HP Storage Essentials V5.1 User Guide Second Edition (Linux Release) (T4283-96056, November 2006)

Storage Essentials 5.1 User Guide 655
18 Business Tools
IMPORTANT: Depending on your license, Business Tools may not be available. See the “List of
Features” to determine if you have access to Business Tools. The “List of Features” is accessible from
the Documentation Center (Help > Documentation Center in Storage Essentials).
This chapter describes the following:
• ”About the Business Tools” on page 655
• ”Using the HBA Replacement Automator” on page 656
• ”Using the Brocade Firmware Update Utility” on page 657
• ”Setting up Risk Analysis” on page 659
• ”Global Change Management” on page 659
About the Business Tools
Business Tools provides the following functionality to help you manage the business aspect of your
network.
• Advisors - Provides detailed information for you to make informed decisions about your
network, such as non-compliant HBA firmware. You may have access to the following advisors
depending on your release:
• Reachable Storage - Provides information about the storage accessible from a selected
host, such as the following:
• Free volumes on current storage systems
• LUNs mapped to host, but not mounted with file systems
• Free volumes on other storage systems in host fabrics
• Free volumes on all other storage systems
• HBA Risk Analysis - It examines whether the HBAs are at risk. Configure the
hba_risk_analysis.conf file before you run this tool. See ”Setting up Risk Analysis” on
page 659 for more information.
• Switch Risk Analysis - It examines whether the switches are at risk. Configure the
switch_risk_analysis.conf file before you run this tool. See ”Setting up Risk
Analysis” on page 659 for more information.
• Global Change Management - It lets you record the properties and connections of
managed elements. See ”Global Change Management” on page 659.
• Automators - Lets you automate particular tasks. You may have access to the following
automators depending on your release:
• Brocade Firmware Update Utility - Lets you update Brocade firmware remotely.
• HBA Replacement Automator - Makes the management server aware of a replaced HBA
card so that the latest information for zoning and LUN masking is still available. See ”Using
the HBA Replacement Automator” on page 656 before you use this tool.