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Getting CommandCentral up and running

Getting CommandCentral up and running

To get CommandCentral up and running, review information about planning tips, system requirements, and the installation process. The following topics provide more information:

■Planning tips for installation, configuration, and deployment of CommandCentral

■System requirements for CommandCentral

■Installation overview

Planning tips for installation, configuration, and deployment of CommandCentral

To plan your installation of the CommandCentral modules, do the following:

■Select the hosts on which you will install the Management Server

■Select the hosts on which you will install managed hosts

■Configure network devices for discovery and management

■Prepare your Oracle database (Enterprise Reporter only)

■Consider how you will implement the Symantec Product Authentication Service Review a complete set of planning considerations in the following documents:

■For CommandCentral Storage and CommandCentral Storage Change Manager, refer to the CommandCentral Installation Guide.

■For Enterprise Reporter, refer to the CommandCentral Enterprise Reporter Installation Guide.

System requirements for CommandCentral

To help plan your installation, review information about operating system requirements and Web browser support.

Supported operating systems for CommandCentral

The CommandCentral modules are supported in a variety of popular operating environments.

Table 1-1identifies the supported operating systems for CommandCentral components.

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Contents

Veritas CommandCentral Getting Started Guide Legal Notice CommandCentral Getting Started Guide Symantec Corporation Stevens Creek Blvd Cupertino, CA Contacting Technical Support Technical Support Licensing and registration Customer service Additional enterprise services Maintenance agreement resources This document includes the following topics About the CommandCentral family About Veritas CommandCentral Storage What’s new in CommandCentral Storage Management and discoveryEnhanced agentless discovery of storage resources Discovery of replication objects for HP EVA storage arrays Improved Data Module file scanning Reporting Sybase ASE 15 supportAdded in-context performance reports for certain objects New sample ad hoc reports InstallationAdded the Switch Port Usage Trend report VxVM volumes Red Hat Linux 5.0 support Reduced media and install footprint for the managed hostOther enhancements Windows Server 2008 support Hotfix deployment mechanism Ability to set new managed hosts in unmanaged state What you can do with CommandCentral Storage Managing the storage network introductionStorage network technologies Storage virtualization Storage administrator requirements Data collection Discovery of storage resourcesVersatile displays of information about storage resources Policies for managing resources Storage provisioning About Veritas CommandCentral Storage Change Manager What you can do with CommandCentral Storage Change Manager How CommandCentral Storage Change Manager works About Veritas CommandCentral Enterprise Reporter Report types and scopes Inclusion of custom storage object attributes Whats new in CommandCentral Enterprise Reporter 5.0 MP1Data rollup enhancements Inclusion of NetApp unified storage device data Data rollup view enhancements Storage tier rule builder enhancementsReporting enhancements Data source preparation enhancements NetApp Volumes Dashboard customization with selected reportsNew package and metrics Security enhancements What you can do with CommandCentral Enterprise ReporterSSL mode Report access enhancements How 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 Storage documentation About CommandCentral documentation About CommandCentral Storage Change Manager documentation Commenting on product documentation About CommandCentral Enterprise Reporter documentation Storagemanagementdocs@symantec.com Page Database and Veritas NetBackup are examples of applications FlexVol volumes. See also volumeSee CommandCentral Storage Alarm Service See CommandCentral Storage Alert Manager See Command Central Configuration Utility To configuration settingsSee Symantec Product Authentication Service See Symantec Product Authorization Service Users can monitor, define, and modify policies Service commands and queriesVirtualization servers Kernel-to-kernel broadcasts Data to users through a standard Web browser Groups. Contrast with unconfigured storageSee CommandCentral Storage Console See CommandCentral Storage database Extended discovery Data is stored in the CommandCentral Storage databaseThat store data. Also storage device Also OS handle Information about them. See also discovery Feature. See also discoveryAt least one FC switch and may also contain zones Has occurred for one or more objects on the storage network Explorer was known as the Mgex explorer Displays the correct object typeGroup On specific applicationsPage Was known as the Agent Accessibility from specified SAN-attached hostsSee Veritas NetBackup Available storagePage Component such as an IP address or mounted file system That acts as a virtual subvolume with special attributesTypes for storage, networking, and application services Extent pool storage array Several managed hosts Routinely whenever an in-band explorer executesTo peripheral devices such as disk and media drives Storage device fixed disk attached to a Scsi bus See device Language or protocolSee also hard zoning See SAN Console Task Status tab Symantec Product Authentication ServiceMark that is recorded between backup images on a tape Between them A wide range of applications in multiplatform environments SecuritySee NetApp unified storage See Vail See virtual fabric They were fabric capableCorresponds to the system’s host name. See also IP address Applications as if it were a physical computer Aggregate’s disks and RAID groups. See also aggregate See Veritas Volume ManagerSee CommandCentral Storage Web Engine An extent pool. See also extent pool CommandCentral Glossary