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Management
Introduction
Management of distributed enterprise environments is a prominent benchmark
in today's competitive business world. To address this need, Compaq has
developed a plan that integrates systems and storage-management software.
Compaq provides Compaq Insight Manager as a server management tool,
controlling storage as an extension of the server. Compaq Insight Manager
provides Element Management and other utilities to manage configurations of
subsystems.
The impending introduction of Compaq Insight Manager XE, a Web-based
Enterprise Management (WBEM) application, will build an infrastructure for
the integration of all storage management software components. The
StorageWorks Command Console (SWCC) management utility will be
included to manage and configure StorageWorks subsystems.
Partnering with Seagate Software Inc. and Computer Associates Inc., Compaq
is developing key software to integrate their management consoles into this
architecture. Although Enterprise Backup Solution (EBS) components are
transparent to the server and the tape library, additional management features
will be implemented in the Storage Hub 12 and the Fibre Channel Tape
Controller (FCTC) components in future product releases.
Tape management is progressing through continuous industry-standard efforts
to address the new virtual enterprise storage networks. Tape Alert is a major
effort to put advanced device management and reporting functions in the
hands of Network Administrators. Compaq uses software applications created
together with Seagate Software Inc. and Computer Associates Inc., both who
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