HP 3PAR Policy Server Release Notes (QR483-96005, December 2012)

About HP 3PAR Policy Server
HP 3PAR Policy Server works to implement customer-configurable remote service access policies.
Installed on a customer-provided host, Policy Server provides the customer with ultimate flexibility and
control to allow or deny outbound communication or remote service connections to and from an HP
3PAR StoreServ Storage system.
Policy Server also serves as the centralized point for collecting and storing audit logs of all diagnostic
data transfers and authorized remote service connections to and from all configured HP 3PAR Storage
systems.
HP 3PAR Policy Server provides the following benefits:
• The customer has complete control over policy administration.
• A centralized policy administration for all HP 3PAR Storage systems is provided.
• A centralized audit log to facilitate security audits is provided.
These release notes address the changes made for version 6.1.5 of Policy Server. As of version 6.1.5,
build 615256, Policy Server includes enhancements for capacity, performance, and scalability, a
completely new user interface (UI), an updated version of Tomcat, and an updated Java runtime
environment (JRE). Details are as follows:
• A new database, HyperSQL Database Server, v2.2, is added.
• The version of Tomcat has been upgraded for this release to version 6.0.32.
• The JRE (VM) has been upgraded to 1.6.0_26 for this release.
• A new Adobe Flex-based user interface for the Policy Server application is added. This new UI
provides the same major components as the old UI. However, the names of two components have
changed. The former "Administration" tab is now called "Users," and the former "Devices" tab
is now called "Assets."
A new Dashboard replaces the Home page of the Policy Server application. This Dashboard
contains modules where users who have the appropriate privileges can view the most recent
Pending Requests, Remote Sessions, and Audit log entries.
In addition to these changes, the ways you interact with the application have changed. For
example, the Users tab has a Selection bar, from which you can select other views. In the Users
tab, the default view is a table of users configured in the Policy Server directory server. The
Selection bar provides access to a view of Profiles and a view of Roles configured in the system.
Each tab also has an Actions panel on the left side of the page, with the table of information on
the right side. The Actions panel provides tools for searching for specific items as well as filtering
or sorting the items shown in the table. Where appropriate, the Actions panel provides tools to
add a new item (for example, a new profile or role). Refer to the online help if you need assistance;
the help has been thoroughly revised and its look has changed to match the new UI.
• Documentation - The online help has been updated and the skin redesigned to match the new
user interface. The original Policy Server book has been split into two books:
◦ HP 3PAR Policy Server Installation and Setup Guide—For system administrators and
developers, this document guides you through the steps of installing Policy Server for new
installations. It covers installing all components on the same machine.
◦ HP 3PAR Policy Server Administration Guide—For system administrators, this document
provides instructions for starting the Policy Server components for those who did not do so
at the end of installation. In addition, it provides instructions and guidance on setting up user
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