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Storage area network
A storage area network (SAN) provides centralized disk storage for your servers. The basic
components of a SAN include one or more storage systems, servers, and an infrastructure that
connects them.
HP P6000 storage systems support a variety of server operating systems and infrastructures such
as Fibre Channel and iSCSI.
HP P6000 SmartStart allows you to quickly configure the HP P6000 storage systems in your SAN
and create and mount storage volumes on your servers.
Storage management concepts
HP P6000 Command View is the graphical user interface software for managing HP P6000 storage
systems. The software is available in two versions, one for array-based management and one for
server-based management.
Array-based storage management. The array-based version of HP P6000 Command View is factory
installed on certain models of HP P6000 storage systems. Browsing to HP P6000 Command View
on such a system allows you to manage that storage system. There is no need to install or maintain
storage management software on a server.
Server-based storage management. The server-based version of HP P6000 Command View can
be used with all models of HP P6000 storage systems. Browsing to HP P6000 Command View on
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