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Snap Server Manager
Comprehensive Reporting
E
nterprises have long been forced to use spreadsheets and man-
ual efforts to collect environmental information. The data is
normally hard –to find, must be manually acquired, and is usu-
ally outdated within hours of collection.
With a simple and efficient click of a mouse button, Snap Server
Manager offers immediate in-depth information of Snap Server
storage assets and how they are being utilized.
Exception Management
Reactive management (manually resolving storage problems
only after they have evolved into real business issues) can nega-
tively impact an enterprise’s access to critical data. Users desire a
single, consistent proactive management approach to increase
efficiencies, increase service levels, and lower operating costs.
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nap Server Manager removes the risks associated with manag-
ing complex environments so enterprises can take action before
major problems occur. The status of each Snap Server is clearly
displayed with color indicators, making it very easy to sort by
problem criticality. Significant storage events can now be quickly
viewed, analyzed, and corrected.
Automated Actions and Scheduling
Managing a complex network-attached storage (NAS) environ-
ment can be time consuming and prone to costly errors. Com-
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nap Server Manager can easily schedule maintenance
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Server Grouping for Business-Centric Views
Snap Server Manager provides customized groupings so IT
managers can administer their Snap Server storage infrastruc-
ture in the way that best fits their business: by department, by
location, by application, or by user.
Snap Server Manager lets users simultaneously configure a
group of Snap Servers in a single operation to eliminate redun-
dant administrative tasks, reduce errors and assure consistent
settings across servers. In addition, IT managers can generate
business-centric reports based on the server grouping for capaci-
ty planning or chargeback purposes.
Monitoring and Event Notification
Snap Server Manager automatically monitors the Snap Server
environment, discovers events that could impact business
processes, and proactively notifies users. IT Managers simply
click on any individual server to get detailed status information
or drill-down to determine the root cause and take immediate
corrective action. IT Managers can enable SMTP to automati-
cally receive email notification on critical events such as server
reboot, server overheat, RAID set degradation, disk drive failure,
or disk space utilization.
STORAGE SYSTEMS DATA SHEET
Reporting. Snap Server Manager’s comprehensive analysis, in-depth infor-
mation and reporting capabilities eliminate the need for manual collection
and spreadsheets, giving enterprises accurate knowledge about their Snap
Server storage assets.
Automated Actions and Scheduling. There are over 15 server, network, and
maintenance settings that can be applied to single or multiple Snap Servers to
eas
e enterprise-wide deployment and management of a distributed storage
infrastructure.
Business-Centric Views. IT Managers can logically group Snap Servers
according to their business requirements and perform global operations on
that server group.