HP StorageWorks XP Remote Web Console Software - Manual (Page 13)

1 About Remote Web Console Operations
This chapter provides an overview of Remote Web Console functions.
• Overview of Remote Web Console
• Remote Web Console Features
• User Access Levels
• Overview of Audit Logs
• Overview of Configuration File Loader Operations
• Overview of SSL-Encrypted Communications
• Important Terms and Concepts
Unless otherwise specified, the term storage system in this guide refers to the following disk arrays:
• HP StorageWorks XP24000 Disk Array
• HP StorageWorks XP20000 Disk Array
The GUI illustrations in this guide were created using a Windows computer with the Internet Explorer
browser. Actual windows may differ depending on the operating system and browser used. GUI
contents also vary with licensed program products, storage system models, and firmware versions.
Overview of Remote Web Console
Remote Web Console is the interface for various Java applications and it enables you to remotely
manage the storage system. This section describes how Remote Web Console accesses the storage
system.
The storage system service processor (SVP) is the computer inside the storage system that is used for
maintenance. The Remote Web Console accesses the SVP to obtain storage system configuration and
status information and to send user-requested commands. The Remote Web Console consists of a
group of applications that run on the Java Virtual Machine (JVM). The SVP uses JVM to function as a
web server and Remote Web Console to function as a Java client. The Java client that runs the Remote
Web Console is called a Remote Web Console computer.
The Remote Web Console communicates with SVPs on the storage systems via a local-area network
(LAN). The supported interfaces between the Remote Web Console and the SVP are graphical user
interface (GUI) and command line interface (CLI).
Remote Web Console GUI
The Remote Web Console GUI allows you to perform operations on the storage system using the
Remote Web Console windows that are displayed in a web browser.
The storage system can be connected to two LANs. The storage system internal LAN is a private LAN
that is used to connect the SVPs of multiple storage systems. Your intranet is a public LAN that allows
you to access one or more SVPs from individual Remote Web Console computers. This configuration
allows you to easily access and control the registered storage system. In a storage area network
(SAN) environment, where several storage systems may be connected together, you must designate
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