Requirements for the Export Tool

The following components are required to use the Export Tool. For details, see the Hitachi Command Suite User Guide.

Windows computer or a UNIX computer

The Export Tool runs on Windows computers and UNIX computers that can run the Hitachi Command Suite software. If your Windows or UNIX computer is unable to run Hitachi Command Suite, your computer is unable to run the Export Tool.

If a firewall exists between the Hitachi Command Suite computer and the SVP, see the Hitachi Command Suite User Guide. In the topic about setting up TCP/IP for a firewall, the RMI port numbers listed are the only direct communication settings required for the Export Tool.

Java Runtime Environment (JRE) software

To use the Export Tool, you must have the JRE software on your Windows or UNIX computer. If your computer runs Hitachi Command Suite, the required version of JRE is already installed (Export Tool uses the same JRE version as Hitachi Command Suite), and you can install the Export Tool. If your computer does not run Hitachi Command Suite but contains the required version of JRE, you can install the Export Tool on your computer. If your computer does not have the required JRE version, you need to install JRE before installing Export Tool. See the Hitachi Command Suite User Guide for the required JRE version.

User ID for exclusive use of the Export Tool

Before you can use the Export Tool, you must create a user ID for exclusive use of the Export Tool. Assign only the Storage Administrator (Performance Management) role to the user ID for the Export Tool. It is recommended that you do not assign any roles other than the Storage Administrator (Performance Management) role to this user ID. The user who is assigned to the Storage Administrator (Performance Management) role can do the following:

Save the monitoring data into files

Change the sampling interval

Start or stop monitoring by the set subcommand

For details about creating user IDs, see Hitachi Command Suite User Guide.

The Export Tool program

Media for the software products contains the Export Tool. For information about how to install the Export Tool, see Installing the Export Tool.

Always use the Export Tool corresponding to the Device Manager - Storage Navigator software. When the Device Manager - Storage Navigator software changes, you must install the Export Tool version that is on the Host Feature disk. For the Export Tool version, see the Readme.txt on the Host Feature disk.