HP XP7 Storage - Manual (Page 3)

Contents
1 Introduction to provisioning........................................................................10
About provisioning.................................................................................................................10
Basic provisioning..................................................................................................................10
Fixed-sized provisioning...........................................................................................................10
Disadvantages ......................................................................................................................10
When to use fixed-sized provisioning.........................................................................................11
Custom-sized provisioning........................................................................................................11
When to use custom-sized provisioning......................................................................................11
Basic provisioning workflow.....................................................................................................11
Thin Provisioning Overview......................................................................................................12
Thin Provisioning Z.................................................................................................................12
Thin Provisioning Z concepts ...................................................................................................12
When to use Thin Provisioning Z...............................................................................................13
Thin Provisioning Z advantages................................................................................................13
Thin Provisioning Z advantage example.....................................................................................13
Thin Provisioning Z work flow...................................................................................................14
Smart Tiers Z.........................................................................................................................14
Tiers concept .........................................................................................................................15
When to use Smart Tiers Z.......................................................................................................15
Resource groups strategies.......................................................................................................15
Complimentary strategies........................................................................................................16
Key terms..............................................................................................................................16
Before you begin....................................................................................................................17
About cache management devices............................................................................................18
Calculating the number of cache management devices required by a THP V-VOL.......................18
Maximum capacity of cache management device..............................................................19
Calculating the number of cache management devices required by a volume that is not a THP
V-VOL...............................................................................................................................19
Viewing the number of cache management devices................................................................19
2 Configuring resource groups......................................................................20
System configuration using resource groups................................................................................20
Resource groups examples.......................................................................................................20
Example of resource groups sharing a port............................................................................20
Example of resource groups not sharing ports........................................................................22
Meta_resource.......................................................................................................................23
Resource lock.........................................................................................................................23
User groups...........................................................................................................................23
Resource group assignments.....................................................................................................23
Resource group license requirements.........................................................................................24
Resource group rules, restrictions, and guidelines........................................................................24
Creating a resource group.......................................................................................................24
Adding resources to a resource group.......................................................................................25
Removing resources from a resource group.................................................................................26
Managing Resource Groups.....................................................................................................26
Changing the name of a resource group...............................................................................26
Deleting a resource group...................................................................................................27
Using Resource Partition and other HP XP7 Storage products........................................................27
Parallel Access Volumes......................................................................................................28
Thin Provisioning Z.............................................................................................................28
DKA Encryption.................................................................................................................28
Performance Monitor..........................................................................................................29
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