HP Storage Essentials V5.00.01 application guide (T4283-96014, January 2006)

Storage Essentials 5.00.01 Application Guide 1
1Overview
The management server lets you obtain the latest information about your applications, such as
Microsoft Exchange and Oracle. To determine which applications the management server supports,
refer to the support matrix, which is accessible from the Documentation Center. The following
features help you to quickly obtain data about these applications so you can quickly react to
changes in your networking environment.
• Application Viewer - Lets you quickly obtain information about the applications in your
network. It provides a quick snapshot of the number of applications the management server is
monitoring and their events.
• *Reporting - Lets you obtain reports about an application. You can schedule these reports to be
e-mailed to others on a regular basis.
• *System Manager - Provides a graphical representation of the applications the management
server is monitoring.
• *Properties Tab - Provides detailed property information about your application. This tab can
be accessed by various methods.
• *Topology Tab - Lets you view the components of your application.
• *Capacity Manager - Lets you determine how much it costs to run an application. Refer to the
User Guide for more information about using Chargeback Manager.
• *Policy Manager - Lets you create policies that notify you when a certain amount of free space
goes below a threshold and/or the percentage used goes above a threshold. Refer to the User
Guide for more information about Policy Manager.
*Refer to the User Guide for more information about these topics.
Overview of the Topics
This guide assumes you have a basic understanding of the features described in the User Guide.
This book focuses primarily on using the features specifically for applications. The following
information is presented in this book.
Table 2 Topics Covered in This Book
Chapter Contents
Chapter 2 - Accessing Information about
Applications
• About Application Viewer
• Obtaining a Summary of the
Applications
• Navigation Information for Applications
• Events for Applications
• About Chargeback for Applications