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1 Overview of HP XP7 Command View
Advanced Edition

HP XP7 Command View Advanced Edition software is a comprehensive software suite providing
management services for storage systems and hosts. Storage configuration, virtualization, reporting,
and monitoring tools are fully supported.

About HP XP7 Command View Advanced Edition

HP XP7 Command View Advanced Edition software consists of a number of storage management
software products used for managing storage resources in large-scale, complex SAN environments.

XP7 Command View AE includes:

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HP XP7 Device Manager Software: Supports registration of physical resources to be managed,
including storage systems, hosts, and related tasks such as volume allocation and grouping of re-
sources for easier management and access.

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HP XP7 Tiered Storage Manager: Supports storage tiers of differing performance characteristics
so that volume data storage costs and performance can be optimized.

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HP XP7 Replication Manager: Supports volume data replication for backup and disaster recovery.

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HP XP7 Performance Advisor: Supports optimizing the performance of storage resources.

Each product must be licensed for use in XP7 Command View AE. At minimum, you must license
Device Manager. Additional licensing can be added as needed for other storage management
products. Related functionality becomes available in the XP7 Command View AE user interface in the
form of activated menu choices, and new or updated tabs and related screens and buttons.

For HP XP7 Storage, additional functionality for configuring the storage system is available from
launch points in XP7 Command View AE to Remote Web Console. Use the right-click menu from the
list of storage systems on the Resources tab, or click the System GUI link on the application pane to
access the additional functionality.

Instances of the management software products above can be installed on one or more XP7 Command
View AE servers depending on the scale of resources under management and geographic location.
For information about supported XP7 Command View AE server operating systems, related
requirements, and product installation options, see the HP XP7 Command View Advanced Edition
Installation and Configuration Guide.