How to Use Path Provisioning

All the provisioning tasks are centralized on one screen. You select the provisioning actions you want to take by selecting a system action from the System Action combo-box in the upper-left corner. The following options are available:

Volume Creations + LUN Security + Zone Operation- First you create a meta volume. Second, you map a meta volume to a Fibre Channel port and host HBAs (HSG). Third, you create a zone. See Volume Creation, LUN Security, and Zone Operation” on page 379 for more information.

Meta Volume Creation - Creates a meta volume. See Meta Volume Creation” on page 384 for more information.

LUN Security - Map meta volume to Fibre Channel port and host HBAs (HSG). See the topic LUN Security” on page 385 for more information.

Zone Operation - Lets you perform just a zone operation. See Zone Operation” on page 390 for more information.

Volume Creation + LUN Security - First you create a meta volume. Second you map a meta volume to a Fibre Channel port). See Volume Creation and LUN Security” on page 394 for more information.

After you select a system action, complete the steps in the various panes. If a step is disabled after all data has been loaded, that step is not required.

When you have completed your steps, schedule the task as described in the topic, Scheduling Provisioning Jobs” on page 399.

The following table provides an overview of the steps required for Path Provisioning.

Table 61 Overview for Path Provisioning

Step

Description

Where to Find Additional Information

 

 

 

1

Select a system action.

See the topics:

 

 

Volume Creation, LUN Security,

2

Complete the steps.

 

 

and Zone Operation” on

 

 

page 379

 

 

Meta Volume Creation” on

 

 

page 384

 

 

LUN Security” on page 385

 

 

Zone Operation” on page 390

 

 

Volume Creation and LUN

 

 

Security” on page 394

 

 

 

3

(optional) Schedule a provisioning job if

See Scheduling Provisioning Jobs” on

 

you want it to take place at a later time.

page 399.

 

 

 

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