HP StorageWorks Essentials SAN Visibility 5.
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About this document HP StorageWorks Essentials SAN Visibility 5.0 (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 StorageWorks Essentials SAN Visibility also includes the following documentation: • HP StorageWorks Essentials SAN Visibility 5.
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: The raw data file generated by HP StorageWorks Essentials 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.
NOTE: To add multiple component groups under the SAN, repeat steps 7-8. 8. Click Next. The Switch Settings window is displayed, as shown in Figure 2. Figure 2 Switch Settings Window . 9. Select one of the following options from the main display area to discover switches: • IP Address: If you know the IP address of the switch to scan. a. Enter the IP address of the switch to be scanned in the IP Address box. b.
NOTE: The Brocade switch requires login and password. d. Click Discover Switch to discover valid switches. NOTE: SAN Visibility queries the IP address to determine if it is a valid and supported switch. e. f. g. Select a component group from the Select Component Group drop-down list. 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.
Figure 3 Host Settings window . 11. Under Discover Host, select one of the following options: a. IP Address: If you know the IP address of the host: i. Enter the IP address of the host in the IP Address field. ii. Enter the access information, as required, to initiate host discovery. b. Subnet: If you want to discover hosts for a range of IP addresses: i. Enter the starting IP address in the Start at IP Address field. ii. Enter the limiting IP address in the Stop at IP Address field. iii.
The host is added under the host node of the selected component group. 13. Click Next. The Customer Details window is displayed, as shown in Figure 4. Figure 4 Customer Details Window . 14. Enter your contact information in the Customer Details window. These details are part of the processed report. NOTE: Ensure that the email address you entered is accurate. SAN Visibility reports are sent to this email address. Use semicolon (;) between the email addresses to enter multiple email address.
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 and customize SAN device labels to be displayed in the topology diagrams. For more information, see HP StorageWorks Essentials SAN Visibility 5.0 User Guide. You may choose to provide these information if you want to customize the way information is presented for your SAN in the processed report. 17. Click Next.
The Schedule Data Collection window is displayed. Figure 6 Schedule Data Collection Window . b. Select the Start time. By default, the start time is displayed as 12:00 AM. c. Select an option to schedule data collection. You can schedule data on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis. Select the start date and end date to schedule data collection. By default, the current date is displayed as the start date and end date. d. e. f. g. Click Schedule to schedule data collection.
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.
Figure 7 SAN Comparison Window . 2. Select File > Open > Dataset1. By default, it opens the ExtractedProcessedReports folder. 3. Select the SVReport.comp file for comparison. 4. 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 (see Figure 8) and the new devices are shown in blue.
Figure 8 SAN comparison details . A. Dataset1 B. Dataset2 C. Changes in Dataset1 when compared to Dataset2 D. Status message 6. Select Filter and choose the components for comparison. Select Highlight Changes > Dataset1 or Dataset2 to view the changes. You can filter SAN based on the following components: • Arrays • HBAs • Hosts • Switches • Zones 7. Select Generate Report > Compare Dataset1 with Dataset2 or Compare Dataset2 with Dataset1 to generate the compared report.
Figure 9 Compared report . By default, it opens the My Documents folder. Save the compared report by selecting a folder of your choice. 8. 9. Decrypt the report to view the compared report details. Select Remove > Dataset1 or Dataset2, to remove datasets, or select Remove > Remove All to remove both the datasets. 10. Select Exit to exit from the SAN comparison window. For more information on installing, configuring, and using SAN Visibility software, see the HP StorageWorks Essentials SAN Visibility 5.
