About this guide, Intended audience, Prerequisites – HP StorageWorks All-in-One SB600c Storage Blade User Manual
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About this guide
This guide provides information about the HP StorageWorks All-in-One Storage Manager (ASM)
software, including how to use the ASM storage-allocation wizards and user interface to:
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Host SQL Server, Exchange, and user-defined application data on your HP All-in-One Storage
System.
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Create shared folders on your HP All-in-One Storage System.
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Manage and monitor storage on your HP All-in-One Storage System.
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Backup and take snapshots of data stored on your HP All-in-One Storage System.
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Restore data to your HP All-in-One Storage System from backups.
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Revert data stored on your HP All-in-One Storage System to a past snapshot.
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Troubleshoot ASM storage alerts.
For easy access, this document is produced as a printable document (PDF) and shipped on the HP
StorageWorks All-in-One Storage System documentation CD; however, all user information is also
part of the ASM online help system, accessible from the ASM main menu. To learn more about this
guide, related product documentation, and HP technical support refer to the following sections:
• Document conventions and symbols
Intended audience
This document is intended for network and IT administrators who are experienced with Microsoft
Exchange Server 2003 and 2007 (Exchange), Microsoft SQL Server 2000 and 2005 (SQL Server),
or other types of application servers hosted by ASM.
Prerequisites
Prerequisites for using ASM include:
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Install your HP All-in-One Storage System.
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Complete the Rapid Startup Wizard.
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If the application server(s) whose storage you plan to host on your HP All-in-One Storage System
is on a domain, add your HP All-in-One Storage System to the same domain.
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If the application server(s) whose storage you plan to host on your HP All-in-One Storage System
is configured to use a DNS server, configure your HP All-in-One Storage System to use the same
or equivalent DNS server.
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Install the All-in-One Storage Manager agent on application server(s) with data you plan to host
on your HP All-in-One Storage System using the All-in-One Storage Manager Agent Installer on
All-in-One Storage Manager
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