HP StorageWorks XP Provisioning Manager Installation and Configuration Guide (December 2005)

To search volumes in a storage pool, you can pre-define search conditions for volume allocation. These pre-
defined conditions are called a
provisioning plan. Specifying a provisioning plan when you analyze a storage
pool or display a list of volumes enables you to narrow down and display only those volumes that are relevant
when searching a large number of volumes.
1-1-2 Managing Multiple File Systems and Device Files from a Single GUI
Provisioning Manager provides the means to manage different types of hosts by using a single, consistent
graphical user interface. This enables you to efficiently manage hosts without having to be aware of functional
differences among them.
With Provisioning Manager, you can view the information required to manage storage subsystem operation:
information such as the configuration of host volumes of file systems and device files, and data paths
(consisting of HBA WWNs, storage subsystem ports, and storage subsystem volumes). Moreover, by using
volumes from a storage pool that is allocated to various hosts, you can also create and remove file systems
and device files.
Figure 1-2 illustrates the settings for storage subsystems and hosts that use Provisioning Manager.
Figure 1-2 Storage Subsystem and Host Setup
1-2 Provisioning Manager Components
Figure 1-3 illustrates the principal components of Provisioning Manager.
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