HP SAN - Manual (Page 7)

1 Overview
HP StorageWorks Essentials SAN Visibility provides a quick and easy way to review the topology
and inventory in a complex Storage Area Network (SAN) environment.
HP StorageWorks Essentials SAN Visibility offers the following features:
• Provides an intuitive, simple, and easy to use graphical user interface (GUI).
• Collects SAN information, such as Fibre Channel (FC) switch details, host details, Host Bus Adaptor
(HBA) details, and Storage Array Connectivity information, by logging in to the FC switches and
the hosts.
• Sends raw data collected by SAN Visibility to HP (sent automatically by the SAN Visibility software
or sent manually). A processed report is generated on receipt of the data file.
• Sends processed reports containing SAN topology diagram, device inventory, high level SAN
summary, HBA-Host mapping details, and recommendations in HTML or Microsoft Excel format.
• Allows data collection from the FICON enabled switches.
• Provides report on FICON supported devices in your SAN using IOCP file.
• Supports data collection from NPIV configured switches.
• Supports data collection from switches configured with Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) addresses.
• Provides an option to filter the type of SAN components you want to view in your processed report.
• Provides an option to customize the SAN device labels that you want to view in the processed
report (topology diagram).
• Simplifies initial SAN implementation and helps reduce SAN infrastructure cost and complexity.
• Provides an option to compare SANs and generate compared reports.
• Provides an option schedule data on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis.
• Provides an option to adjust the size of the GUI according to your preference.
• Supports physical host discovery of HP-UX, RHEL, SuSE, HyperV, VMware ESX, and Microsoft
Windows. Also supports virtualization by discovering virtual machines associated with HyperV
and VMware ESX.
• Detects host operating system details and the details of the HBA attached to the host.
• Provides XP firmware recommendations for XP storage devices in the report.
This chapter addresses the following topics:
• SAN Visibility package contents
• Hardware and software requirements
SAN Visibility package contents
Following are the components of the HP StorageWorks Essentials SAN Visibility bundle:
• HP StorageWorks Essentials SAN Visibility installer (SANVisibility_Setup.exe)
• Product documentation
• Licenses
HP StorageWorks Essentials SAN Visibility 5.0 User Guide 7