HP Storage Essentials NAS Manager Software - Manual (Page 444)

Path Provisioning 412
• Failed - The job failed.
• Ended - The job has finished.
How to Use Path Provisioning
All the provisioning tasks are centralized on one screen. You select the provisioning actions you
want to take by selecting a default system action template from the System Action combo-box in the
upper-left corner or you can create your own system action template, as described in ” Creating a
System Action Template ” on page 440.
The following are the default templates:
• Volume Creations + LUN Security + Zone Operation - First you create a meta volume.
Second, you map a meta volume to a Fibre Channel port and host HBAs (HSG). Third, you
create a zone. See ” Volume Creation, LUN Security, and Zone Operation ” on page 414 for
more information.
• Meta Volume Creation - Creates a meta volume. See ” Meta Volume Creation ” on page 419
for more information.
• LUN Security - Map a meta volume to Fibre Channel port and host HBAs (HSG). See the topic
” LUN Security ” on page 420 for more information.
• Zone Operation - Lets you perform just a zone operation. See ” Zone Operation ” on page 425
for more information.
• Volume Creation + LUN Security - First you create a meta volume. Second you map a meta
volume to a Fibre Channel port). See ” Volume Creation and LUN Security ” on page 429 for
more information.
• LUN Security and Zone Operation - Lets you create a host security group (HSG) with the host
HBA WWN along with zoning operations,. See ” LUN Security and Zone Operation ” on
page 431.
• Volume Assignment - Lets you assign a volume to existing host security groups. See ” Volume
Assignment ” on page 436.
After you select a system action, complete the steps in the various panes. If a step is disabled after
all data has been loaded, that step is not required.
When you have completed your steps, schedule the task as described in the topic, ”
Scheduling
Provisioning Jobs ” on page 443.
NOTE: You can customize which templates users can access. See ” Assigning Templates to a
Role ” on page 452 for more information.
The following table provides an overview of the steps required for Path Provisioning.