HP 3PAR Policy Manager Software - Manual (Page 6)

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What is the HP 3PAR Policy Manager?
The HP 3PAR Policy Manager (Policy Manager) is a server-based software application that enables
customers to control and monitor communications between the HP 3PAR Secure Service Custodian
(Custodian) and the HP 3PAR Secure Service Collector Server (Collector Server). This server-based
application resides on a customer's network and sets and controls all Secure Service Architecture
permissions for the Custodians on that network. Policy Manager can be installed to enable only
authorized access and use of the managed Custodians.
The Policy Manager manages all operations the Collector Server requests to perform on Custodians,
and a subset of actions a Custodian will perform based on its own configuration. The list of managed
operations includes Custodian-specific actions, remote access connections to the Custodian, file
uploads, script and package registration and execution, and more.
Custodian policies and permissions are configured through the Policy Manager’s browser-based
user application pages. Through the application pages, authenticated users can set up and manage
Custodian-specific permissions and audit Policy Manager operations and use. Users log in to the
Policy Manager through Microsoft® Internet Explorer™, version 6.
You can host Policy Manager on Microsoft Windows NT™ (SP4), Windows 2000™ (SP3), Windows
2003™, or Windows XP™ operating systems. Hypersonic SQL provides a standalone, open
source, Java-based database to store and manage the Policy Manager configurations. Apache
Tomcat provides the Web application and file realm component for the Policy Manager.
User Authentications
Apache Tomcat provides the Web application and file realm component for the Policy Manager.
Tomcat's file realm implementation is used to manage user access to the Policy Manager. Tomcat
provides for two authentication levels or roles:
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One level of user authentication controls who can configure, manage, and administer the
Policy Manager and the Policy Manager users.
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A second level of user authentication specifies who can log in to the Policy Manager to manage
Custodian policies and permissions and view and accept pending requests.
These roles specify the Policy Manager administrators and users. A Policy Manager user has full
access to all functionality available through the Policy Manager application pages.
HP 3PAR Policy Manager Connections
Within a customer's organization, a single Policy Manager can be configured to manage some
or all Custodians, or multiple Policy Managers can be configured to handle multiple sets of
Custodians uniquely; for example, Custodians located in different departments and with separate
administration and security needs.
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