HP Systems Insight Manager 5.2 Update 2 Technical Reference Guide

• HP StorageWorks Command View XP
• HP StorageWorks Command View XP Advanced Edition
• HP StorageWorks Modular Smart Array 1000
Related topics
• HP StorageWorks Command View EVA overview
• HP StorageWorks Command View SDM overview
• HP StorageWorks Command View Tape Library overview
• HP StorageWorks Command View XP overview
• HP StorageWorks Command View XP Advanced Edition overview
• HP StorageWorks 1000 Modular Smart Array overview
HP StorageWorks Command View EVA overview
HP StorageWorks Command View EVA is a comprehensive software suite designed to simplify, enhance,
and maximize the high-performance HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array (EVA) family of storage array
products.
Command View EVA provides simplicity without comprise as it complements the HP StorageWorks Enterprise
Virtual Array user. It offers storage administrators a single storage management solution for all your Enterprise
Virtual Array management needs. It automates and aggregates storage management to reduce time-consuming
manual tasks. Growing capacity is simple, because you can easily and dynamically expand logical unit
numbers (LUNs) and add physical drives online to quickly meet changing business needs without application
downtime. It provides easy and fast configuration of LUNs and redundant array of independent disk (RAID)
groups. For mission-critical applications, you can take advantage of proactive remote services using the HP
Instant Support Enterprise Edition and HP Solutions support to ensure continuous EVA uptime.
HP StorageWorks Command View EVA is available through HP Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM) from the
Tools & Links tab on the System Page. See “Tools & Links tab” for information about accessing the
System Page.
See http://h18006.www1.hp.com/products/storage/software/cmdvieweva/index.html for more information
and access to documentation.
HP StorageWorks Command View SDM overview
HP StorageWorks Command View SDM acts as a centralized management platform through a common
user interface from which the value-added software solutions can be launched. Command View scalability
ranges from management of a single array to multiple arrays all from a single management console. Command
View SDM provides customers with a choice of user interfaces: GUI, CLI ,or web browser. Included in
Command View SDM is event/trap forwarding capabilities to network management frameworks enabling
network administrators to be aware of any changes in their storage environment. You can also link with HP
Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM) for initial consolidation of your storage and server environments. Command
View SDM supports the emerging SMI-S storage standard, reducing manual integration for basic management
capabilities.
Command View has been integrated with high level management frameworks such as OpenView Network
Node Manager, CA Unicenter TNG, BMC Patrol, and Tivoli NetView. These integrations empower the
network administrator by providing the ability to manage HP storage devices from the network management
console.
HP StorageWorks Command View SDM is available through HP SIM from the Tools & Links tab on the
System Page. See “Tools & Links tab” for information about accessing the System Page.
See http://www.hp.com/products1/storage/products/disk_arrays/modular/commandview/index.html for
more information and access to documentation.
HP StorageWorks Command View Tape Library overview
HP StorageWorks Command View Tape Library Software is the next step in the HP Extended Tape Library
Architecture (ETLA), a key component of the HP Adaptive Infrastructure strategy. This software delivers tape
libraries that are both self-aware and self-managed, automatically maintained, continuously available,
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