AIX Storage Management

3.2.2 Hierarchical Storage Management

Thus far, storage subsystems have been discussed from the point of view of

operating system level access. That is to say, covering the various storage

devices available, their pros and cons, and the way in which they can be made

available to higher level user applications. There are also many intermediate

and higher level applications that themselves provide services, both for system

administrators, and for higher level management of storage on behalf of users.

These types of application fall into the category of

Hierarchical Storage

Management

.

The premise behind hierarchical storage management is to categorize storage

devices in terms of their basic properties and provide automatic mechanisms to

utilize them most ...