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SMI-S -- The Key to Efficient Storage Management

HP Storage Essentials and HP Systems Insight Manager, HP's unified server-storage management tools, help maximize IT staff efficiency and hardware platform availability for small and large server deployments alike. They are designed for end-user setup, and their modular architecture enables system administrators to plug in additional functionality as needed.

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Storage management and SMI-S providers

HP SIM uses the Storage Management Initiative Specification (SMI-S) standard to discover and manage the storage systems it supports. You must have a storage system's SMI-S provider installed and configured in order for HP SIM to discover it. The storage systems supported by HP SIM include Fibre Channel disk arrays, tape libraries, switches, and hosts (with Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters installed). For more information, see the Introduction to SMI-S for HP Systems Insight Manager.

HP SIM 5.0 supports SMI-S compliant CIMOMs and providers that have passed the Storage Networking Industry Association Conformance Test Program (SNIA-CTP). This includes devices listed in the table below as well as others that are not listed. Note that SMI-S profiles implemented by providers passing the SNIA-CTP will vary from provider to provider. As a result, not all of the features that HP SIM supports are available for all the providers that have passed the SNIA-CTP. There is more information available on other companies who have passed the SNIA CTP certification and have SMI-S providers available.

Click a checkmark in the HP SIM or HP SE column for detailed information and configuration instructions. For devices not listed, please contact the device manufacturer to obtain the required software.

Device	Description	HP SIM	HP SE
Fibre channel disk arrays
HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array and Command View EVA 8.x	The SMI-S provider for the Enterprise Virtual Arrays is integrated with Command View EVA.
HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array and Command View EVA 7.x	The SMI-S provider for the Enterprise Virtual Arrays is integrated with Command View EVA.
HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array and Command View EVA 6.x	The SMI-S provider for the Enterprise Virtual Arrays is integrated with Command View EVA.
HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array and Command View EVA 5.x	The SMI-S provider for the Enterprise Virtual Arrays is integrated with Command View EVA.
HP StorageWorks Modular Smart Array	The SMI-S provider for the Modular Smart Array is self contained.
HP StorageWorks Enterprise Modular Array	The Enterprise Modular Array provider is available as a Windows executable installation file.
HP StorageWorks Virtual Array and Command View SDM 1.09.01	The SMI-S provider for the Virtual Arrays is integrated with Command View SDM.
HP StorageWorks XP Disk Array and Command View XP 2.2	The SMI-S provider for the XP Disk Array is integrated with Command View XP.
HP StorageWorks XP Disk Array and Command View XP 2.1	The SMI-S provider for the XP Disk Array is integrated with Command View XP.
HP StorageWorks XP Disk Array and Command View XP Advanced Edition 5.x	The SMI-S provider for the XP Disk Array is integrated with Command View XP.
HP StorageWorks XP Disk Array and Command View XP Advanced Edition 1.1	The SMI-S provider for the XP Disk Array is integrated with Command View XP.
Fibre channel tape libraries
HP StorageWorks Enterprise Systems Library (ESL) E-Series	The SMI-S provider for Enterprise Systems Library and Enterprise Modular Library is integrated with Command View TL.
Fibre channel switches
HP StorageWorks B-Series	The Brocade providers are available from the Brocade website.
HP StorageWorks M-Series	The McData providers are available from the HP website.
HP StorageWorks M-Series for p-Class BladeSystems	The McData switch provider for p-Class BladeSystems is available as a firmware update.
HP StorageWorks C-Series	The Cisco provider is available as a firmware update.
QLogic SANbox 52xx and 56xx Switches	The QLogic switch provider is available as a firmware update.
Fibre channel host bus adapters
HP-UX	The HP-UX HBA provider is available on the HP-UX Application Release CD version 06/03.
Windows	The Windows HBA providers are available as a self-installing Windows executables.
Linux	The Linux HBA providers are available as a rpm files

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