HP Storage SAN Visibility 6.
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About this document HP Storage SAN Visibility 6.0 (SAN Visibility) is a free software utility that enables you to analyze your Storage Area Networks (SAN) environment. It enables you to better design, administer, and manage SAN. This guide provides information to help you install, configure, and use SAN Visibility. Other documentation This release of HP Storage SAN Visibility also includes the following documentation: • HP Storage SAN Visibility 6.0 User Guide • HP Storage SAN Visibility 6.
Figure 1 SAN Settings Window 5. The default SAN name, MySAN, is displayed in the SAN Name box. If you want to rename the SAN, then enter the name of the SAN that you want to scan in the SAN Name box, and click Rename. The SAN name appears in the SAN explorer area. NOTE: Raw data file generated by SAN Visibility uses the SAN name. For example, if the SAN Name is MYHP, the raw report file is generated as MYHP.hp at the \ reports directory. 6. 7.
c. d. Click Rename. The Confirmation window is displayed with the following message: Do you want to rename the Component Group name "MyComponentGroup" to XYZ? 9. • Click Yes, to rename the Component Group name. • Click No, to cancel and not rename. Click Next. The Switch Settings window is displayed, as shown in Figure 2 (page 6). Figure 2 Switch Settings Window 10.
f. g. • Click Add. The switch is added under the switch node of the selected component group. Repeat steps a-f if you want to add multiple switches. Subnet: If you want to find all the valid switch IP addresses in a given range of IP addresses. a. Enter the starting IP address in the Start at IP Address box. b. Enter the limiting IP address in the Stop at IP Address box. c. Enter the access information, as required, to initiate data capture for the selected switch. NOTE: d.
a. IP Address: If you know the IP address of the host: 1) Enter the IP address of the host in the IP Address field. 2) Enter the access information, as required, to initiate host discovery. b. Subnet: If you want to discover hosts for a range of IP addresses: 1) Enter the starting IP address in the Start at IP Address field. 2) Enter the limiting IP address in the Stop at IP Address field. 3) Enter the access information, as required, to initiate host discovery.
NOTE: Providing details in the Advanced Settings window is optional. The Advanced Settings window enables you to specify HBA-Host map details, load FICON switch related files, specify SAN components, customize SAN device labels to be displayed in the topology diagrams and check compatibility for the SAN components. For more information, see HP Storage SAN Visibility 6.0 User Guide.
19. Select a component group from the Select a component group for data collection drop-down list, or select Collect data for all component groups check box if you want to initiate data collection for all the component groups. 20. Select Schedule data collection check box if you want to schedule data collection. When you select this option, the Schedule button is enabled. To schedule data collection, do the following: a. Click Schedule. The Schedule Data Collection window is displayed.
23. Click Start to initiate data collection for a specific component group, or for all the component groups depending on the requirement. Click Stop if you want to stop the data collection process. A message is displayed in the message area on completion of the data collection. 24. Click Default Mail Client to launch your default email client on completion of the data collection. NOTE: This button is enabled only if you have chosen not to automatically send the collected raw data to HP for processing.
NOTE: An automated email response is mailed back to you confirming the receipt of the raw data file. On completion of the SAN analysis, you receive a detailed SAN Visibility report containing SAN topology map, device inventory, high level SAN summary, and recommendations for each fabric, such as recommended firmware versions on the switches, hanging zone. It normally takes up to 1 business day to send back the processed report. 28. Select File > Save As...
3. 4. Select the SVReport.comp file for comparison. Follow steps 1–3 to load Dataset 2. If you select any node in Dataset1 or Dataset 2, the corresponding details of the node will be displayed. 5. Select Highlight Changes > Dataset1 or Dataset2 to check the changes. The changes will be highlighted in red and the new devices are shown in blue. 6. Select Filter and choose the components for comparison. Select Highlight Changes > Dataset1 or Dataset2 to view the changes.
Thank you for choosing HP products. If you have further queries or issues, send an email to: SAN_Visibility@hp.com with the following subject line: HP SAN Visibility Query.
