CreatePool(
            string resourceDisplayName,
            string childPoolId,
            string childPoolName,
            string parentPoolIdsString,
            string parentHostResourcesString)
        {
            Console.WriteLine(
                "Creating a resource pool:\n" +
                "\tPool Id: " + childPoolId +
                "\n\tPool Name: " + childPoolName);

            ResourceUtilities.DisplayResourceInformation(
                resourceDisplayName);

            ResourcePoolUtilities.DisplayPoolIdAndHostResources(
                parentPoolIdsString,
                parentHostResourcesString);

            string[] poolDelimter = { "[p]" };

            //
            // Pool IDs are delimted by "[p], e.g.
            //     "[p]Child Pool A[p][p]Child Pool B[p]"
            //
            string[] parentPoolIdArray = ResourcePoolUtilities.GetOneDimensionalArray(
                parentPoolIdsString,
                poolDelimter);

            string[] hostResourceDelimter = { "[h]" };

            //
            // Parent pool host resources are specified by a 2-D array. Each pool is delimited
            // by a "[p]";  Each host resource is delimited by  a "[h]". For example,
            //    "[p][h]Child A, Resource 1[h][h]Child A, Resource 2[h][p][p][h]Child B, Resource 1[h][p]"
            //
            string[][] parentHostResourcesArray = ResourcePoolUtilities.GetTwoDimensionalArray(
                parentHostResourcesString,
                poolDelimter,
                hostResourceDelimter);

            ManagementScope scope = ResourcePoolUtilities.GetManagementScope();

            using (ManagementObject rPConfigurationService =
                       MsvmResourcePoolConfigurationService.GetResourcePoolConfigurationService(
                           scope))
            {
                CreatePoolHelper(
                    scope,
                    rPConfigurationService,
                    ResourceUtilities.GetResourceType(resourceDisplayName),
                    ResourceUtilities.GetResourceSubType(resourceDisplayName),
                    childPoolId,
                    childPoolName,
                    parentPoolIdArray,
                    parentHostResourcesArray);
            }
        }
        ModifyPoolResources(
            string resourceDisplayName,
            string poolId,
            string parentPoolIdsString,
            string parentHostResourcesString)
        {
            Console.WriteLine(
                "Modifying a resource pool's host resources:\n" +
                "\tPool ID: " + poolId);

            ResourceUtilities.DisplayResourceInformation(
                resourceDisplayName);

            ResourcePoolUtilities.DisplayPoolIdAndHostResources(
                parentPoolIdsString,
                parentHostResourcesString);

            string[] poolDelimiter        = { "[p]" };
            string[] hostResourceDelimter = { "[h]" };

            string[] parentPoolIdArray = ResourcePoolUtilities.GetOneDimensionalArray(
                parentPoolIdsString,
                poolDelimiter);

            string[][] parentHostResourcesArray = ResourcePoolUtilities.GetTwoDimensionalArray(
                parentHostResourcesString,
                poolDelimiter,
                hostResourceDelimter);

            ManagementScope scope = ResourcePoolUtilities.GetManagementScope();

            using (ManagementObject rPConfigurationService =
                       MsvmResourcePoolConfigurationService.GetResourcePoolConfigurationService(
                           scope))
            {
                ModifyPoolResourcesHelper(
                    scope,
                    rPConfigurationService,
                    ResourceUtilities.GetResourceType(resourceDisplayName),
                    ResourceUtilities.GetResourceSubType(resourceDisplayName),
                    poolId,
                    parentPoolIdArray,
                    parentHostResourcesArray);
            }
        }