Requirements for Export Tool

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

• Windows computer or a UNIX computer

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

 If a firewall exists between the Command Suite computer and the SVP, see the 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 Export Tool.

• Java Runtime Environment (JRE) software

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

• User ID for exclusive use of Export Tool

Before you can use Export Tool, you must create a user ID for exclusive use of Export Tool. Assign only the Storage Administrator (Performance Management) role to the user ID for Export Tool. Do not assign any roles other than the Storage Administrator (Performance Management) role to this user ID. Users who have the Storage Administrator (Performance Management) role can perform the following operations:

• Saving the monitoring data into files

• Changing the sampling interval

• Starting and stopping monitoring by using the set subcommand

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

• The Export Tool program

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

• Reinstallation of Export Tool is not mandatory if the Device Manager - Storage Navigator program and Export Tool version are:

• VSP G200: 83-02-00-20/XX or later

• VSP G400, G600: 83-02-00-40/XX or later

• VSP G800: 83-02-00-60/XX or later

For the Export Tool version, see the Readme.txt file stored in the software product media.

• If the installed Export Tool version is earlier than 83-02-00-20/XX (for VSP G200), 83-02-00-40/XX (for VSP G400, G600), or 83-02-00-60/XX (for VSP G800), remove Export Tool first. To remove it, delete the directory which was created when Export Tool was installed. When you delete the directory, monitoring data and log data acquired by Export Tool, and the file you edited will be deleted. If you need the monitoring data, log data, and the files you edited, save them in a separate directory before removing Export Tool.

• Running multiple instances of Export Tool simultaneously is not supported. If you run multiple instances, the SVP can become overloaded and a timeout error can occur.