Understand EMC Navisphere Management Suite.

EMC Navisphere Management software is a suite of tools that allows centralized management of CLARiiON storage systems. Navisphere provides a centralized tool to monitor, configure, and analyze performance. Navisphere can be launched from EMC ControlCenter. In the event that you already have a Symmetrix and ControlCenter, ControlCenter will allow you to manage all your information from one central location.Navisphere stores initiator and host information on the array. It is used to create the relationships used for access control, as well as information presented in Navisphere. It also can automatically set any unique features required to support an operating system, enabling it to support a heterogeneous environment on a single port. Navisphere Manager provides speed and flexibility using the familiar Microsoft windows interface. It lowers cost of management/ownership, including training and administrative costs, and has a proactive focus on addressing potential problems. It reduces personnel requirements by its ability to increase the productivity of staff by managing larger amounts of storage with fewer resources.

The Navisphere Suite includes:-

1) Navisphere Manager: Allows graphical user interface (GUI) management andconfiguration of a single or multiple system, and is also the center for management and configuration of system-based access and protection software including Access Logix, SnapView, and MirrorView applications.

2) Analyzer: A performance analysis tool for CLARiiON hardware components.

3) Agent: Provides the management communication path to the system. Enables CLI access.

Salient Features :-

# Centralized management for CLARiiON storage throughout the enterprise

Centralized management means a more effective staff

# Allows user to quickly adapt to business changes

# Keeps business-critical applications available

# Key features

– Java based interface has familiar look and feel

– Multiple server support

– EMC ControlCenter integration

– Management framework integration

# Navisphere Software Suite

– Navisphere Manager

– Navisphere Analyzer

– Navisphere CLI

# Discover

– Discovers all managed CLARiiON systems

# Monitor

– Show status of storage systems,Storage Processors, disks,snapshots, remote mirrors, and other components

– Centralized alerting

# Apply and provision

– Configure volumes and assign storage to hosts

– Configure snapshots and remote mirrors

– Set system parameters

– Customize views via Navisphere Organizer

# Report

– Provide extensive performance statistics via Navisphere Analyzer