HP StorageWorks ESL E-Series User Manual page 35

Library Overview
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Note: For information on using the Command View TL software, see the
StorageWorks Interface Manager and Command View TL User Guide
that shipped with
your library or visit http://www.hp.com/support/cvtl.
Any client machine on the LAN can communicate with the Interface Manager
either through the GUI web interface, or through a Telnet command line interface
(CLI). At a higher level, multiple libraries, each containing an Interface Manager
card, can be connected to a single management station. Each Interface Manager
card can communicate with only one management station, but the management
station can communicate with multiple Interface Manager cards (see Figure 12).
Library 1 Library 2 Library 3
IP IP IP
Management Station
Figure 12: Multiple libraries connected to a single management station
Tip: HP recommends that you install Command View TL on a single dedicated server
(management station) on the LAN. However, it is possible to install Command View TL
on multiple servers. In this scenario, if one management station claims a library for
management, then that same library cannot be managed by any other management
station. A library can only be managed by one management station at a time.
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