HP Systems Insight Manager Technical Reference Guide

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HP Storage Essentials Overview


»	Table of Contents
»	Index


»	Notices
»	Introduction
»	Product Overview
»	Getting Started
»	Discovery and Identification
»	Users and Authorizations
»	Networking and Security
»	Monitoring Systems, Clusters, and Events
»	Storage Integration
»	Managing with Tasks
»	Tools that Extend Management
»	Partner Applications
	»	HP Integrity Essentials Overview
	»	HP ProLiant Essentials Applications
		HP Storage Essentials Overview
		»	HP StorageWorks Command View XP Overview
		»	HP StorageWorks Command View XP Advanced Edition Overview
		»	HP StorageWorks Command View SDM Overview
		»	HP StorageWorks Command View Tape Library Overview
		»	HP StorageWorks EVA Overview
		»	HP StorageWorks Modular Storage Array 1000 Overview
»	Reporting
»	Administering Systems and Events
»	Troubleshooting
»	Reference Information


»	Printable version


»	Glossary
»	Using Help

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HP Storage Essentials is a suite of value-added plug-ins that offer advanced heterogeneous storage management functionality including SAN management, storage resource management, provisioning, and application infrastructure monitoring. HP Storage Essentials includes a core product and the following modules:

Enterprise Edition. Main console for open, heterogeneous SAN management
Note: Enterprise Edition is required to have access to the remaining modules.
Provisioning Manager. Heterogeneous host-to-array path provisioning wizard
Chargeback Manager. Asset-based chargeback management. Tier assignment.
Oracle Viewer. Oracle database availability and performance views.
Exchange Viewer. Exchange database availability and performance views.
Sybase Viewer. Sybase database availability and performance views
File System Viewer. File system scanning - reclaim wasted space
Global Reporter. Roll-up reporting of multiple HP Storage Essentials Server instances
Report Designer. Develop customer reports for storage infrastructure

Storage Essentials uses the latest industry standards such as J2EE, SMI-S, WBEM and WMI. This ensures that your storage management infrastructure is extendable and will support both HP and third-party technology, which allows you to use the technology appropriate to your needs and avoid vendor lock-in.

HP Storage Essentials is available through HP Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM) from the Tools, Deploy, Diagnose, Optimize, Reports, Tasks & Logs, and Options menus. Refer to your HP Storage Essentials documentation for details about these menu items.

Refer to Storage Integration Using SMI-S - Changes to HP Systems Insight Manager Storage Functionality when HP Storage Essentials is Installed for information about the changes that occur in HP SIM when HP Storage Essentials is installed.