HP StorageWorks XP48 Disk Array - Manual (Page 15)

Overview of HP StorageWorks XP Provisioning Manager 15
Figure 1-1 Example of a Storage Pool
As a way to locate volumes in a storage pool, you can use a provisioning plan to pre-define search conditions
for volume allocation. Specifying a provisioning plan when you analyze a storage pool or display a list of
volumes enables you to display only relevant items when searching from among a large number of volumes.
1-1-2 Managing Multiple Hosts from a Single Interface
Provisioning Manager provides the ability to manage different models of hosts using a single graphical user
interface. This enables you to manage hosts efficiently without worrying about functional differences between
them.
Using Provisioning Manager, you can view information required to manage storage subsystem operations,
such as the host volume configuration of file systems and device files, and the data paths used by HBA WWNs,
ports of the storage subsystem, and volumes of the storage subsystem. Moreover, by using volumes from the
storage pool that are allocated to various hosts, you can also create and remove file systems and device files.
Figure 1-2 shows the settings for storage subsystems and hosts that use Provisioning Manager.