HP 2 SP4 manual About this Document, Application Notes Contents, Intended Audience

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About this Document

About this Document

These Application Notes provide information about using HP OpenView Storage Area Manager software on the HP OpenView Storage Management Appliance (SMA). The purpose of this document is to provide supplemental information that is not available in either the Storage Area Manager or SMA documentation sets. It does not describe all aspects of installation and configuration for either product. Therefore, it is important that you have access to and be familiar with the respective product documentation sets in combination with these Application Notes.

This section contains general information about these Application Notes, including:

■Application Notes Contents

■Intended Audience

■Other Related Documentation

Application Notes Contents

These Application Notes cover the following major topics:

■Overview, page 5

■Storage Area Manager and SMA Implementation, page 7

■Installing and Uninstalling Storage Area Manager on the SMA, page 12

■SMA Configuration Guidelines, page 20

Intended Audience

The first two sections of this document, “Overview” and “Storage Area Manager and SMA Implementation,” are primarily intended for customers who want to use the SMA as the server platform for the Storage Area Manager software.

The remaining sections, on installation and configuration, contain instructions that are needed by HP service personnel and third-party partners who are certified to install Storage Area Manager on customer systems.

Note: Storage Area Manager must be installed and configured on customer systems by HP or other certified service professionals. Customer installation is not supported.

Other Related Documentation

To follow these Application Notes, you should also have the following documents from the Storage Management Appliance software v2.0 or v2.1 documentation sets:

■HP OpenView Storage Management Appliance Software Update Installation Card

■HP OpenView Storage Management Appliance Software User Guide

■HP OpenView Storage Management Appliance Software Release Notes

■HP OpenView Storage Management Appliance Software Online Help

Using Storage Area Manager on the Storage Management Appliance Application Notes

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Contents Hp OpenView Copyright 2003 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P Other Related Documentation Application Notes ContentsAbout this Document Intended AudienceHttp//support.openview.hp.com Overview HP OpenView Storage Area ManagerHP OpenView Storage Management Appliance Network View and Storage Allocation Reporter Transition Hardware and Software Requirements Storage Area Manager and SMA ImplementationAccessing Storage Area Manager Connecting to the SMALicensing Event NotificationPerformance Considerations SecurityDatabases DiscoveryStorage Area Manager Installation Prerequisites Installing and Uninstalling Storage Area Manager on the SMAStorage Management Appliance Software Home Preparing for the InstallationUninstalling SANworks Applications Uninstalling SARUninstalling Network View Double-clickAdd/Remove Programs Upgrading the SMA II HardwareInstalling Storage Area Manager Storage Area Manager Service Registration with SMA Software Registering the Storage Area Manager Service with the SMAConfiguring a Fixed IP Address Uninstalling Storage Area Manager from the SMA Storage Area Manager Backup SMA Configuration GuidelinesMaximum Configuration Performing Backup and Restore OperationsConfiguring the SMA to Back Up Storage Area Manager Storage Management Appliance BackupSave the osmbackup.conf file So that it reads as follows Backing Up the Storage Management ApplianceRestoring Storage Area Manager Restoring the Storage Management ApplianceDual-redundant fabric configuration Using Modular Data Routers with the SMA