Dell EQUALLOGIC PS6500 Hardware Manual page 6

PS6500 Hardware Maintenance
PS Series arrays optimize resources by automating performance and network load balancing. Additionally, PS
Series arrays offer all-inclusive array management software, host software, and free firmware updates. The features
and products described next are available at no additional cost.
PS Series Array Software
• Firmware - Installed on each array, PS Series firmware software allows you to manage your storage
environment and provides capabilities such as volume snapshots, cloning, and replication to ensure data hosted
on the arrays is protected in the event of an error or disaster.
- Group Manager GUI: Provides a graphical user interface for managing a group.
- Group Manager CLI: Provides a command line interface for managing a group.
• Manual Transfer Utility (MTU) – Runs on Windows and Linux systems and enables you to use physical media
to securely transfer large amounts of data to a replication partner, facilitating replication and preventing
network congestion.
Host Software for Windows
• Host Integration Tools
- Remote Setup Wizard (RSW): Initializes new PS Series arrays, configures host connections to PS Series
groups, and configures and manages multipathing.
- Multipath I/O Device Specific Module (MPIO DSM): Includes a connection awareness-module that
understands PS Series network load balancing and facilitates host connections to PS Series volumes.
- VSS and VDS Provider Services: Allows 3rd party backup software vendors to perform off-host backups.
- Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition (ASM/ME): Uses PS Series snapshots, cloning, and replication
to provide point-in-time protection of critical data for supported applications, including SQL Server,
Exchange Server, Hyper-V, and NTFS file shares.
• SAN HeadQuarters (SANHQ): Provides centralized monitoring, historical performance trending, and event
reporting for multiple PS Series groups.
Host Software for VMware
• Storage Adapter for Site Recovery Manager (SRM): Allows SRM to understand and recognize PS Series
replication for full SRM integration.
• Auto-Snapshot Manager/VMware Edition (ASM/VE): Integrates with VMware Virtual Center and PS Series
snapshots to allow administrators to enable Smart Copy protection of Virtual Center folders, datastores, and
virtual machines.
Current Customers Please Note: You may not be running the latest versions of the tools and software listed above.
If you are under a valid warranty or support agreement for your PS Series array, you are entitled to obtain the latest
updates and new releases as they become available.
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