number of Volumes | Specify the number of volumes. | |
| LDEV ID Starts from | Specify the startup LDEV ID as a hexadecimal number for the volume to allocate. | |
| Volume Capacity | Specify the volume capacity. | |
| Volume Label | Specify the volume label. | |
| LUN Starts from | Specify the starting logical unit number assigned to the volume for a host. | |
| Virtual LDEV ID Starts From | Specify the startup Virtual LDEV ID for the volume to allocate. | |
| Target Volumes | Specify whether to use existing volumes or create new ones. | |
| Volume Filter | Specify conditions for filtering the candidate volumes. Not all candidates are displayed when there are many candidate volumes. Specify the conditions to narrow down the volume list. | |
| Volume Filter Join Type | Specify the source volume filter join type. | |
| Volumes | Specify the volume to be used as the primary volume. | |
| Resource Criteria | Resource Criteria | Specify the resource criteria. |
| Host Settings | Port Type | Specify the port type as Fibre or iSCSI. |
| Host Group Settings | Specify the parameters required to create a new Host Group/iSCSI Target or specify an existing Host Group/iSCSI Target. | |
| Fabric Settings | Use Fabric Settings | Specify True to enable fabric information collection. |
| Connection Names | Specify the connection name defined in the Web Service Connections on the Administration tab. Separate multiple values by commas. If this value is omitted, the system uses all defined connections for the product name listed in the Web Service Connections. | |
| Resource Groups | Specify the switch management server resource group. Separate multiple values by commas. | |
| Target Fabrics | Specify the fabric name. Separate multiple values by commas. If this value is omitted, the system uses all the fabrics that the BNA monitors. | |
| Use Existing Zone | Specifies whether to select a predefined zone or any connectable path. If you specify True, the system selects paths within the range of the existing Zone setting. If you specify False, the system selects connectable paths regardless of the existing Zone setting. | |
| Number of Hops Restriction | Determines whether restrict path selection to within an assigned number of hops. When this property enabled, the service will fail if there is no path that matched the specified collection range. | |
| Maximum Number of Hops | When using the Number of Hops Restriction option, specify the collection range by the number of hops. | |
| Zone Settings | Update Zone Configurations | Specify True to enable zone setting modification. |
| Use Existing Zone Aliases | Specify True to use predefined Zone Aliases regardless of the naming conventions the user specifies. If you specify False, the system selects Zone Aliases that follow the naming conventions. In either case, if there are no existing Zone Aliases, the system creates new Zone Aliases that follow the naming conventions. | |
| Update Current Active Zone Configuration | Specify True to add a Zone to the active Zone Configuration. | |
| Zone Configurations to Update | To add a zone to a Zone Configuration other than the active configuration, specify the name of the Zone Configuration in which to add the zone. | |
| Script for Zone Naming | Specify the naming convention script that determines the Zone name for the path. | |
| Script for Host Zone Alias Naming | Specify the naming convention script that determines the Zone Alias name for the host port. | |
| Script for Storage Zone Alias Naming | Specify the naming convention script that determines the Zone Alias name for the storage port. | |
| Copy Pair Settings | Copy Type | Specify the copy type as Clone or Snapshot. |
| Number of Generations | Specify the number of secondary volumes to be created for the primary volume. The number of secondary volumes becomes the number of generations. A copy group is created for each generation as well. | |
| Prefix of Group Name | Specify the prefix of the copy group name to be assigned when creating the copy group. The copy group name is created by adding the prefix to the serial number of the generation. | |
| CTG Option | Specify whether to set the consistency group (CTG) option at pair creation. If you specify 'Enabled', a copy pair is created by using the CTG option. | |
| Secondary Volume Settings Note: When you selected the existing volumes as target volumes, a maximum of 20 Secondary Volume Settings can be specified. |
Pool | Specify the pool for S-VOL. |
| Secondary Volume Settings | Specify the parameters for the Secondary Volume Settings (S-VOL). | |
| Volume Usage | Specify the volume usage. | |
| LDEV ID Starts from | Specify the startup LDEV ID as a hexadecimal number for the volume to allocate. | |
| Volume Label | Specify the volume label. | |
| LUN Starts from | Specify the starting logical unit number assigned to the volume for a host. | |
| Virtual LDEV ID Starts From | Specify the startup Virtual LDEV ID for the volume to allocate. | |
| Create Copy Pair | Specify whether to create Secondary Volumes. | |
| Average Differential Data Size Per Collection | Specify the average differential data size per collection (%). | |
| Secondary Volume Type |
Specify the volume type as DP-VOL or V-VOL. |
|
| Primary Volume LDEV ID | Specify the Primary Volume LDEV ID. | |
| Secondary Volume Resource Criteria | Resource Criteria | Specify the resource criteria for S-Vols. |
| Backup Host Settings | Port Type | Specify the port type for S-Vols as Fibre or iSCSI. |
| Host Group Settings | Specify the parameters required to create a new Host Group/iSCSI Target or specify an existing Host Group/iSCSI Target for S-Vols. | |
| Fabric Settings for Secondary Volumes | Use Fabric Settings | Specify True to enable fabric information collection. |
| Connection Names | Specify the connection name defined in the Web Service Connections on the Administration tab. Separate multiple values by commas. If this value is omitted, the system uses all defined connections for the product name listed in the Web Service Connections. | |
| Resource Groups | Specify the switch management server resource group. Separate multiple values by commas. | |
| Target Fabrics | Specify the fabric name. Separate multiple values by commas. If this value is omitted, the system uses all the fabrics that the BNA monitors. | |
| Use Existing Zone | Specifies whether to select a predefined zone or any connectable path. If you specify True, the system selects paths within the range of the existing Zone setting. If you specify False, the system selects connectable paths regardless of the existing Zone setting. | |
| Number of Hops Restriction | Determines whether restrict path selection to within an assigned number of hops. When this property enabled, the service will fail if there is no path that matched the specified collection range. | |
| Maximum Number of Hops | When using the Number of Hops Restriction option, specify the collection range by the number of hops. | |
| Zone Settings for Secondary Volumes | Update Zone Configurations | Specify True to enable zone setting modification. |
| Use Existing Zone Aliases | Specify True to use predefined Zone Aliases regardless of the naming conventions the user specifies. If you specify False, the system selects Zone Aliases that follow the naming conventions. In either case, if there are no existing Zone Aliases, the system creates new Zone Aliases that follow the naming conventions. | |
| Update Current Active Zone Configuration | Specify True to add a Zone to the active Zone Configuration. | |
| Zone Configurations to Update | To add a zone to a Zone Configuration other than the active configuration, specify the name of the Zone Configuration in which to add the zone. | |
| Script for Zone Naming | Specify the naming convention script that determines the Zone name for the path. | |
| Script for Host Zone Alias Naming | Specify the naming convention script that determines the Zone Alias name for the host port. | |
| Script for Storage Zone Alias Naming | Specify the naming convention script that determines the Zone Alias name for the storage port. |