Q-Logic 8200 SERIES manual General Description, SANbox SSP and StoreAge Solution Overview

Section 2

General Description

This section provides physical and functional overviews of the SANbox Storage Services Platform (SSP) Management GUI, the StoreAge Storage Virtualization Manager (SVM) solution, and related hardware.

This section covers the following topics:

■SANbox SSP and StoreAge Solution Overview

■SANbox SSP Overview

■Supported Network Configurations

■Port Connections

2.1

SANbox SSP and StoreAge Solution Overview

StoreAge SVM is a SAN appliance that together with the SANbox SSP enables highly available networks and provides centralized, network-based volume management, snapshot, replication, and mirroring across all storage devices within

aSAN. For more information about high-availability, see "High-Availability Configuration" on page 2-6for more information and a diagram.

Unlike host-based or storage-based volume management and data replication technologies, StoreAge SVM is a network-based solution that centrally manages all storage regardless of the operating systems or storage devices in use. By deploying SVM agents on SANbox SSP, StoreAge leverages QLogic’s intelligent storage application technology to deliver centralized storage management, business continuity, and disaster recovery capabilities across all attached servers and storage subsystems within a SAN.

The SVM GUI is a web-based interface to the SVM appliance. You can access the SVM GUI from a local or remote location using a standard browser. Use the SVM GUI to configure storage pools, provision virtual volumes and manage access to them, and manage point-in-time copies of virtual volumes.

Using a standard web browser, you can configure, maintain, and monitor the SANbox SSP chassis through the SANbox SSP Management GUI. The GUI provides access to all chassis management functions, including SANbox SSP status, port management and configuration, diagnostics, and a telnet window.

Alternatively, use the command line interface (CLI), which provides the same functions as the SANbox SSP Management GUI through serial, telnet, or ssh connections. All configuration, maintenance, and monitoring tasks for the SANbox SSP chassis are accessible through the CLI.

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