HP Systems Insight Manager 6.3 User Guide

24 Storage integration using SMI-S
About storage systems
Storage systems are SAN-attached Fibre Channel disk arrays, switches, tape libraries, or hosts
(with Fibre Channel host bus adapters). Systems Insight Manager uses WBEM SMI-S providers to
discover and collect data from storage systems. To view the latest information about Systems Insight
Manager device support and for information about obtaining and installing SMI-S providers, see
http://www.hp.com/go/hpsim/providers .
The default collection Storage Systems is listed under Systems by Type in the tree in the System
and Event Collections panel. The following collections are available under Storage Systems:
• All Storage Systems This category includes all devices that were discovered through an SMI-S
provider.
• All Storage Hosts A storage host is a server, desktop, or workstation that is connected by a
HBA to a SAN Storage hosts are also included in the All Servers and All Systems collections.
• All Storage Switches A storage switch is a Fibre Channel switch that is connected to a SAN.
Storage switches are also included in the All Systems and All Network Devices collections.
• All Storage Arrays A storage array is a disk array that uses a Fibre Channel controller to
connect to a SAN. Storage arrays are also included in the All Systems collection.
• All Tape Libraries A tape library is a tape drive that is connected to SAN. Tape libraries are
also included in the All Systems collection.
• Scalable Storage Solutions
Storage integration using SNMP
Storage devices can be broken down into real-time access and backup systems. Real-time access
systems can be subdivided into internal disks, RAIDs, tape libraries, SANs, and NAS.
Most data centers have combinations of these systems including:
• Small Business
Almost entirely internal disk drives
• Medium Business
Varying combination of internal disks and RAID systems
• Large Business
Varying combination of internal disks, RAID, and some SAN or NAS
• Enterprise Business
Mostly large SAN or NAS, but some RAID and internal disks might be present
Systems Insight Manager can retrieve the information for the internal disk drives for monitored
systems. This does not mean that Systems Insight Manager actively manages and configures each
system previously indicated.
Systems Insight Manager can:
• Discover and identify storage systems that are directly attached to a server.
• Discover and identify storage systems that are on the network, including tape libraries.
• Discover and identify HP StorageWorks Command View storage device manager systems.
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