HP StorageWorks XP48 Disk Array - Manual (Page 3)

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Contents
About this guide
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Revision tables ..................................................................................................................................................... 13
1 Overview of HP StorageWorks XP Provisioning Manager
1-1 The Provisioning Manager Mission ........................................................................................................... 14
1-1-1 Managing Various Storage Subsystems as a Storage Pool........................................................... 14
1-1-2 Managing Multiple Hosts from a Single Interface ........................................................................... 15
1-2 Provisioning Manager Components .......................................................................................................... 16
1-3 Programs Related to Provisioning Manager.............................................................................................. 17
1-4 Installing Provisioning Manager ................................................................................................................ 17
1-5 Operations That Can Be Performed With Provisioning Manager.............................................................. 18
1-6 Manipulating Storage Subsystems............................................................................................................ 19
1-6-1 When Data Assets Have Increased................................................................................................ 21
1-6-2 When the Unit for Managing Storage Pools Has Been Changed................................................... 21
1-7 Using Provisioning Manager with Other Products..................................................................................... 21
1-7-1 Using Provisioning Manager with HDLM ........................................................................................ 21
1-7-2 Using Provisioning Manager with Volume Managers ..................................................................... 23
1-7-3 About Single Sign-On Functionality................................................................................................ 26
2 Provisioning Manager Planning and Startup
2-1 Before Logging in to Provisioning Manager .............................................................................................. 27
2-2 Logging in to Provisioning Manager .......................................................................................................... 28
2-3 Registering and Viewing License Information ........................................................................................... 30
2-4 Starting Provisioning Manager Operation ................................................................................................. 31
2-5 Using Provisioning Manager Windows...................................................................................................... 32
2-5-1 About the Menu-Bar Frame............................................................................................................ 33
2-5-2 About the Navigation Frame........................................................................................................... 33
2-5-3 About the Method Frame................................................................................................................ 35
2-5-4 About the Information Frame.......................................................................................................... 35
2-5-5 About Popup Dialog Boxes ............................................................................................................ 36
3 Using Provisioning Manager
3-1 Managing Storage Pools ........................................................................................................................... 37
3-1-1 Viewing Storage Pool Usage Status .............................................................................................. 37
3-1-2 Storage Pools and Storage Areas Provided by Device Manager................................................... 38
3-1-3 Creating a Storage Pool ................................................................................................................. 39
3-1-4 Linking Storage Pools with CLPR and SLPR Functions................................................................. 40
3-1-5 Moving Volumes between Storage Pools....................................................................................... 42
3-1-6 Viewing Usage Status for Storage Pools........................................................................................ 42
3-1-7 Viewing Storage Pool Information from Different Perspectives...................................................... 43
3-1-8 Viewing a List of Volumes .............................................................................................................. 43
3-1-9 Moving Volumes between Storage Pools....................................................................................... 43
3-2 Allocating and Unallocating Volumes ........................................................................................................ 44
3-2-1 Allocating a Volume to a Host ........................................................................................................ 44
3-2-2 Unallocating a Volume.................................................................................................................... 45
3-3 Managing Hosts ........................................................................................................................................ 45
3-3-1 Viewing Host Information................................................................................................................ 45
3-3-2 Updating Host Information.............................................................................................................. 45
3-4 Creating, Expanding, and Deleting File Systems ...................................................................................... 45
3-4-1 Creating a File System ................................................................................................................... 45
3-4-2 Expanding a File System................................................................................................................ 47
3-4-3 Deleting a File System.................................................................................................................... 48
3-5 Creating and Deleting Device Files ........................................................................................................... 48
3-5-1 Creating a Device File .................................................................................................................... 48
3-5-2 Deleting a Device File..................................................................................................................... 50
3-6 About Provisioning Plans .......................................................................................................................... 50
3-6-1 Creating a Provisioning Plan .......................................................................................................... 50
3-6-2 Deleting a Provisioning Plan........................................................................................................... 51
3-7 Managing Transaction Logs ...................................................................................................................... 52
4 Working With OS-Based Constraints