EMC FC5300 Network Hardware User Manual


 
6
Using Navisphere Manager Software
6-3
Storage-System Management
Using Navisphere Manager Software
Navisphere Manager software (Manager) lets you manage multiple
storage systems connected to servers on a TCP/IP network. Manager
offers extensive management features and includes comprehensive
on-line help. Manager is required for shared storage and optional for
unshared storage.
Manager runs on a management station which is a Windows NT
®
or
Windows
®
2000 host. The servers connected to a storage system can
run Windows or one of several UNIX
®
operating systems. With
shared storage, servers connected to the SAN can run different
operating systems; with direct (unshared direct or
shared-or-clustered) storage, servers connected to the same storage
system must run the same operating system.
The following figures show Navisphere Manager in shared and
unshared environments.