HP OpenView Storage Provisioner Software License - Manual (Page 22)

Introducing Storage Provisioner
20 OpenView Storage Provisioner User Guide
Overview
Storage Provisioner enables storage providers to manage storage utilities,
customize service levels, and allow customer access to each storage utility. For
storage consumers, Storage Provisioner enables self-service allocation of new
storage within the bounds of their existing Service Level Agreements. It also
provides direct control of host access to volumes without requiring provider
intervention. Reporting features provide usage and billing reports for both
providers and consumers. Additionally, storage providers and consumers can
export configuration data, providing a backup of the provisioning environment.
Using the restore task, it is easy and convenient to bring the configuration back to
a known state.
Storage Provisioner resides on the HP OpenView Storage Management Appliance
and is provided as a Management Appliance application. For simplification, The
HP OpenView Storage Management Appliance is referred to as “Management
Appliance” throughout this guide.
Storage Provisioner manages HP StorageWorks HSG80 Array Controllers and
HSV110 Virtual Controllers.
Compatibility with Storage Allocator
WARNING: Storage Allocator and Storage Provisioner should not be used to
manage LUNs on the same storage arrays or hosts. LUNs managed by
Storage Provisioner are not visible on Storage Allocator. Therefore, Storage
Allocator could potentially allocate a LUN that Storage Provisioner has also
allocated. This could cause data corruption (information to be overwritten).