HP XP External Storage Software - Manual (Page 10)

Figure 1 Unifying Copy Operations between Different Storage Systems
Unifying Connections from a Host to Different Storage Systems
When a system has multiple storage systems, a host usually needs to connect all storage systems.
When a system administrator configures the connections from a host to volumes, they need to
follow the different instructions depending on the storage systems.
If you install XP External Storage, a system administrator only needs to configure the connection
from a host to the XP storage system. After the configuration is completed, a host can manipulate
volumes in the external storage system in the same way as volumes in the XP storage system.
10 Overview of HP StorageWorks XP External Storage Software