HP Storage Essentials V5.1 User Guide Second Edition (Linux Release) (T4283-96056, November 2006)

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11 Path Provisioning
IMPORTANT: Depending on your license, Path Provisioning may not be available. See the “List of
Features” to determine if you have access to Path Provisioning. The “List of Features” is accessible
from the Documentation Center (Help > Documentation Center in Storage Essentials).
This chapter describes the following:
• ”About Path Provisioning” on page 421
• ”How Path Provisioning Works” on page 423
• ”How to Use Path Provisioning” on page 424
• ”Default System Action Templates” on page 425
• ”Creating a System Action Template” on page 452
• ”Modifying a System Action Template” on page 453
• ”Adding a Host” on page 453
• ”Creating a Host Security Group” on page 454
• ”Scheduling Provisioning Jobs” on page 455
• ”Executing Provisioning Jobs” on page 457
• ”Monitoring Provisioning Jobs” on page 457
• ”Deleting Multiple Jobs” on page 458
• ”Naming Conventions for Zones” on page 458
• ”Using Multipathing with Path Provisioning” on page 459
• ”Customizing Path Provisioning” on page 459
• ”Assigning Templates to a Role” on page 464
About Path Provisioning
Path Provisioning lets you schedule provisioning tasks to take place at a later time when the network
traffic is light. For example, you could use Path Provisioning to schedule multiple provisioning tasks
to take place at 1 a.m. When you come in the later that morning, you can view the status of the
provisioning tasks.
You can also use Path Provisioning to identify host/storage dependencies so you can make
informed decisions when deciding where new volumes, zones or LUN security is needed.
To view the latest provisioning information in Path Provisioning, click the Refresh button. The
Refresh button updates the following:
• The Path Provisioning screen with changes made in Provisioning Manager. For example, assume
you used the wizards in Provisioning Manager to create a host security group. When you access
Path Provisioning, your changes are not shown.