HP ESL E manual Interface Manager card

Library Overview

The Interface Manager card is located in drive cluster 0 to the right of the cluster controller card (see Figure 11).

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Figure 11: Interface Manager card

Note: Additional advanced SAN security and management features are available via permanent software licenses. For more information, refer to the documentation that shipped with the Interface Manager and Command View ESL software kit. Details are also available at http://www.hp.com/support/cvesl.

Note: Command View ESL, provided with your library, is a utility that provides diagnostics and management by accessing devices through a LAN infrastructure. For more information on Command View ESL, go to http://www.hp.com/support/cvesl.

Note: HP StorageWorks Library and Tape Tools (L&TT) is a diagnostic utility that can access devices across a FC infrastructure. For more information on L&TT, go to http://www.hp.com/support/tapetools.

The Interface Manager communicates with the management station over the LAN. The management station is a Microsoft® Windows-based PC (server) that hosts the Command View ESL software. Ideally, the management station should have a static IP address and be dedicated for use with the Interface Manager and Command View ESL software.

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