HP StorageWorks XP48 Disk Array - Manual (Page 10)

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About this guide
This manual provides an overview of the HP StorageWorks XP Advanced Edition Provisioning Manager,
describes its operation, and provides step-by-step procedures on how to use its graphical user interface (GUI).
Intended audience
This manual is intended for those who use Provisioning Manager to operate and manage a system based on a
storage subsystem (magnetic disk array unit).
Specifically, this manual is intended for:
• First time users of Provisioning Manager, or users who wish to obtain an overview of Provisioning
Manager before installing a system.
• Users of the GUI who want to obtain an overview of Provisioning Manager and how to use the GUI
The readers of this manual should have the following knowledge:
• A basic knowledge of SANs (Storage Area Networks).
• Knowledge of installation, user setup, user group setup, volume creation, volume allocation, and logical
group creation for the HP StorageWorks XP Advanced Edition Device Manager.
• A basic knowledge of path control of Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager.
• A basic knowledge of Windows ® , Solaris™, AIX ® , Linux, or HP-UX, which are prerequisite OSs (operating
systems) for a host managed by Provisioning Manager.
• If the host OS is Windows ® , knowledge of basic disks, dynamic disks, and NTFS.
• If the host OS is Solaris™, knowledge of VERITAS™ Volume Manager 3.5 and 4.0, VERITAS™ File
System 3.5 and 4.0, and SDS/SVM (Solstice DiskSuite and Solaris™ Volume Manager).
• If the host OS is AIX ® , knowledge of Logical Volume Manager and Journaled File System.
• If the host OS is Linux, knowledge of Logical Volume Manager, ext2 and ext3
• If the host OS is HP-UX, knowledge of Logical Volume Manager and VERITAS™ File System.
Prerequisites
Prerequisites for installing this product include:
• Reading through the user’s guide
• Meeting all the minimum installation requirements
• Reviewing the readme.txt file on the CD for any last-minute announcements
Document conventions and symbols
Table 1 Document conventions
Convention Element Convention Element
Medium blue text: Figure 1 Cross-reference links and e-mail addresses
Medium blue, underlined text
(
http://www.hp.com )
Web site addresses
Bold font • Key names
• Text typed into a GUI element, such as into a box
• GUI elements that are clicked or selected, such as
menu and list
italics font Text emphasis
Monospace font
• File and directory names
• System output
• Code
• Text typed at the command-line
Monospace, italic font
• Code variables
• Command-line variables