Hitachi 9900 Series - Manual (Page 48)

The components of H i Command ™
HiCommand ™ consists of three components:
1. The HiCommand ™ Server resides on any Windows ® NT/2000, or Sun
Solaris server, and connects to the Lightning 9900 ™ Series system(s) over a private
LAN. A single HiCommand ™ server can manage multiple Lightning 9900 ™ Series
storage systems, providing a common point of control that delivers:
• Out of band storage area networks (SANs), networked attached storage
(NAS), or direct attached storage (DAS) connections enable data to run
between the server and storage at lightning speeds.
• Seamless integration between HiCommand ™ and software solutions from
industry leaders such as VERITAS ® Software, Sun Microsystems ® , BMC
Software ® , IBM ® , Tivoli ® , and Computer Associates ® through use of
XML-based APIs.
• Remote and local access control offers a centralized approach to managing
storage from any location.
2. A GUI, browser-based interface that is easy to learn and allows for simple and
efficient storage administration. A browser from anywhere can control the
HiCommand
™ server. In addition, HiCommand ™ also supplies an optional CLI
(Command Line Interface).
3. Host Agents reside on the customer’s application servers and ‘push’ information
back to HiCommand ™ , including percentage of file utilization of LUNs, HBA
WWNs, operating system SCSI addresses; and other useful device specific and file
level information.
Overview of how the Systems Management Software supports business
objectives
To be successful in today’s business environment, companies must attain the highest
levels of business agility, with maximum IT system efficiency and performance. The
“storage centric” model of computing is widely accepted today. In this model “enterprise
data” is the most important element of the IT infrastructure. Intelligent storage and
network management software suites like the Hitachi Resource Manager
™ therefore are at
the heart of the enterprise’s ability to achieve high levels of performance and availability to
meet business objectives. Explosively growing storage in both centralized and distributed
environments must be managed intelligently while ensuring that storage data remains
available to all who need it.
The complexities of heterogeneous computing environments make storage
management a daunting task. Hitachi Data Systems offers the ideal solution to this
difficult challenge, Hitachi Resource Manager
™ . This comprehensive systems and software
management offering brings together Hitachi Graph-Track ™ , Hitachi Virtual Logical
Volume Image Manager ™ , Hitachi FlashAccess ™ , and Hitachi LUN Manager ™ into one
complete package. Designed for the Lightning 9900 ™ Series, these diverse capabilities
provide world class functionality.
Hitachi Graph-Track ™ provides the ultimate in reliable, easy-to-use hardware
performance and availability management software. Hitachi VLVI Manager ™ enhances
Lightning 9900 ™ performance by defining logical volumes in many sizes to fit workloads
better and utilize the full capacity of the system. Hitachi FlashAccess ™ lets users “lock”
Lightning 9900 ™ data into cache in real time for ultra-high performance. And Hitachi
LUN Manager lets users define, configure, and maintain open systems logical units (LUNs)
without hardware vendor intervention.
Hitachi Resource
Manager
™ provides the
ultimate in reliable,
easy-to-use hardware
performance and
availability management
software.
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Centralized and Open Systems Management Software Simplifies IT Operations