Hitachi 9900 Series - Manual (Page 46)

Centralized and Open
Systems Management
Software Simplifies IT
Operations
A powerful and open systems management philosophy
The Hitachi Freedom Storage ® software solutions support an enterprise’s strategic goal
of helping customers focus on their business issues instead of on deploying enabling
technologies by providing powerful centralized management capability. The many advanced
functions available on Hitachi Freedom Storage
® hardware are initiated, managed, and
controlled through the powerful HiCommand ™ management framework.
The Hitachi Freedom Storage ® software solutions deliver enterprise-wide coverage
of on-line data copy/relocation, data access/protection, and storage system resource
management. Customers have the freedom to choose the precise solution–or combination
of solutions–appropriate for their environment.
HiCommand ™ allows systems management of Hitachi storage and software
through the enterprise’s vendor of choice
Hitachi Data Systems ® software and hardware solutions are managed through the
powerful HiCommand ™ management framework. This powerful management tool reduces
operations expense and increases business agility while enabling operational excellence.
HiCommand
™ includes a GUI-based browser, open APIs, Command Line Interface (CLI),
server, and host agents that access HDS software management functionality. The program
encompasses storage resource management, configuration management and automation,
automated data replication and recovery, performance management and optimization, and
related functionality. Most importantly Hi Command
™ can plug into other management
frameworks. This feature provides the utmost in an open architecture and leverages an
enterprise's existing investments in software and skills. The HiCommand
™ architecture is
shown in Figure 25.
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The many advanced
functions available on
Hitachi Freedom Storage
hardware are initiated,
managed, and controlled
through the powerful
HiCommand software
program.