HP P6000 SmartStart Storage Software - Manual (Page 27)

HP Thin Provisioning licensing includes:
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Ability to create virtual disks that limit the allocation of physical storage to the amount that
applications currently need, but can automatically add capacity on demand, up to pre-set
limits.
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Ability to monitor allocation levels of thin provisioned virtual disks and provide email notification
of allocation changes.
HP P6000 feature licensing is capacity-based and per storage system. See HP websites on how
to locate more information.
HP P6000 storage management servers
An HP P6000 management server is a server on which server-based HP P6000 Command View
software is installed. A storage management server is not required when using HP P6000 SmartStart
with its
supported storage systems .
If desired, you can use HP P6000 SmartStart to configure one of your servers as a management
server. HP P6000 SmartStart verifies infrastructure connections, installs Fibre Channel software
drivers if necessary, and installs server-based HP P6000 Command View.
IMPORTANT: If you do not require server-based management for your HP P6000 storage systems,
do not use the Configure Management Server feature in HP P6000 SmartStart.
Management server selection
Generally, any server that is connected to HP P6000 storage systems can be the management
server. The processor, memory and internal disk requirements for HP P6000 Command View are
typical of server software, and its resource demands do not noticeably impact other applications
on the server. If you plan to manage multiple storage systems or install additional HP P6000
management products, HP recommends that you use a dedicated management server.
Example 1. Assume that you have one HP P60000 storage system, three servers, and plan to install
only HP P6000 Command View. Two of the servers have typical file/print service applications
running and one has an e-mail application with high processor and memory demands. In this case,
you would choose either of the two file/print servers to be your management server.
Example 2. Assume that you have four HP P6000 storage systems, 80 application servers, and
plan to install HP P6000 Command View and other HP storage management software. In this case,
HP recommends that you dedicate a server to storage management.
Hardware and software requirements summary
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