HP Storage Essentials V5.1 User Guide Second Edition (Linux Release) (T4283-96056, November 2006)

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• CIM Extensions - A CIM Extension gathers information from the operating system and host bus
adapters. It then makes the information available to the management server. For more
information, see the following in the glossary. Refer to the Installation Guide for information on
how to install the CIM Extensions.
• (Optional) Module for managing Microsoft Exchange Server - Management software for
Microsoft Exchange lets the administrator actively manage the data storage requirements for
Microsoft Exchange.
• (Optional) Module for managing Oracle Database - Management software for Oracle
reduces database storage cost and improves performance, availability and reliability by
assisting the Oracle database administrator in administering Oracle instances, particularly
storage.
• (Optional) Module for managing Microsoft SQL Server - Management software for
Microsoft SQL Server lets the administrator manage and monitor Microsoft SQL Server.
• (Optional) Module for managing Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise - Management
software for Sybase lets the administrator actively manage the data requirements for Sybase.
Management Server Components
You may not have access to all of the features described in this section depending on the following:
• The type of license you have. Depending on your license, all features may not be available. See
the “List of Features” to determine if you have access to all features. The “List of Features” is
accessible from the Documentation Center (Help > Documentation Center in Storage
Essentials).
• The role assigned to your user account. For example, users assigned to the Help Desk role by
default have access to Application Viewer and Event Manager, but not to System Manager,
Provisioning Manager, Policy Manager, and Reporting.
The following is the full feature set available:
• Application Viewer - Application Viewer lets you monitor and display data from
applications. You can access Application Viewer by clicking Tools > Storage Essentials >
Application Viewer.
• Business Tools - The management server provides advisors and automators. Advisors provides
detailed information for you to make informed decisions about your network, such as
non-compliant HBA firmware. Automators let you automate particular tasks. The advisors and
automators available to you depend upon your release. See ”Business Tools” on page 655 for
more information.
• Capacity Manager - Capacity Manager provides a graphical representation of an element's
storage capacity in the storage network. See ”Finding an Element’s Storage Capacity” on
page 573 for more information.
• Chargeback Manager - Chargeback Manager helps you manage departmental ownership,
track cost and assemble business reports making inquires, such as audits and inventory reviews,
easier. See ”Chargeback Manager” on page 615 for more information.
• Command Line Interface - The command line interface (CLI) provides an alternate way for you
to manage elements the management server monitors. You can use the CLI commands in scripts
to manage your storage.