Preface
The VERITAS Storage Foundation Intelligent Storage Provisioning Administrator's Guide provides information on how to use the VERITAS Intelligent Storage Provisioning (ISP) feature of the VERITAS Storage FoundationTM software.
The purpose of this guide is to introduce the concepts of ISP, and to describe how ISP enhances the usability of VERITAS Volume Manager (VxVM) by making the best use of the available storage, and by preserving the reliability and performance capabilities of application volumes throughout their lifetime. This guide also includes descriptions of the standard sets of storage pool, template and capability definitions that are provided for use with ISP.
This guide is intended for system administrators responsible for installing, configuring, and maintaining systems under the control of VxVM.
This guide assumes that you have a:
- Basic knowledge of the HP-UX operating system.
- Basic understanding of HP-UX system administration.
- Basic understanding of storage management using VxVM.
Note
Most VERITAS Volume Manager commands require superuser or other appropriate privileges.
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