HP StorageWorks TL895 Adding the TL895 to the Enterprise Backup Solution - Page 51
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5 Chapter Management Introduction Management of distributed enterprise environments is a prominent benchmark in today's competitive business world. To address this need, Compaq has developed a plan that integrates systems and storage-management software. Compaq provides Compaq Insight Manager as a server management tool, controlling storage as an extension of the server. Compaq Insight Manager provides Element Management and other utilities to manage configurations of subsystems. The impending introduction of Compaq Insight Manager XE, a Web-based Enterprise Management (WBEM) application, will build an infrastructure for the integration of all storage management software components. The StorageWorks Command Console (SWCC) management utility will be included to manage and configure StorageWorks subsystems. Partnering with Seagate Software Inc. and Computer Associates Inc., Compaq is developing key software to integrate their management consoles into this architecture. Although Enterprise Backup Solution (EBS) components are transparent to the server and the tape library, additional management features will be implemented in the Storage Hub 12 and the Fibre Channel Tape Controller (FCTC) components in future product releases. Tape management is progressing through continuous industry-standard efforts to address the new virtual enterprise storage networks. Tape Alert is a major effort to put advanced device management and reporting functions in the hands of Network Administrators. Compaq uses software applications created together with Seagate Software Inc. and Computer Associates Inc., both who