1. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising code stored thereon for performing data storage system management, the non-transitory computer readable medium comprising code for: dividing a data storage system into a plurality of virtual partitions; specifying a plurality of policy sets, each of said policy sets including one or more policies; and assigning one of said plurality of policy sets to each of said plurality of virtual partitions, wherein each of said plurality of policy sets includes an access control policy that assigns a portion of data storage of the data storage system as a resource for exclusive use in one of the plurality of virtual partitions that is assigned said each policy set, and wherein each of said plurality of policy sets includes a performance policy that assigns one or more performance limits for controlling use of data storage system resources by consumers of one of the plurality of virtual partitions that is assigned said each policy set.