Symantec 5.1 Installation, Added the Switch Port Usage Trend report, New sample ad hoc reports

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■VxVM volumes

Added the Switch Port Usage Trend report

You can now view the Switch Port Usage Trend report, which allows you to track used and unused ports over a specified time frame.

New sample ad hoc reports

CommandCentral Storage now includes the following sample ad hoc reports:

■Application Access Path Inventory Report: Presents all the combinations of end-to-end access path inventory (for the logical objects) from application to the LUN (and the associated array).

■Fibre Attached Storage Consumption Report: Displays information about fibre attached storage given to hosts and how that capacity is utilized by the file systems.

■Local vs Remote Replication Report: Depicts how much of the primary (source) capacity is replicated locally vs replicated remotely.

■NetApp Quota Over-Provisioning Report: Provides details about quota allocation on a NetApp volume and the % over-provisioning.

■SAN Storage Report: Details array and host utilization of SAN storage and also the shared claimed capacity between hosts.

For information about working with these custom reports, see the CommandCentral Storage User’s Guide.

Installation

CommandCentral Storage 5.1 introduces the following installation features.

New licensing options

In previous versions of CommandCentral Storage, you could purchase licenses to enable the following modules:

■Operations Module

■Data Module

■Operations Module and Data Module

In CommandCentral Storage 5.1, both the Operations Module and Data Module install by default. CommandCentral Storage now includes the following types of licenses:

■Management Server

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Contents Veritas CommandCentral Getting Started Guide CommandCentral Getting Started Guide Legal NoticeSymantec Corporation Stevens Creek Blvd Cupertino, CA Technical Support Contacting Technical SupportCustomer service Licensing and registrationMaintenance agreement resources Additional enterprise servicesAbout the CommandCentral family This document includes the following topicsAbout Veritas CommandCentral Storage What’s new in CommandCentral Storage Management and discoveryEnhanced agentless discovery of storage resources Improved Data Module file scanning Discovery of replication objects for HP EVA storage arraysReporting Sybase ASE 15 supportAdded in-context performance reports for certain objects Installation Added the Switch Port Usage Trend reportVxVM volumes New sample ad hoc reportsReduced media and install footprint for the managed host Other enhancementsWindows Server 2008 support Red Hat Linux 5.0 supportAbility to set new managed hosts in unmanaged state Hotfix deployment mechanismWhat you can do with CommandCentral Storage Managing the storage network introductionStorage network technologies Storage administrator requirements Storage virtualizationDiscovery of storage resources Versatile displays of information about storage resourcesPolicies for managing resources Data collectionAbout Veritas CommandCentral Storage Change Manager Storage provisioningWhat you can do with CommandCentral Storage Change Manager About Veritas CommandCentral Enterprise Reporter How CommandCentral Storage Change Manager worksReport types and scopes Whats new in CommandCentral Enterprise Reporter 5.0 MP1 Data rollup enhancementsInclusion of NetApp unified storage device data Inclusion of custom storage object attributesStorage tier rule builder enhancements Reporting enhancementsData source preparation enhancements Data rollup view enhancementsNetApp Volumes Dashboard customization with selected reportsNew package and metrics What you can do with CommandCentral Enterprise Reporter SSL modeReport access enhancements Security enhancementsHow CommandCentral Enterprise Reporter works Getting CommandCentral up and running System requirements for CommandCentralSupported operating systems for CommandCentral Installation overview Web browser support for the CommandCentral ConsoleComponent Operating systems supported Where to find more information about CommandCentral CommandCentral on the WebGetting help About CommandCentral documentation About CommandCentral Storage documentationAbout CommandCentral Storage Change Manager documentation About CommandCentral Enterprise Reporter documentation Commenting on product documentationStoragemanagementdocs@symantec.com Page FlexVol volumes. See also volume See CommandCentral Storage Alarm ServiceSee CommandCentral Storage Alert Manager Database and Veritas NetBackup are examples of applicationsTo configuration settings See Symantec Product Authentication ServiceSee Symantec Product Authorization Service See Command Central Configuration UtilityService commands and queries Virtualization serversKernel-to-kernel broadcasts Users can monitor, define, and modify policiesGroups. Contrast with unconfigured storage See CommandCentral Storage ConsoleSee CommandCentral Storage database Data to users through a standard Web browserData is stored in the CommandCentral Storage database That store data. Also storage deviceAlso OS handle Extended discoveryFeature. See also discovery At least one FC switch and may also contain zonesHas occurred for one or more objects on the storage network Information about them. See also discoveryDisplays the correct object type GroupOn specific applications Explorer was known as the Mgex explorerPage Accessibility from specified SAN-attached hosts See Veritas NetBackupAvailable storage Was known as the AgentPage That acts as a virtual subvolume with special attributes Types for storage, networking, and application servicesExtent pool storage array Component such as an IP address or mounted file systemRoutinely whenever an in-band explorer executes To peripheral devices such as disk and media drivesStorage device fixed disk attached to a Scsi bus Several managed hostsLanguage or protocol See also hard zoningSee SAN See deviceSymantec Product Authentication Service Mark that is recorded between backup images on a tapeBetween them Console Task Status tabSecurity See NetApp unified storageSee Vail A wide range of applications in multiplatform environmentsThey were fabric capable Corresponds to the system’s host name. See also IP addressApplications as if it were a physical computer See virtual fabricSee Veritas Volume Manager See CommandCentral Storage Web EngineAn extent pool. See also extent pool Aggregate’s disks and RAID groups. See also aggregateCommandCentral Glossary