HP StorageWorks XP Provisioning Manager User Guide (December 2005)

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Figure 3-2 Storage Pool Management in Concept
3-1-2 Storage Pools and Storage Areas Provided by Device Manager
A Provisioning Manager storage pool is created by applying the My Storage mechanism provided by Device
Manager.
• Each My Storage area has a one-to-one correspondence with a storage pool (when storage pools of user
groups at lower levels are included).
• The hierarchical structure of the logical groups enables hierarchical management of storage pools.
Figure 3-3 shows the relationships between logical groups, user groups, My Storage areas, and storage pools.
In Figure 3-3, the user groups UG A1 and UG A2 exist under the user group UG A, and UG A is under the
system administrator’s user group Admin.