8100 Updating Product Software Guide (XCS 6.250) (5697-1716, February 2012)

Collecting SAN configuration data using SAN Visibility

HP provides the SAN Visibility tool to automate the process of collecting SAN configuration data.

SAN Visibility collects configuration information from the Fibre Channel switches and hosts on your

SAN. Any information provided by devices when they log into the fabric is included. The raw

configuration data is collected, packaged, and sent to HP, where it is formatted into a complete

report and returned to you. The report can then be used to determine if any of your SAN components

are not supported by the latest controller software and must be replaced.

NOTE: The SAN Visibility version you are running may be a later version than what is shown in

the examples that follow.

SAN Visibility requires Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 1.5.0 Update 1 or later. You can download

the most current JRE version from the Oracle website:

http://www.oracle.com/

Installing SAN Visibility

SAN Visibility is typically installed on the management server running HP P6000 Command View.

1. Download SAN Visibility from the following website:

http://h18006.www1.hp.com/products/storageworks/san/index.html

Click SAN Visibility under Networking Solutions.

2. Double-click the downloaded file to launch the installation.

3. Follow the on-screen instructions to install the software.

Using SAN Visibility

To generate a report using SAN Visibility, you will need the following information:

• The IP addresses of the switches in your SAN connected to the storage system being upgraded.

You must have SNMP access to the switches to collect information from them.

For complete information about using this tool, see the SAN Visibility online help.

The following steps provide an overview of using SAN Visibility.

1. Double-click the SAN Visibility icon on the desktop.

The SAN Visibility welcome screen is displayed.

2. Click OK to view the SAN Settings window.

3. Select SAN Settings and enter the following information:

a. Enter a name in SAN Name. You can use the default SAN Name, but HP recommends

that you change it to a name that is meaningful to you. This name is used when generating

reports, so it should be one that is easily recognized as being associated with the SAN

on which data collection will be done.

b. Click Rename.

c. Click Yes to confirm the name change.

d. Select the fabric in the tree view.

e. Enter a name in Component Group Name. You can use the default fabric name, but HP

recommends that you change it to a name that is meaningful to you. This name is used

when generating reports, so it should be one that is easily recognized as being associated

with the fabric on which data collection will be done. (Mouse-over pop-ups provide detail

on SAN settings.)

f. Click Rename.

Your new component name (MyComponentGroup in this example) appears in the right

panel of the SAN Visibility window.

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