3PAR CIM API Programming Reference for InForm OS 2.3.1 (320-200164 Rev B, February 2010)

5.9
Block Services Package
CIM API Programming Reference
5.9 Block Services Package
The Block Services package defines standards for viewing/managing storage capacity. This
includes managing
StoragePools and allocating capacity from StoragePools to be used
by external consumers. With regards to 3PAR, implementation of this package provides the
ability to manage Storage Volumes on the InServ Storage Server.
For detailed information regarding the Block Services package, refer to
SMI-S at http://www.snia.org.
5.9.1 Block Services Package CIM Classes
Table 5-10 shows the key Block Services Package CIM classes:
Table 5-10. Block Services Package CIM Classes
Class Description
TPD_StorageSystem Represents the storage array as a whole.
TPD_StorageVolume Storage volumes that are equivalent to SCSI Logical
Units visible to consumers.
TPD_StoragePool Allocatable space on the array.
TPD_StorageSetting Used by clients as input to the
StorageConfigurationService,
StorageSetting describes the desired configuration
of Storage Volumes.
TPD_StorageCapabilities Provides information about the possible configuration
parameters for elements created from a given
StoragePool.
TPD_StorageConfigurationCapabilities Provides information about what storage configuration
functionality is provided by
StorageConfigurationService.