HP Storage Essentials V5.1 User Guide First Edition (T4283-96026, August 2006)

Overview4
The management server's integrated storage management lowers your cost of acquiring and
managing a heterogeneous storage environment.
Storage Management Terms
• CIM - A common data model of an implementation-neutral schema for describing overall
management information in a network/enterprise environment.
• Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM) - An initiative based on a set of management
and Internet standard technologies developed to unify the management of enterprise computing
environments.
• Storage Management Initiative (SMI) - A SNIA standard for implementing data storage
management using CIM.
See the glossary in this user guide for additional definitions.
Key Benefits
• More efficient use of existing assets
• Increased application availability and performance
• Quicker deployment of storage infrastructure and business applications
• Protection of customer flexibility and investments with a standards-based interface
Suggested Topics for First-Time Users
First become familiar with the discovery and Discovery Data Collection/Get Details in the
management server. You must configure the management server to discover the devices on the
network so that the management server becomes aware of them. Then, you must Discovery Data
Collection/Get Details so that the management server is aware of the various types of elements on
the network.
To learn more about discovery and Discovery Data Collection/Get Details, see the following
topics:
• ”Discovering NAS Devices, Tape Libraries, Switches and Storage Systems” on page 15
• ”Discovering Applications, Backup Servers and Hosts” on page 105
Once you have discovered and obtained details about the devices in the network, begin adding
users and adding them to roles and organizations. See ”Managing Security” on page 137 for
more information.
Once you are done adding users and roles, use the following list as a guideline for the topics you
should learn about:
• ”Provisioning Manager” on page 327
• ”Event Management” on page 453
• ”Running Reports” on page 473
• ”Viewing Performance Data” on page 537
Product Components
This product ships with the following software: