HP Storage SAN Visibility 6.0 release notes

Version:

6.0

Description

HP Storage SAN Visibility (SAN Visibility) provides a quick and easy way to review the topology

and inventory in a complex Storage Area Network (SAN) environment.

Update recommendation

Recommended

Supersedes

HP Storage SAN Visibility version 5.1

New features

HP Storage SAN Visibility offers the following new features:

• Added EVA-3PAR StoreServ Storage Migration recommendation feature.

• 3PAR StoreServ Storage Array recommendation and compatibility support for F200, F400,

T400, T800,10400, 10800, 7200 and 7400 models.

• Added host discovery support for :

ESX/ESXi 4.1, ESX/ESXi 5.0 and ESX/ESXi 5.1◦

◦ Windows 2008 R2

Existing features

• Provides an intuitive, simple, and easy to use graphical user interface (GUI).

• Collects SAN information, such as Fibre Channel (FC) switch details, Host Bus Adaptor (HBA)

details, and Storage Array Connectivity information, by logging in to the FC switches.

• Sends raw data collected by SAN Visibility to HP (sent automatically by the SAN Visibility

software or sent manually). A processed report is generated on receipt of the data file.

• Sends processed reports containing SAN topology diagram, device inventory, high level SAN

summary, HBA-Host mapping details, and recommendations in HTML or Microsoft Excel format.

• Allows data collection from the FICON enabled switches.

• Supports FCoE (Fibre Channel over Ethernet) switches.

• Provides report on FICON supported devices in your SAN using IOCP file.

• Supports data collection from NPIV configured switches.

• Supports data collection from switches configured with Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6)

addresses.

• Provides an option to filter the type of SAN components you want to view in your processed

report.

• Provides an option to customize the SAN device labels that you want to view in the processed

report (topology diagram).

• Simplifies initial SAN implementation and helps reduce SAN infrastructure cost and complexity.

• Provides an option to schedule data collection on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis.

• Provides an option to compare SANs and generate compared reports.