Device Manager - Storage Navigator

Hitachi Device Manager - Storage Navigator (HDvM - SN) provides a unified GUI for managing and optimizing the storage systems. HDvM - SN communicates directly with the storage system using a LAN to obtain storage system configuration and status information and send user-requested commands to the storage system.

Child Topics

• Device Manager - Storage Navigator overview

• Using Device Manager - Storage Navigator

  Follow instructions to log on to Device Manager - Storage Navigator properly. You then can use Device Manager - Storage Navigator, windows, and wizards to get started.

• Setting up and managing user accounts

  After Device Manager - Storage Navigator has been set up on the SVP of your storage system, and the management clients are set up, you can create user accounts for Device Manager - Storage Navigator users and define their roles.

• Creating resource groups and managing storage system resources

  You can divide a provisioned storage system into resource groups that allow you to manage the storage system as multiple virtual private storage systems. Configuring resource groups involves creating resource groups, moving storage system resources into the resource groups, and assigning resource groups to user groups.

• Configuring the Device Manager - Storage Navigator environment

  This section provides instructions for setting customized behaviors on Device Manager - Storage Navigator for your storage system, including timeout and polling periods, email notifications, and so on. Also, instructions are included for saving your Device Manager - Storage Navigator configuration settings and restoring them as needed.

• Managing license keys

  Accessing software functionality for your storage system requires a license key.

• Viewing and managing the storage system

  Use Device Manager - Storage Navigator to view storage system information, manage system configuration reports, and manage queued operations.

• Troubleshooting

  Troubleshooting for Device Manager - Storage Navigator involves identifying the cause of the error and resolving the problem.

• Examples of storage configuration reports

  The Device Manager - Storage Navigator can show configuration reports table, graph, and CSV formats.

• Raidinf command reference (obtaining configuration reports and tier relocation logs)

• Configuring storage systems GUI reference

• Using Device Manager - Storage Navigator secondary windows

  Some Hitachi Device Manager - Storage Navigator operations are performed through secondary window within the Java Runtime Environment (JRE).

• Device Manager - Storage Navigator user management GUI reference

• Device Manager - Storage Navigator licenses GUI reference

• Device Manager - Storage Navigator system GUI reference