HP Logical Server Management Best Practices

Figure 14: Managing storage pools

When defining a logical server, the server administrator can choose an appropriate storage pool entry, proceeding

without requiring interaction with the storage administrator. Figure 15 shows a logical server creation using an

existing storage pool entry. Note that the name and description of each possible entry in shown, helping the

administrator make an appropriate choice (and demonstrating why it is important to have helpful names and

descriptions). The Matrix OE software will only show available storage pool entries for the portability group of the

logical server that match the required OS mode for the logical server (e.g., won‟t show Linux host mode volumes if the

logical server requires Windows).

Figure 15: Defining a logical server to use an existing storage pool entry