HP SAN - Manual (Page 6)

1 Overview
HP Storage SAN Visibility provides a quick and easy way to review the topology and inventory
in a complex Storage Area Network (SAN) environment.
HP Storage SAN Visibility offers the following features:
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Provides an intuitive, simple, and easy to use graphical user interface (GUI).
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Collects SAN information, such as Fibre Channel (FC) switch details, host details, Host Bus
Adaptor (HBA) details, and Storage Array Connectivity information, by logging in to the FC
switches and the hosts.
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Sends raw data collected by SAN Visibility to HP (sent automatically by the SAN Visibility
software or sent manually). A processed report is generated on receipt of the data file.
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Sends processed reports containing SAN topology diagram, device inventory, high level SAN
summary, HBA-Host mapping details, analysis, and recommendations in HTML or Microsoft
Excel format.
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Allows data collection from the FICON enabled switches.
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Provides report on FICON supported devices in your SAN using IOCP file.
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Supports data collection from NPIV configured switches.
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Supports data collection from switches configured with Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6)
addresses.
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Provides an option to filter the type of SAN components you want to view in your processed
report.
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Provides an option to customize the SAN device labels that you want to view in the processed
report (topology diagram).
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Simplifies initial SAN implementation and helps reduce SAN infrastructure cost and complexity.
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Provides an option to compare SANs and generate compared reports.
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Provides an option schedule data on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis.
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Provides an option to adjust the size of the GUI according to your preference.
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Supports physical host discovery of HP-UX, RHEL, SuSE, HyperV, VMware ESX, and Microsoft
Windows. Also supports virtualization by discovering virtual machines associated with HyperV
and VMware ESX.
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Detects host operating system details and the details of the HBA attached to the host.
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Provides firmware recommendations for Storage Devices and FC Switches.
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Check for SDG Fabric non-adherence run through captured SAN information and tries
analyzing it for any potential SDG non-adherence and generate recommendations in the
processed report based on the output of the non-adherence check.
SAN Visibility 6.0 features
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Added EVA-3PAR StoreServ Storage Migration recommendation feature.
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3PAR StoreServ Storage Array recommendation and compatibility support for F200, F400,
T400, T800, 10400, 10800, 7200 and 7400 models.
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Added host discovery support for :
ESX/ESXi 4.1, ESX/ESXi 5.0 and ESX/ESXi 5.1 ◦
◦ Windows 2008 R2
6 Overview