HP StorageWorks XP Command View Advanced Edition Software 6.4 Server Administrator Guide for Device Manager and Provisioning Manager (web) (T1780-96341, July 2010)

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Overview
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A TCP/IP network must be used to connect a management server to management clients, and the
management server to storage subsystems. Also, a Fibre Channel SAN must be configured
between a host and a storage subsystem.
The important configuration components in the above figure are as follows:
Management server
A management server is a computer on which the Device Manager server and the XP
Provisioning Manager server are running. The management server also supports active-
standby clustering using two computers. For details about the requirements for a management
server computer, see section
1-3 .
Device Manager server
A Device Manager server is a program that controls storage subsystems and hosts based
on requests from management clients (web client and CLI).
XP Provisioning Manager server
An XP Provisioning Manager server is a program that controls storage subsystems and
hosts based on requests from management clients (web client). This program is
automatically installed when you install the Device Manager server.
Common Component
Common Component is a program that provides various features used in common by XP
Command View AE Suite products. This program is automatically installed when you install
the Device Manager server. The following table describes the major features of Common
Component.
Table 1-1 Common Component features
Feature Description
Single Sign-On A user who operates multiple XP Command View
AE Suite products is not prompted to reenter their
user ID and password if that user uses those
products simultaneously. Single Sign-On
provides a unified user authentication
mechanism.
Integrated logging information Operation and other types of logs are gathered
together by an integrated logging information
feature. Providing a common log repository
allows the data from all XP Command View AE
log files to be gathered into one file.
CAUTION: On a single Device Manager server, you cannot use multiple storage administrator
accounts to manage multiple storage partitions. If you want to manage storage partitions
individually, you must provide a Device Manager server for each storage partition.
Use one management server to manage one storage subsystem. Do not configure a system such
that multiple management servers manage a single storage subsystem.
Management client
A management client is a computer used to operate Device Manager and XP Provisioning
Manager. A management client and a management server can be the same computer.
Web client
Web client is a Web-based graphical interface supported by Device Manager and XP
Provisioning Manager. For details on computer requirements for using Device Manager
web client and how to use it, see the HP StorageWorks XP Command View Advanced
Edition software Device Manager Help. For details on the computer requirements for using
XP Provisioning Manager web client and how to use it, see the HP StorageWorks XP
Provisioning Manager software user guide.