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HP Storage Software SolutionsSRM Focus: HP Storage Essentials
Ali Mustakim Enterprise Storage Consultant
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Agenda• HP’s Storage Software Strategy• Storage Software Focus: SRM• HP’s SRM Solution: HP Storage Essentials• Applications of HP Storage Essentials• Why HP is the Right Choice
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Data Archiveand Migration
The HP StorageWorks Software Portfolio
Data Protectionand Recovery
•HP OpenView Data Protector•HP StorageWorks Data Protector
Express•HP StorageWorks Continuous
Information Capture•HP StorageWorks Application
Recovery Manager
DeviceManagement
•HP StorageWorks XP Software•Command View AE•Cache LUN•Auto LUN•LUN Configuration and Security
Manager•Performance Advisor •Performance Control•Resource Manager and
Data Exchange•Data Shredder•Disk/Cache Partition
•HP StorageWorks EVA Software•Command View
•HP StorageWorks B-Series Switch Software
•HP StorageWorks C-Series SwitchSoftware
•HP StorageWorks Command View Tape Library
•HP StorageWorks RIM for Databases •HP StorageWorks RIM for Messaging•HP StorageWorks RIM for Files•HP StorageWorks File Migration Agent•HP StorageWorks File System Extender•HP StorageWorks Medical Archive
System
Replication
•HP OpenView Storage Mirroring•HP StorageWorks Business Copy•HP StorageWorks Continuous Access•HP StorageWorks Cluster Extension•HP StorageWorks Flex Copy
Infrastructure
•HP StorageWorks Secure Path•HP OpenView Storage Volume Growth•HP OpenView Storage Virtual
Replicator
Storage ResourceManagement
•HP Storage Essentials Suite
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Agenda• Adaptive Enterprise Challenges• Storage Software Focus: SRM• HP’s SRM Solution: HP Storage Essentials• Applications of HP Storage Essentials• Why HP is the Right Choice
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SRM is a Strategic IT Infrastructure Management Component
SAN/Device Mgt.– Topology– Dependency– Fabric mgt.– Array mgt.
StorageManagement
NetworkManagement
Server Management
Backup Resource Mgt.– Reporting– Topology– Job event mgt.
Provisioning– Fabric zoning– LUN mapping– LUN masking
File SRM– Aging analysis– Consumption– Policy actions
App. Mgt.– Path mgt.– Performance– Capacity
Change Mgt.– Change log– Auditing– Modeling
Enterprise Management PlatformsIBM Tivoli HP OpenView CA Unicenter BMC Patrol
Storage Resource Management- Common agent - Common repository - Common user interface
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Agenda• Adaptive Enterprise Challenges• Storage Software Focus: SRM• HP’s SRM Solution: HP Storage Essentials• Applications of HP Storage Essentials• Why HP is the Right Choice
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SpecialistPlug-ins
HP First to Deliver on Unified Infrastructure Management
ClientMgmt Plug-in:
Client Manager
WorkloadMgmt
Blade Automation
BladeSystemMgmt
Vulnerability &Patch Mgmt
PerformanceMgmt
Virtual MachineMgmt
Storage Essentials Remote Mgmt
Deployment Server Configuration &
Health
Partition Mgmt
Cluster Mgmt
3rd Party/HP Developed
• Topology Maps
• Capacity• GUIs / CLIs
• Performance
• Policy Mgr
Backup Reporting
Provisioning File System Views
Chargeback Custom Reports
SybaseViews
Oracle Views
ExchangeViews
SQL Server Views
Unique
Printer Mgmt Plug-in: Web JetAdmin
• HP SIM is the common management platform delivering base management services • Ships with all HP server and storage products, and freely downloadable• Specialist plug-ins, sold separately, add powerful capabilities for specific management
tasks
CommonManagement
Platform
HP Systems Insight Manager
Tool Definitions
Reporting
EventNotification
Central Repository
GUI & CLUI
Role Based Security
Distributed Tasks
PartnerIntegration
Basic StorageCapacity
WebServices
Auto Discovery
Inventory Mgmt
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HP Storage Essentials 5.1Main console for open, heterogeneous SAN management
Chargeback Manager
Enterprise Edition
Provisioning Mgr
Oracle Viewer
Heterogeneous host to array path provisioning wizardOracle database availability and performance views
File System Viewer
Exchange Viewer
Global Reporter
Report Designer
Sybase Viewer
Rollup reporting of multiple Storage Essentials Server instances
SQL Server Viewer
Reporting
Application S
torage Mgm
tC
onfigM
gmt
Exchange database availability and performance viewsSybase database availability and performance views
SQL Server database availability and performance views
File system scanning – reclaim wasted space
Develop custom reports for storage infrastructure
Asset based chargeback management. Assign tiers
NAS Manager Reporting (disk, topology, cap, perf, etc.) and event management of NAS
Backup Manager Backup reporting on failures, SLAs, media utilization, SAN dependencies
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Agenda• Adaptive Enterprise Challenges• Storage Software Focus: SRM• HP’s SRM Solution: HP Storage Essentials• Applications of HP Storage Essentials• Why HP is the Right Choice
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1. What’s Really In My StorageInfrastructure?
Auto-discovery
Topology visualization
Fabric management
Heterogeneous device support
(active and passive)
Product:• Storage Essentials
Enterprise EditionBenefits:• Improve
operationalefficiency
• Ensure data availability
• Freedom to buy storage hardware that meets business and budget needs
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Storage Essentials main page-Able to view device Impact- launch external tools-View Port details
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Switch Port Details & Topology
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Host Specific DetailsDepicted as per SMI-SStandards, same for everyKind of host
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Array Specific DetailsDepicted as per SMI-SStandards, same for everyKind of Array.
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2. How Will Storage ChangesImpact My Applications?
Product:• Storage Essentials
Application Viewers for Oracle, Sybase, Exchange, SQL Server
Benefits:• Predict impact of
SAN changes on business
• Ensure application availability
Oracle tablespaces
and files
Host mount point, host, HBA, HBA
port
Switch ports and switches
(including ISLs)
Array ports, arrays,
volumes, and disks
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Able to view devices in Zone’s andImpact
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3. Where Do I Need More StorageCapacity?
Application capacity
Host capacity
Switch capacity
Array capacity
Product:• Storage Essentials
Enterprise EditionBenefits:• Prevent capacity
shortages• Optimize existing
resources• Simplify
consolidation efforts
• Simplify planning
Capacity details and trends for
each resource
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HP Storage EssentialsArray Specific Capacity Data
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Array Specific Capacity ChartedOver last 7 days, can be any Duration and trended going forward.Can also view volume groups.
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Host (HP-UX) Specific Capacity Data. - same for any other platform
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Host Capacity Report- Total Host View
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Exchange Application Capacity Report
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Oracle Application Capacity Report(MS SQL and Sybase supported as well)
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Host Capacity Report- Volume View
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4. What is the Root Cause of My Performance Problems?
Product:• Storage Essentials
Enterprise EditionBenefits:• Identify root causes
or performance problems
• Improve service levels
Real-time monitoring of storage
supply chain
SmartGuide™filters for
fast analysis
Monitor all statistics
concurrently
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Storage Essentials PerformanceManager.-Depicting the monitoring of multipleswitches
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Storage Essentials PerformanceManager.- Host monitors
Windows, Linux, Unix monitorsHistorical or real-time
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Storage Essentials PerformanceManager.- Array, Switch and HBA monitors
Array, Switch and HBA monitorsHistorical or real-time
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Storage Essentials PerformanceManager.- DB monitors
Oracle, SQL and Sybase monitorsHistorical or real-time
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MS Exchange monitorsHistorical or real-time
Storage Essentials PerformanceManager.- Exchange Monitors
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5. How Can I Improve Qualityof Service?
Product:• Storage Essentials
Provisioning Manager
Benefits:• Improve accuracy
and speed of allocating storage capacity
• Accelerate deployment of revenue-generating applications
• Provision ILM tiers through common interface
End-to-end path
provisioning interface
SmartGuide™rules for array, host binding, volume, LUN,
and zone operationsJob scheduler
minimizes business impact
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6. How Can I Reduce Storage Costs?
Product:• Storage Essentials
File System ViewerBenefits:• Defer capital
expenditures by reclaiming capacity
• Determine what data can be moved to lower cost storage tiers
• Implement ILM with greater accuracy and speed
Identify old, inappropriate, and duplicate
files
Classify unstructured data for ILM
Monitor end user space
hogs and disk usage by groups
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File System ViewerDepicting top 5 volumes by Usage- Can drill in by clicking on volume
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File System ViewerDepicting top 10 Extensions by Size- Can drill in to view file path
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File System ViewerDepicting Aging characteristics- Can drill in by clicking on volume
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File System ViewerDepicting top 10 Users by Usage- Can drill in by clicking on User ID
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File System ViewerDepicting top 10 Groups by Usage- Can drill in by clicking on Group
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7. How Can I Comply WithAudits/SLAs?
Product:• Storage Essentials
Backup ManagerBenefits:• Identify unprotected
servers, files, and applications
• Pinpoint root causes of backup failure
• Compare and communicate actual performance against backup and recovery service SLAs
Protection dashboard
summarizes distributed
backup health
Backup job success and
failure analysis and SLA
performance Media pool and backup resource
analysis
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8. How Do I Align My Storage CostsWith the Business?
Product:• Storage Essentials
ChargebackManager
Benefits:• Align storage costs
with business units that are responsible for them
• Communicate business value of storage infrastructure
• Identify out-of-date storage assets, firmware, and drivers.
Asset and utilization-
based chargeback
reports
Detailed asset records with user-defined
fields
Storage tier definitions for
ILM
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9. How Do I Manage Departmentaland Data Center NAS Storage?
Product:• Storage Essentials
NAS ManagerBenefits:• Ensure storage
availability for departments and regional offices
• Extend operational efficiencies from SAN environment to NetApp filers and HP ProliantStorage Servers
Centralized control of NAS (IP) and SAN
(FC) environment
Visualize dependencies
of hosts on NAS file systems
In-context launch of NAS
device managers
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10. How Do I Secure My Storage Operations?
Product:• Storage Essentials
Enterprise EditionBenefits:• Centrally lock down
storage operations• Ensure accurate
audit trails for all SAN changes
• Maximize number of users who can benefit from Storage Essentials investment
Roles and organizational
groupings control access to resources
Fine-grained access rights
associated with each role
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Benefits of HP Storage Essentials• Simplify IT infrastructure
− Consolidate multiple SAN and SRM point tools− Leverage common platform with HP Systems Insight Manager for
unified server and storage management
• Reduce costs− Plan capacity needs in advance for JIT purchasing− Leverage open, standards-built solution to increase pricing
leverage with storage hardware vendors− Manage more capacity with existing staff
• Respond faster to business opportunity− Provision capacity faster− Maximize SAN availability to ensure application availability− Comply with regulatory requirements and internal audits