SPM adapter for EMC® Symmetrix® VMAX®: Matrix support for automation of EMC storage operations via the HP Storage Provisioning Manager

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Figure 6: Importing storage pools from the selected arrays

• Select the storage pools to be imported into the SPM catalog and click the “Next” button as shown in Figure 7. Based on

desired use, the Matrix/SPM solution may only be using a subset of the available EMC storage pools.

Note

Storage pools imported can be used by Matrix/SPM; do not import pools (or volumes) that you do not intend for use by

Matrix/SPM.

Figure 7: Importing discovered pools

• Select the security group (typically Matrix User Security Group for Matrix OE 7.2 or later environments) and click the “Next”

button. The next window will display the selected storage pools; click the “Finish” button to complete the importing of

storage pools into the SPM catalog.

• Upon successful completion of importing storage pools into the SPM storage catalog, SPM can invoke the “Import

Volumes” Wizard. If pre-provisioned storage is being used, the volumes will have been manually created on the EMC and

can be imported into SPM. If on-demand provisioned storage is being used, they will be created in the appropriate

storage pools (no volumes have yet been created for import). Administrators may choose to use a mix of pre-

provisioned and on-demand provisioned storage as appropriate (e.g., pre-provisioned boot volumes but on-demand

provisioned database or transaction log volumes). The “Import Volumes” wizard will display the imported storage pools.

Select the storage pools from which volumes need to be imported and then click the “Next” button as shown in Figure 8.