HP XP P9000 Command View Advanced Edition Suite Software 7.6.0-00 Installation and Configuration Guide

Provides user account management, security monitoring, and other functions common to all
Command View AE Suite products.
• Device Manager server
The component used by Command View AE Suite to manage storage system volumes.
• Tiered Storage Manager server
The component used by Tiered Storage Manager to manage storage system volume migration.
• Replication Manager server
The component used by Replication Manager to manage storage system volume replication.
• Host Data Collector
The component used to collect information about the volumes used by the hosts.
NOTE:
The Host Data Collector component can be installed on other servers and accessed remotely by
Command View AE Suite.
The pair management server centrally manages copy pair status and configuration. The following
components are installed on the pair management server:
• Device Manager agent
Collects hosts and storage system information.
• RAID Manager
Controls storage system copy pairs.
The management server accesses the management clients and storage systems over a TCP/IP network.
Hosts (application servers) access the volumes in storage systems that are managed by Command
View AE Suite over a Storage Area Network (SAN).
TIP:
Device Manager, Tiered Storage Manager, and Replication Manager support configurations other
than those discussed here. For details about the possible system configurations for each program,
see the HP P9000 Command View Advanced Edition Suite Software Administrator Guide and the
HP P9000 Replication Manager Software Configuration Guide .
Prerequisites for basic configurations
HP StorageWorks P9000 Command View Advanced Edition Suite can manage different types of
storage systems.
The information in this manual assumes the following system configuration:
• Command View AE Suite (and Common Component) are used to manage user accounts.
• The system is not linked to an external authentication server.
• For the management server:
• Only one management server is configured.
• The management server is not part of a cluster configuration.
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