Administrator Guide

Table Of Contents
Storage Manager Features
Storage Manager provides the following features.
Storage Management Features
Storage Manager provides the following storage management features.
Storage Center Management
Storage Manager allows you to centrally manage multiple Storage Centers. For each Storage Center, you can configure volumes,
snapshot profiles, and storage profiles. You can also present configured storage to servers by defining server objects and
mapping volumes to them.
Related concepts
Storage Center Administration on page 92
PS Group Management
Storage Manager allows you to centrally manage your PS Groups. For each PS Group, you can configure volumes, snapshots,
and replications between a PS Group and Storage Center. You can also configure access policies to grant volume access to
hosts.
FluidFS Cluster Management
Storage Manager allows you to centrally manage your FluidFS clusters and monitor FluidFS cluster status and performance. A
FluidFS cluster is a scale-out NAS solution consisting of FS8600 NAS appliances, the Fluid File System (FluidFS), and Storage
Center. FluidFS, a scale-out file system, provides high performance, highly scalable, and efficient file storage for Windows,
UNIX, and Linux clients. Combined with Storage Center, FluidFS provides a unified block and file storage solution.
Servers
Storage Manager allows you to manage the storage that is allocated servers and provides Storage Center integration with
Windows and VMware servers.
There are two ways to manage servers in Storage Manager:
Add the servers to a Storage Center
Register Windows and VMware servers with the Storage Manager Data Collector.
Related concepts
Storage Center Server Administration on page 143
SMI-S
Storage Manager supports the Storage Management Initiative Specification (SMIS), a standard interface specification
developed by the Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA). SMI-S allows Storage Manager to interoperate with storage
management software and hardware from other vendors.
NOTE:
The Storage Manager Data Collector must be installed in a Microsoft Windows environment. SMI-S is not supported
on a Virtual Appliance.
Related concepts
SMI-S on page 330
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