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7Using Storage Area Manager on the Storage Management Appliance Application Notes
Storage Area Manager and SMA Implementation
The Storage Area Manager and Storage Management Appliance solution is delivered by
Storage Area Manager Implementation Service professionals, who install and configure the
software suite on the SMA. The service provides for trained, experienced, HP-certified
professionals to conduct the planning, implementation, verification, and demonstration of
Storage Area Manager within your SAN environment. This ensures that the software is set up
and configured correctly so you can start managing your storage efficiently in the shortest
possible time.
This section discusses special considerations for running Storage Area Manager on the SMA,
including:
■ Hardware and Software Requirements, page 7
■ Accessing Storage Area Manager, page 8
■ Event Notification, page 9
■ Licensing, page 9
■ Security, page 10
■ Databases, page 10
■ Discovery, page 10
■ Performance Considerations, page 10
■ Compatibility Between Storage Area Manager and SMA Components, page 10
Storage Management Appliance software v2.0 supports Storage Area Manager v3.0; Storage
Management Appliance software v2.1 supports Storage Area Manager v3.0 or v3.1. This
document clearly identifies the configuration procedures required for each version.
Hardware and Software Requirements
To successfully install and run Storage Area Manager on the SMA, you need the following:
■ Storage Management Appliance II, with an additional 1 GB of memory or
Storage Management Appliance III
■ Storage Area Manager v3.0 (v03.00.03.0021 or later) or v3.1
■ Storage Management Appliance software v2.0, with Service Pack 4 or
Storage Management Appliance software v2.1
See “Installation Prerequisites” on page 12 for additional requirements.
When installing Storage Area Manager on an SMA, the maximum recommended
configuration is 50 hosts and 10,000 host-LUNs.
Note: The first generation Storage Management Appliance (previously called SANworks
Management Appliance) cannot be upgraded to run Storage Area Manager. Storage Area
Manager installation can be performed only on a Storage Management Appliance II or later.