HP StorageWorks 2000 Modular Smart Array Reference Guide (481599-003, August 2008)
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CHAPTER
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Introducing and Using SMU
This chapter introduces HP StorageWorks MSA2000 Family Storage Management
Utility (SMU), the web-browser interface for MSA2000 Family storage systems. It
also describes how to configure this interface by setting system preferences,
configuring users, and managing licenses.
This chapter contains the following sections:
■ “What is SMU?” on page 17
■ “Preparing to Use SMU” on page 18
■ “Logging In and Out of SMU” on page 19
■ “Understanding the Interface” on page 21
What is SMU?
Each controller module contains a SMU web server. SMU is the primary interface
for monitoring and managing MSA2000 Family storage systems from a
management host (a workstation with direct or network connections to a storage
system’s management ports).
SMU enables you to configure and maintain the storage for data hosts (a host that
reads/writes data to the storage system). You can manage the following physical and
logical storage components:
■ Controller enclosures and controller modules
■ Drive enclosures and expansion modules
■ Power-and-cooling modules
■ Drive modules
■ Virtual disks (vdisks)
■ Vo l u m e s
■ Volume-to-host mappings, including logical unit number (LUN) assignments
■ Master volumes, snap pools, and snapshots