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Chapter 15. Open systems support and software 327
As a component of the IBM TotalStorage Productivity Center, Multiple Device Manager is
designed to reduce the complexity of managing SAN storage devices by allowing
administrators to configure, manage, and monitor storage from a single console.
The devices managed are not restricted to IBM brand products. In fact, any device compliant
with the
Storage Network Industry Association (SNIA) Storage Management Initiative
Specification
(SMI-S) can be managed with the IBM TotalStorage Multiple Device Manager.
The protocol utilized to enable the central management is called the
Common Information
Model
(CIM). This open standards based protocol uses XML to define CIM objects and to
manage storage devices over HTTP transactions. Figure 15-2 shows the MDM main panel.
Figure 15-2 MDM main panel
For more information about the IBM TotalStorage Multiple Device Manager refer to the
redbook
IBM TotalStorage Multiple Device Manager Usage Guide, SG24-7097.
Updated support summaries, including specific software, hardware, and firmware levels
supported, are maintained at:
http://www.ibm.com/storage/support/mdm
The IBM TotalStorage Multiple Device Manager is composed of three subcomponents:
Device Manager
TPC for Disk
TPC for Replication
They are described in the folowing sections.