opstor version 9.1 - a walkthrough

26
OpStor V 9.1 - A multi vendor storage resource management and capacity forecasting software

Upload: meopstor

Post on 19-Jul-2015

314 views

Category:

Software


3 download

TRANSCRIPT

OpStorV 9.1

- A multi vendor storage resource management and

capacity forecasting software

AGENDA

• Understanding the user i.e, Storage Administrator, his duties and the challenges he faces

• Introduction about OpStor

• Overview of OpStor - v9.1

• Advantages of using OpStor

• Benefits of using OpStor

STORAGE ADMINISTRATORS - Duties

• Create LUNs

• Resolve storage shortages

• Maintain a proper backup schedule and perform backups

• System performance tuning

• Forecast storage growth

• Monitor current storage environment

• Make hardware / configuration changes when adding new servers

CHALLENGES FACED BY STORAGE ADMINISTRATORS

• Prevent system panic

• Isolating the problem

• Responsiveness

• Forecasting future storage demands

• Operate with products from different OEMs

• Security of the data (availability and retention)

OpStor

• OpStor from Manage Engine is a multi vendor SRM (Storage Resource Management) and capacity forecasting solution

• It monitors Storage Area Network (SAN) and Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices such as RAIDs, all-flash arrays, fabric switches, tape libraries, host / backup servers and host bus adapter cards

• It performs auto-discovery to deliver asset, capacity, performance, and configuration information on storage devices and their components

• It generates reports, forecasts storage demand and also performs escalations on alerts

5 EASY STEPS TO UNDERSTAND OPSTOR

• Home - Displays the summary of the entire storage environment

• Devices - Autodiscovers and displays all the devices that are connected

• Alarms - Allows you to select device type and view their alarms

• Maps - Gives a pictorial representation of the storage network

• Reports - Gives reports on performance, capacity, availability etc

Home - Displays the summary of the entire storage environment

Summary Screen

Home -> Forecast - Consolidated forecast for the entire storage setup

Home -> Top N - Displays the top devices for different metrics

Devices - Autodiscovers and displays all the devices that are connected

Device link -> Displays device info and important metrics at a glance

Device health link -> Displays power supply, fan and temperature status

Temperature status of IBM XIV storage system

LUN to VM map- Entire map of the VMs which are residing in various LUNs

Alarms - Allows you to select device type and view their alarms

Alarm Categories

Alarm Description

Maps - Gives a pictorial representation of the storage network

Bad / disrupted Connection Good / Operational Connection

Reports -> Summary - Gives summary reports based on different device types

For switch ports

For host servers

Reports -> Capacity Reports - Monitors the configured capacity and the used

capacity for different storage devices

Reports -> Availability - Shows the Uptime, Downtime, MTTR and MTBF for

different devices that are connected to the network

Reports -> Performance - Displays performance reports for all devices

Reports -> Performance - Comparision of performance metrics between devices

Reports -> TopN- Displays top devices based on the metrics selected

Reports -> Growth Trend- Displays growth trends based on criteria selected

Reports -> Forecast- Displays growth trends based for individual devices

ADVANTAGES OF USING OPSTOR v9.1

• Supports devices from different vendors

• Auto discovers all the devices that are connected in the storage network

• Captures sensor faults such as power supply, temperature, fan and battery, as well as status change notifications

• Has the map facility which provides the pictorial view of the storage network

• Administrators receive alarms through email or SMS messages based on pre-set rules

• Can be integrated with different ME products. Customers need not use different software for different applications

BENEFITS OF USING OPSTOR

• Increased visibility with unified view of your storage environment

• Reduced downtime with timely detection of problems

• Saves administrative time with effective reporting and escalations

• Lowers Total Cost of Ownership with NO extra software purchases

• Simplified management at an affordable price

Download OpStor nowhttp://www.manageengine.com/products/opstor/download.html

For more inputshttp://www.manageengine.com/products/opstor/help.html

For personalized supportWrite to us: [email protected] Call Toll free : +1-888-720-9500