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

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2. To remove an asset record, click the button corresponding to the record you want to remove.
Defining Storage Tiers
Storage-based chargeback lets you charge the application owners based on the amount of storage
allocated to them. Each storage system is designated a storage tier classification. You can specify a
charge for each storage tier. This charge is referred to as storage tier cost. The management server
determines the storage cost of the application by multiplying the storage tier cost by the allotted
storage. If the application uses more than one storage system, the storage cost from each storage
system is added for the total storage cost.
NOTE: All of the elements in an application path (from the application to the volume) must belong
to the user’s organization in order for the cost to be calculated.
Storage tiers for storage-based information can have any name. The following default storage tier
names are provided:
• Ultra High Availability is usually assigned to the ultra high availability storage. This tier
contains the premium storage in your network, usually the most expensive.
• High Availability is usually assigned to the high availability storage. This tier contains storage
that is not as expensive as the storage assigned to the Ultra High Availability tier.
• IDE Based Storage is usually assigned to IDE-based storage. This tier contains storage that is
comparatively inexpensive.
Creating a New Storage Tier
You can create you own storage tiers (up to maximum of 64).
Follow these steps to create a new storage tier:
1. Access Chargeback Manager, as described in ”Accessing Chargeback Manager” on
page 617.
2. Click the Ownership tab in the right pane.
Table 139 Element Type Icons
Graphic Element Type
Application
Host
Switch
Storage System