•CIM Extensions - A CIM Extension gathers information from the operating system and host bus adapters. It then makes the information available to the management server. For more information, see the following in the glossary. Refer to the Installation Guide for information on how to install the CIM Extensions.
•(Optional) Module for managing Microsoft Exchange Server - Management software for Microsoft Exchange lets the administrator actively manage the data storage requirements for Microsoft Exchange.
•(Optional) Module for managing Oracle Database - Management software for Oracle reduces database storage cost and improves performance, availability and reliability by assisting the Oracle database administrator in administering Oracle instances, particularly storage.
•(Optional) Module for managing Microsoft SQL Server - Management software for Microsoft SQL Server lets the administrator manage and monitor Microsoft SQL Server.
•(Optional) Module for managing Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise - Management software for Sybase lets the administrator actively manage the data requirements for Sybase.
Management Server Components
You may not have access to all of the features described in this section depending on the following:
•The type of license you have. Depending on your license, all features may not be available. See the “List of Features” to determine if you have access to all features. The “List of Features” is accessible from the Documentation Center (Help > Documentation Center in Storage Essentials).
•The role assigned to your user account. For example, users assigned to the Help Desk role by default have access to Application Viewer and Event Manager, but not to System Manager, Provisioning Manager, Policy Manager, and Reporting.
The following is the full feature set available:
•Application Viewer - Application Viewer lets you monitor and display data from applications. You can access Application Viewer by clicking Tools > Storage Essentials > Application Viewer.
•Business Tools - The management server provides advisors and automators. Advisors provides detailed information for you to make informed decisions about your network, such as
•Capacity Manager - Capacity Manager provides a graphical representation of an element's storage capacity in the storage network. See ”Finding an Element’s Storage Capacity” on page 515 for more information.
•Chargeback Manager - Chargeback Manager helps you manage departmental ownership, track cost and assemble business reports making inquires, such as audits and inventory reviews, easier. See ”Chargeback Manager” on page 553 for more information.
•Command Line Interface - The command line interface (CLI) provides an alternate way for you to manage elements the management server monitors. You can use the CLI commands in scripts to manage your storage.
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