HP XP7 Command View Advanced Edition Administrator Guide (Web Version) (TK981-96004, May 2014)

The computer that centrally manages storage systems and hosts. HP XP7 Command View Advanced
Edition is installed on this computer. The management server supports an active-standby type
clustering configuration consisting of two computers.
HP XP7 Command View Advanced Edition consists of the following components, which are always
installed or uninstalled together:
Common Component
Components that provide the user account management, security monitoring, and other
functions that are common to all HP XP7 Command View Advanced Edition products.
Device Manager server
The component required by Device Manager for management of storage system volumes.
Tiered Storage Manager server
The component required by Tiered Storage Manager for migration of storage system volumes.
Replication Manager server
The component required by Replication Manager for replication of storage system volumes.
Host Data Collector
The Host Data Collector component collects information about hosts (normal hosts, virtual
machines, and virtualization servers), and information about the volumes used on each host.
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Only Host Data Collector can be installed on a separate computer.
Pair management server
The computer for centrally managing the status and configuration of copy pairs. The following
programs are installed on this computer:
Device Manager agent
The program required for collecting information about hosts and storage systems.
This program is also required for using the CIM/WBEM function of Device Manager to collect
performance information for P9500, XP24000/XP20000, and XP12000/XP10000/SVS200.
RAID Manager
The program required for controlling the copy pairs in the storage systems.
Host (application server)
The computers that use volumes in the storage systems.
Storage system
Storage systems managed by HP XP7 Command View Advanced Edition products.
A general term for the following storage systems: HP XP7, P9500, XP24000/XP20000,
XP12000/XP10000/SVS200, and XP1024/XP128. SVP, the computer that manages these
storage systems, is built-in.
Remote Web Console
Used to set up storage systems and view their settings on a management client via Device
Manager.
Networks (LAN and SAN)
A TCP/IP network must be used to connect the management server to the management clients,
and to connect the management server to the storage systems. A SAN network must be used to
connect the hosts and storage systems.
Note the following when you determine system configurations:
System configuration and requirements22