HP StorageWorks XP48 Disk Array - Manual (Page 17)

Overview of HP StorageWorks XP Provisioning Manager 17
Figure 1-3 Principal Components of Provisioning Manager
1-3 Programs Related to Provisioning Manager
Hewlett-Packard sells several products related to Provisioning Manager:
Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager
Dynamic Link Manager is used to create a redundant configuration for the paths between host ports and
storage subsystems.
Dynamic Link Manager is a program product that manages access paths to the storage.
For details about Dynamic Link Manager, see the manual for Dynamic Link Manager.
By using the Provisioning Manager’s single sign-on functionality, you can start the following applications
in the Command View XP AE Suite series from Provisioning Manager. The initial screen of an activated
application is displayed in a new window.
HP StorageWorks Command View XP Advanced Edition Device Manager
Device Manager operates and manages the systems that use various models of storage subsystems.
Device Manager is a prerequisite program for Provisioning Manager.
For details about HP StorageWorks Command View XP Advanced Edition Device Manager, see the
Device Manager manuals.
1-4 Installing Provisioning Manager
To install Provisioning Manager, you perform the following general steps:
1. Install prerequisite and related programs.
Before installing Provisioning Manager, you must install and set up required and related programs. For
details about installing required and related programs, see the documentation for the applicable
programs.
2. Install Provisioning Manager server.
For details on installing Provisioning Manager server, see the HP StorageWorks XP Provisioning
Manager Installation and Configuration Guide.
3. Set up the Provisioning Manager server environment.
This action completes installation of Provisioning Manager. Users are now able to use a Provisioning Manager
client that provides communication with this Provisioning Manager server over the HTTP protocol to manage
storage pools.