System information
Table Of Contents
- Introduction to SolarWinds Storage Manager powered by Profiler
- Installation
- Storage Manager System Requirements
- Storage Manager Server Installation for Windows
- Installing Storage Manager over an Existing Profiler Deployment
- Clean Install of Storage Manager for Windows
- Installing the Storage Manager Integration Module on your Orion Server
- License Activation
- STM Agent OS Device Configuration
- STM Orion NPM Integration
- Storage Manager Database
- Web Console Navigation
- Server Setup
- Monitoring Storage Arrays
- Backup Profiler
- Monitoring VMware
- VMware Device Requirements
- Configuring VMware
- Application Monitoring
- Gathering Exchange 2003/2007 Storage Data
- Exchange 2003 Clustering:
- Requirements for Gathering Exchange 2003/2007 Mailbox/Attachment Analysis Data
- Adding an Oracle Device
- Requirements
- Procedure:
- Windows:
- For example:
- Linux / Solaris installation:
- For example:
- Configuring an Oracle Device
- Editing an Oracle Configuration
- Reports and Schedules
- Rules & Policies
- Linux Installation
- STM Installation for LINUX
- New Install for Linux Server
- New Install for Linux Agent
- Uninstalling the Linux Server
- Uninstalling the Linux Agent
- Upgrading a Linux Server on an Existing Installation
- Upgrading the Linux Agent on an Existing Installation
- Backup Profiler Requirements
- Installing Agents on Windows Cluster (Windows 2008)
- Appendix
- SMI-S Provider Installation & Configuration
- General SMI-S Questions
- SMI-S Providers
- 3PAR Provider
- Troubleshooting 3PAR
- Dell MD3K Provider
- Dell Compellent
- Troubleshooting Compellent
- EMC Provider (Clariion, Symmetrix, Vmax)
- EMC Provider Version 4.0 and later
- Symmetrix
- CLARiiON Locally Attached
- CLARiiON out-of-band
- Provider Version Pre-4.0.0
- Adding A SAN
- Symmetrix & CLARiiON Out-of-Band
- CLARiiON Locally Attached
- Troubleshooting EMC (All Versions)
- Troubleshooting EMC Version 4.0.0 and later
- Troubleshooting EMC Version Pre-4.0.0
- Hitachi Data Systems (HDS) Provider
- Troubleshooting HDS
- HP Providers
- HP Provider Installation
- HP XP Provider
- HP EVA Provider (Command View)
- Adding Users to HP Groups
- Troubleshooting HP EVA
- Troubleshooting Using the CollectLogs tool
- HP LeftHand
- Finding a Management Node
- Enabling SNMP:
- IBM DS Provider
- IBM Provider Download:
- IBM CIM Agent:
- IBM Provider FAQ:
- Install guides:
- Troubleshooting IBM
- IBM SVC Provider
- Troubleshooting IBM SVC Provider
- LSI Provider
- New Provider (Eagle 2)
- Installation for Windows
- Adding A SAN
- Adding A SAN
- Installation on Linux
- Legacy Provider (Pre-Eagle 2)
- Installation on Windows
- Adding A SAN
- Windows
- Linux
- Obtaining Array Identifier
- SANtricity Storage Manager
- Troubleshooting LSI New Provider Eagle 2
- Troubleshooting LSI Legacy Provider (Pre-Eagle 2)
- OS Embedded Providers
- Solaris
- Pillar Provider
- Troubleshooting Pillar
- Using Support Tool to force a Pilot Failover.
- Sun Storage TEK 99xxSeries Provider
- Sun Storage TEK 2K, 6K & FLX Provider
- SMI-S Provider Tools
- Remote Agent Upgrade Utility
- Performing an Agent Upgrade:
- How to enable SSL login for the STM website
- Installing Local Help Files
- General Troubleshooting
- Index

Storage Manager
1
Chapter 1
Introduction to SolarWinds Storage Manager
powered by Profiler
SolarWinds Storage Manager (STM) is designed to give users greater control
over their networked storage and server environments. Storage Manager
supports event monitoring and reporting of the health, status, usage, and
performance of critical storage and server devices. STM provides Web-
accessible displays and reports that can be used by operators, administrators,
and managers who are responsible for monitoring, allocating, upgrading and
purchasing storage devices.
STM is composed of two separate components:
• STM Server: Collects data from agents, traps and pollers into a central
database and distributes information to users via the web interface. Also
allows the user to manage the Agents remotely.
• STM Agents: Provides the framework to gather the storage, server
performance and file analysis information from devices (both local and
remote) and transmits it to the STM server.
Why Install Storage Manager
Storage Manager provides accurate, critical classification and performance
information for SAN, NAS, fibre channel switches and HBA's, enabling IT
managers and administrators to monitor, alert, forecast, and act on both storage
performance, utilization, and storage provisioning.
Collectively, Storage Manager powered by Profiler and Backup Profiler monitor a
number of platforms, applications, and devices including the following devices:
Supported Devices
OS
• Linux
• Windows ®
• Unix (IBM AIX, HP-UX, Sun Solaris)
• Virtualization
• VMware ®
• Applications










