In which Hitachi Device Manager screen is the Allocate Like Volumes feature available?

Question

Options

• AHosts
• BAllocate Storage
• CDynamic Provisioning
• DAllocate Volumes to Multiple Hosts

• A
  91% (60)
• B
  5% (3)
• C
  2% (1)
• D
  3% (2)

Explanation

Allocate Like Volumes is located in the Hosts screen because the feature is host-centric by design - it lets you select an existing host and replicate its volume allocation profile to another host, making it a host management operation rather than a storage provisioning one. Option B (Allocate Storage) is a general-purpose storage allocation workflow and does not offer template-based replication from an existing host. Option C (Dynamic Provisioning) is focused on thin provisioning and virtual volume pools, unrelated to copying host configurations. Option D (Allocate Volumes to Multiple Hosts) allows bulk allocation but does not use an existing host's setup as a reference template.

Memory tip: The word "Like" implies similarity to something that already exists - and what already exists is a configured Host - so the feature lives on the Hosts screen where you can pick that existing host as your model.

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