HP 3PAR Host Explorer Software - Manual (Page 7)

HP 3PAR Host Explorer User Guide
1.1
Introduction
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Introduction
This guide provides information about installing and uninstalling the HP 3PAR Host Explorer
on the following platforms:
■ Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and 2008, 32 bit and 64 bit
■ Red Hat Linux systems running RHEL 4 Update 6 or later; RHEL 5 and RHEL 6
■ Sparc systems running Solaris 10
This guide is for Microsoft Windows, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, and Oracle Solaris (Sparc)
administrators who are responsible for maintaining the operating environment and who
understand the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage system. Also, this guide provides reference
information on the Command Line Interface (CLI) utility TpdHostAgent , which allows
management of the HP 3PAR Host Explorer on the hosts.
1.1 HP 3PAR Host Explorer
The HP 3PAR Host Explorer is a program that runs on a host connected to an HP 3PAR StoreServ
Storage system. The Host Explorer is an agent that runs as a service on Windows and as a
daemon on Linux and Solaris operating systems. No license is required to use the HP 3PAR Host
Explorer.
The Host Explorer communicates with the storage system over an FC or iSCSI connection and
enables the host to send detailed host configuration information to the storage system. The
information gathered from the Host Explorer is visible for uncreated hosts and assists with host
creation and diagnosing host connectivity issues.