Instruction Manual

Command

View EVA

Host

Host Host

Browser

Administrator

Control and

Monitor

Commands

Control Input

Monitoring

Output

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Storage

System

Fabric

VCS

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Figure 2 Enterprise Virtual Array storage solution

Command View EVA

As the o

nly user interface to the Enterprise Virtual Array, Command View EVA resides on the HP

OpenView Storage Management Appliance (management appliance) and is opened via a Web browser.

It is used to perform the following administrative tasks:

• Creating virtual disk families, including selection of Vraid level, cache policy, and host

prese

ntation.

• Managing the presentation of Vraid drives to hosts.

• Managing and monitoring storage system hardware.

• Crea

ting snapclones a nd snapshots of virtual disks.

An on

line help system is available within the interface, including page-level help.

Interface layout

The interface is divided into three panes:

• Session pane—located across the top of the window. It contains high-level comm ands and the

name and IP address of the Storage Management Appliance.

• Navigation pane—located on the left side of the window. It contains a tree structure for access to

virtual disks, hosts, a nd other elements of the Enterprise Virtual Array.

System description