HP OpenView Storage Provisioner Software License - Manual (Page 26)

Introducing Storage Provisioner
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Storage Provisioner divides provisioning into three areas: Storage Utilities,
Service Levels, and Reporting.
Figure 2: Provisioning framework
Storage Utilities
Storage utilities provide the framework for provisioning storage requirements. A
storage utility is a set of storage systems managed by the storage provider. It is the
basis for granting access to storage. That is, the storage provider manages the
storage system, and the storage customer manages the hosts and applications that
need storage.
Storage Utility Characteristics
Table 2 provides a list of utility characteristics to use when creating utilities and
grouping storage systems within them.