3PAR InForm® OS 2.3.1 Concepts Guide (320-200112 Rev B, February 2010)

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3PAR InForm OS Concepts Guide InForm OS Version 2.3.1
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This guide is organized as follows:
■ Chapter 1, Introduction (this chapter), provides an overview of this guide, including
information on audience, related documentation, and typographical conventions.
■ Chapter 2, Overview, explains basic 3PAR concepts and terminology.
■ Chapter 3, InServ Storage Server Users, describes the different user types and their
associated privileges within the InServ storage system.
■ Chapter 4, LDAP, discusses the InForm OS LDAP client and how LDAP is used in the system.
■ Chapter 5, 3PAR Virtual Domains, explains 3PAR Virtual Domains and how it is used for
access control in the system.
■ Chapter 6, Ports and Hosts, describes how hosts and InServ Storage Server are connected.
■ Chapter 7, Chunklets, describes physical disks and chunklets.
■ Chapter 8, Logical Disks, discusses logical disks and logical disk types.
■ Chapter 9, Common Provisioning Groups, discusses how logical disks can be pooled into
groups used to provision space in virtual volumes.
■ Chapter 10, Virtual Volumes, explains virtual volumes and their role within the InServ
system.
■ Chapter 11, Reclaiming Unused Space, provides information about freeing and reclaiming
space within the InServ storage system.
■ Chapter 12, Enhanced Storage Applications, describes enhanced storage features for
managing data and improving system performance.
■ Chapter 13, 3PAR InServ Storage Server Hardware, provides an overview of the hardware
components in an InServ Storage Server.
■ Chapter 14, SNMP, describes the 3PAR SNMP agent and explains how to register a manager
with this agent.
■ Chapter 15, The 3PAR InForm CIM API, describes the 3PAR CIM API.
This guide also contains a glossary, an index, and a revision history for your reference.