HP StorageWorks P9000 Command View Advanced Edition Suite Software 7.0.1 User Guide (TB581-96053, May 2011)

1 Overview
This module provides an overview of the P9000 Command View AE Software.
About P9000 Command View AE Software
P9000 Command View AE Software is a group of storage management software products that allow
you to manage storage resources in large-scale, complex SAN environments.
P9000 Command View AE Software includes:
• HP StorageWorks P9000 Device Manager software
• HP StorageWorks P9000 Tiered Storage Manager software
• Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager Software
• HP StorageWorks P9000 Performance Advisor software
• HP StorageWorks P9000 Replication Manager software
Features
P9000 Command View AE Software includes the following functionality:
• Storage task operations
• Allocating volumes
• Unallocating volumes
• Creating volumes
• Virtualizing storage systems (virtualizing volumes)
• Virtualizing storage capacity (THP pools)
• Volume replication management (copy-pair management)
• Storage resource management
• Group management of storage resources (logical groups, volume labels)
• Searching storage resources and outputting reports
• User management
• Security
If you have an HP StorageWorks P9000 Tiered Storage Manager software license, you can also
perform:
• Hierarchical management of storage resources (tier management)
• Online data migration (Volume Migration)
System configuration
The following graphic illustrates basic system configuration and components when using P9000
Command View AE Software.
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