Storage Management Terms

•CIM - A common data model of an implementation-neutral schema for describing overall management information in a network/enterprise environment.

•Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM) - An initiative based on a set of management and Internet standard technologies developed to unify the management of enterprise computing environments.

•Storage Management Initiative (SMI) - A SNIA standard for implementing data storage management using CIM.

See the glossary in this user guide for additional definitions.

Key Benefits

•More efficient use of existing assets

•Increased application availability and performance

•Quicker deployment of storage infrastructure and business applications

•Protection of customer flexibility and investments with a standards-based interface

Suggested Topics for First-Time Users

First become familiar with the discovery and Discovery Data Collection/Get Details in the management server. You must configure the management server to discover the devices on the network so that the management server becomes aware of them. Then, you must Discovery Data Collection/Get Details so that the management server is aware of the various types of elements on the network.

To learn more about discovery and Discovery Data Collection/Get Details, see the following topics:

•”Discovering Filers, Tape Libraries, Switches and Storage Systems” on page 15

•”Discovering Applications, Backup Servers and Hosts” on page 93

Once you have discovered and obtained details about the devices in the network, begin adding users and adding them to roles and organizations. See ”Managing Security” on page 125 for more information.

Once you are done adding users and roles, use the following list as a guideline for the topics you should learn about:

•”Provisioning Manager” on page 297

•”Event Management” on page 409

•”Running Reports” on page 429

•”Viewing Performance Data” on page 491

Product Components

This product ships with the following software:

•Management server - The management server provides various tools to let you monitor and manage your SAN devices. See ”Management Server Components” on page 5 for more information about these tools.

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