HP StorageWorks XP Provisioning Manager User Guide (December 2005)

Overview of HP StorageWorks XP Provisioning Manager 16
Figure 1-2 Setup of Storage Subsystems and Hosts
1-2 Provisioning Manager Components
Figure 1-3 shows the principal components of Provisioning Manager. Note that Provisioning Manager depends
on, and can co-exist on the same server with, Device Manager:
• Provisioning Manager server (management server)
The Provisioning Manager server controls storage pool management and host settings, based on
instructions from the system administrator and the storage user at the host side.
• Provisioning Manager client (management client)
The Provisioning Manager client is used by the system administrator and the storage user at the host side
to pass instructions for storage subsystem and host operations to the Provisioning Manager server.
• Device Manager server
This program is required in order to use Provisioning Manager. Device Manager server enables the setup
and viewing of storage subsystem configuration information from Provisioning Manager.
• Device Manager agent
Provisioning Manager uses Device Manager agent to enable the setup and viewing of host information.
Device Manager controls volume managers, file systems, and other programs, and implements
Provisioning Manager operations (device file addition, file system addition and expansion, etc.).
For more details about prerequisites for Provisioning Manager, related programs, and how to configure a
system, see the HP StorageWorks XP Provisioning Manager Installation and Configuration Guide.