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3 Using SAN Visibility
This chapter addresses the following topics:
• SAN Visibility GUI
• Using SAN Visibility
The following procedure provides a brief overview of using HP StorageWorks Essentials SAN Visibility:
1. Specify the SAN details.
2. Specify the switch details.
3. Specify your contact information.
4. Run data collection.
5. Email the data collected (with .hp extension) to HP at: [email protected] for analysis. HP
sends back the processed report consisting of SAN topology diagram, SAN inventory, and
recommendations by email.
SAN Visibility GUI
Launch the HP StorageWorks Essentials SAN Visibility software by double-clicking the SAN Visibility
shortcut icon on the desktop. The HP StorageWorks Essentials SAN Visibility welcome screen displays,
as shown in
Figure 1 .
Figure 1 SAN Visibility welcome screen
Click OK to view the SAN Visibility GUI.
Following are the display areas in the SAN Visibility GUI, as shown in Figure 2 :
• A — Navigation area
• B — Main display area
• C — SAN explorer area
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