HP OpenView Storage Provisioner Software License - Manual (Page 23)

Introducing Storage Provisioner
21 OpenView Storage Provisioner User Guide
About Storage Provisioner
Provisioning storage is the process that allocates storage resources based upon
storage needs. Storage Provisioner takes this concept further by providing a
graphical user interface that lets you create your provisioning environment, define
customers and service levels, and manage your storage allocations to meet
customers’ needs. Storage providers focus on the management of storage systems
and SANs, and storage consumers focus on management of their hosts and
applications. Within Storage Provisioner, you no longer need to manually set up
LUNs or manually keep track of your customers’ usage.
Features
Storage Provisioner for Storage Providers enables you to do the following:
■ Manage storage systems, storage utilities, and service levels.
■ Create, modify, and delete consumer accounts and groups, along with service
levels and storage utilities.
■ Discover storage systems.
■ Display customer quotas and storage utility access information.
■ View customer storage history information and current usage information for
volumes and connections.
■ Export and save storage usage and volume report information.
■ Save configuration data to a file and restore that data back into Storage
Provisioner.
Storage Provisioner for Storage Consumers enables customers to do the
following:
■ Create, modify, and delete hosts, paths, and volumes.
■ Access volumes.
■ View storage and host summary information.
■ View storage history and current usage information for volumes and
connections.
■ Export, save, and print storage usage and volume report information.
Storage Providers manage:
■ Utilities – A set of storage systems.