HP XP Command View Advanced Edition Software - Manual (Page 24)

A file that defines a tiering policy group. This file is created by importing a tiering policy information
CSV file and a disk configuration definition file.
The disk configuration definition file and tiering policy group definition file are generically called
configuration files.
Workflow for files used in Smart Manager for Mainframe
The following describes the workflow for files used in Smart Manager for Mainframe.
The numbers in the figure correspond to the steps.
Figure 10 Workflow for files used in Smart Manager for Mainframe
1. Scan the storage system.
A disk configuration definition file is created.
2. Create a tiering policy information CSV file.
In the CSV file, the user specifies the information for the volumes or SMS storage groups to be
defined in a tiering policy group.
3. Import a disk configuration definition file and a tiering policy information CSV file to define a
tiering policy group.
A tiering policy group definition file is created.
4. Apply the tiering policies of the defined tiering policy group to the storage system.
The pages will be relocated according to the defined tiering policies when tier relocation is per-
formed the next time.
Workflow for using Smart Manager for Mainframe
The following figure shows the workflow for using Smart Manager for Mainframe.
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