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5 Storage service provisioning
Storage services represent a set of requirements and, once activated, a set of storage resources
that meet those requirements. There are three types of storage services: Volume Service, SAN
Connected Volume Service, and SAN Connectivity Service. For more information on service types,
see:
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NOTE:
Matrix OE uses only the SAN connected volume service type.
Services can be created in the SPM GUI using the Service Provisioning Wizard or through Matrix
OE. Before activation a service is in the unresourced state. An unresourced service has requirements
but no associated resources. Activating a service moves it to the resourced state. A resourced
service can be deactivated to release the associated resources, or it can be reactivated (activated
again while in the resourced state) to automate changes necessary to meet new or modified
requirements. While reactivation of a service can cause automation to occur, the automation will
not change the data that is presented to the user. For example, reactivating a volume service will
not change which volume the service is associated with, but it may grow the volume or change its
presentation, depending on the requirements. See
Figure 3 SPM service lifecycle
When the resources associated with an activated service do not meet its requirements, the service
is nonconformant. For more information see
Responding to storage services
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