Scanning process of SAN
RAID Recovery - Scanning process of SAN
Scanning process of SAN is quite challenging job for many users. But the understanding SAN infrastructure can help administrators to know the environment with detailed information and also with the clue when to change them accordingly. Different modern tools with different capabilities are available to assists them.
BrightStor SAN designer, one of the important tools from Computer Associates, is significant for the administrators. This solution integrates with Visio flawlessly. This is also considered to be the best discovery phase as well as planning phase as it offers the capability to recognize the SAN first and help updating the plans. Besides, the tool has rules foundation written combining with the SAN hardware as well as software vendors that can be supported from the best practices for a set up as well as configuration of intricate SAN environment. Those rules are updated on regular basis. Except, there are numerous SAN management products such as:
- Veritas CommandCentral Storage
- McData SANevigator
- FujitsuSoffek
Some other products can also be mentioned including the tools that ship with different Fibre Channel switch, HBA and storage solutions. Many of the users use the tools that have effectively managed the SAN environment and fulfilled the demands. Majority of the products have not only successfully managed the environment and offered visual map but also has helped in alerting and building in policy management. These tools are widely used into big enterprise management system.
