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Using StorageWorks Secure Path Manager
This chapter describes how to use StorageWorks Secure Path Manager to monitor and manage a
StorageWorks Secure Path for Windows NT environment.
6.1 About StorageWorks Secure Path Manager (SPM)
NOTE
This chapter assumes that RAID Array storagesets have already
been configured using SWCC or CLI and that the drives have been
partitioned and formatted with Windows NT Disk Administrator.
These procedures are described in the Getting Started guide
shipped with your subsystem.
StorageWorks Secure Path Manager is a Graphical User Interface (GUI) utility that:
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Reports the status of the two paths
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Facilitates balancing I/O between the two bus paths
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Reports disk status (path assignment, failover, and failback activity)
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Provides manual and auto-failback capabilities
It is recommended that Secure Path Management application remain active (or
minimized), to provide continuous Secure Path status monitoring.
To monitor and manage a Secure Path environment using Secure Path Manager as
described in the following sections, reference Figure 6-1 and proceed as follows:
1. From the START menu, select the Programs\ StorageWorks\SecurePath Mgr
submenu.
2. Double-click on the Secure Path Manager application ICON.