HP Storage Essentials V5.00.01 user guide (T4283-96012, January 2006)

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Volume groups are not represented in the provisioning or properties of IBM DS type storage

systems. The HSGs are based on a host connection, which does not give any indication as to

which volume groups each of them belongs. Volume group can have many host connections, but

only one host connection can be part of a volume group.

See the following topics for more information about how storage provisioning works on your storage

system.

• ”Issues Specific to CLARiiON Storage Systems” on page 341

• ”Issues Specific to EMC Symmetrix Storage Systems” on page 341

• ”Issues Specific to HDS Storage Systems” on page 343

• ”Issues Specific to Engenio Storage Systems” on page 345

The following table provides an overview of the required steps for setting up storage partitioning.

Table 49 Setting Up Storage Partitioning

Step Description Where to Find

1 (Engenio, CLARiiON, Sun 6130 and Sun

35xx) Create a storage pool. Sometimes

referred to as a volume group or RAID group.

A storage pool is a group of disks associated

together through a RAID configuration. The

pool’s capabilities define the level of protection

for the associated volumes and LUNs.

EMC Symmetrix and HDS storage systems have

storage pools that are predefined. Engenio

and CLARiiON storage systems require a

storage pool to be created and volumes to be

allocated from a storage pool.

”Creating a Storage Pool (Engenio,

CLARiiON, Sun 6130 and Sun 35xx)”

on page 321