Recently HP has introduced a new management software for their trend setting 3PAR storage array and it is called 3PAR StoreServ Management Console (SSMC). The new HP 3PAR StoreServ Management Console (SSMC) streamlines management tasks using a simple, clean view of the array, which helps customers to effectively manage their 3PAR arrays and thus by reducing the management cost. The new SSMC interface mainly focuses on common tasks which most of the customers are handling on daily basis.
HP 3PAR StoreServ Management Console (SSMC) software provides next generation browser-based interfaces for managing and monitoring HP 3PAR storage systems.SSMC comes as a standalone software that is installed as a single bundle.
SSMC mainly consists of,
• Administrator Console— Provides you StoreServ Systems screen for managing the storage systems that are connected to the HP 3PAR SSMC. Also this helps you to add, edit, and remove 3PAR (StoreServ) systems.
• Main Console—Provides features like General screens for dashboards, activity, schedules, and settings,Block persona screens for monitoring and managing common provisioning groups, virtual volumes, virtual volume sets, hosts, and host sets. The main console mega menu looks as below once you are logged in.
We have already covered the installation part and now we will see the initial account creation and how to add the arrays to SSMC.
Open SSMC by double-clicking the program’s icon on your desktop. Your browser will open to the URL https://localhost:8443.
After installation,the first time when you open SSMC, you will see a popup which will notify you about SSMC administrator credential. You must set up the user name and password for the Administrator account.
Once you are done with Administrator credentials, you must log in to the
Administrator Console and add a StoreServ system before you can continue.
According to the SSMC release note, a single SSMC instance can manage 16 StoreServ systems, which is more that enough for a big enterprise. In this article, we will be dealing with only one storage array.
On the top right side of the SSMC, select Actions and click Add to add a new storage system.
In the add storage box screen, enter the DNS name or IP address of the StoreServ system which you want to add and manage. click Add once you are done.
HP 3PAR StoreServ Management Console (SSMC) software provides next generation browser-based interfaces for managing and monitoring HP 3PAR storage systems.SSMC comes as a standalone software that is installed as a single bundle.
SSMC mainly consists of,
• Administrator Console— Provides you StoreServ Systems screen for managing the storage systems that are connected to the HP 3PAR SSMC. Also this helps you to add, edit, and remove 3PAR (StoreServ) systems.
• Main Console—Provides features like General screens for dashboards, activity, schedules, and settings,Block persona screens for monitoring and managing common provisioning groups, virtual volumes, virtual volume sets, hosts, and host sets. The main console mega menu looks as below once you are logged in.
We have already covered the installation part and now we will see the initial account creation and how to add the arrays to SSMC.
Open SSMC by double-clicking the program’s icon on your desktop. Your browser will open to the URL https://localhost:8443.
After installation,the first time when you open SSMC, you will see a popup which will notify you about SSMC administrator credential. You must set up the user name and password for the Administrator account.
Once you are done with Administrator credentials, you must log in to the
Administrator Console and add a StoreServ system before you can continue.
After logging in to the administrator console, it is time to add your StoreServ so that you can manage it using SSMC.
On the top right side of the SSMC, select Actions and click Add to add a new storage system.
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