Example of resource groups sharing a port

If you have a limited number of ports, you can still operate a storage system effectively by sharing ports using resource groups.

The following example shows the system configuration of an in-house division providing virtual private storage system for two divisions. Division A and division B use their own assigned parity group, but share a port. The shared port is managed by the system division.

The Security Administrator in the system division creates resource groups for each division in the storage system and assigns them to the respective divisions. The Storage Administrator in Division A can manage the resource groups for Division A, but cannot access the resource groups for Division B. In the same manner, the Storage Administrator in Division B can manage the resource groups for Division B, but cannot access the resource groups for Division A.

The Security Administrator creates a resource group for managing the common resources, and the Storage Administrator in the system division manages the port that is shared between Divisions A and B. The Storage Administrators in Divisions A and B cannot manage the shared port belonging to the resource group for common resources management.

Configuration workflow for resource groups sharing a port

  1. The system division forms a plan about the resource group creation and assignment of the resources.

  1. The Security Administrator creates resource groups.

See Creating a resource group for more information.

  1. The Security Administrator creates user groups.

See the System Administrator Guide for Virtual Storage Platform Gx00 and Fx00 Models for more information.

  1. The Security Administrator assigns the resource groups to user groups.

See the System Administrator Guide for Virtual Storage Platform Gx00 and Fx00 Models for more information.

  1. The Storage Administrator in the system division sets a port.

  1. The Security Administrator assigns resources to the resource groups.

See Adding resources to a resource group for more information.

  1. The Security Administrator assigns each Storage Administrator to each user group.

See the System Administrator Guide for Virtual Storage Platform Gx00 and Fx00 Models for more information.

After the above procedures, the Storage Administrators in A and B divisions can manage the resource groups assigned to their own division.