Getting Started Guide

Contents

Aboutthisguide .......................... 5

Intendedaudience...................................... 5

Prerequisites ........................................ 5

Documentconventionsandsymbols .............................. 6

HPtechnicalsupport..................................... 6

Customerselfrepair ..................................... 7

Productwarranties...................................... 7

Subscriptionservice ..................................... 7

HPwebsites......................................... 7

Documentationfeedback ................................... 7

1Gettingstarted .......................... 9

Conﬁrming supportability of your conﬁguration.......................... 9

AccessingHPCommandViewEVA............................... 9

Accessingtheweb-basedoperatorcontrolpanel(WOCP).................... 10

Locatingdocumentation................................... 10

2Supportedsoftwaretools...................... 13

Operationandmanagementtools .............................. 13

HPSmartStartEVAStorage ............................... 13

HPCommandViewEVA ................................ 14

Web-basedoperatorcontrolpanel(WOCP)........................ 14

Enhancedfunctionalitytools................................. 14

HPStorageWorksBusinessCopyEVA........................... 15

HPStorageWorksContinuousAccessEVA......................... 15

HPStorageWorksClusterExtensionEVA ......................... 15

HPStorageWorksReplicationSolutionsManager...................... 16

Proactivemonitoringtools.................................. 16

HPSystemsInsightManager(HPSIM) .......................... 16

WebBasedEnterpriseServices(WEBES) ......................... 16

InstantSupportEnterpriseEdition(ISEE).......................... 17

Enhancedcapabilitytools.................................. 17

HPDataProtectorSoftware............................... 17

HPApplicationRecoveryManager(AppRM)........................ 18

HPStorageEssentialsSoftware ............................. 18

3Frequentlyaskedquestions .................... 19

4Bestpractices.......................... 23

Planningbestpractices................................... 23

SANmanagementbestpractices............................... 23

Installation and conﬁgurationbestpractices .......................... 24

Ongoingbestpractices................................... 24

Index .............................. 25

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