Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series - Management Software Overview; Thinksystem System Manager

Management software overview
The ThinkSystem SAN OS software is available for DE Series storage management and other tasks.
ThinkSystem SAN OS software consists of the following management interfaces:
• ThinkSystem System Manager – used to manage one controller in a storage array.
• ThinkSystem SAN Manager – used to view and manage all storage arrays in your network.
• ThinkSystem Storage Manager – used to provide firmware updates across multiple systems, and to
support the SecureCLI interface.
ThinkSystem System Manager
The ThinkSystem System Manager (hereinafter called System Manager) is web-based management software
embedded on each controller. To access the user interface, point a browser to the controller's IP address. A
setup wizard helps you get started with system configuration. As an alternative, you can also use the
command line interface (CLI). Select the interface you want to use:
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ThinkSystem System Manager online help
• Command Line Interface (CLI) Reference
System Manager offers a variety of management features, including:
Performance
View up to 30 days of performance data, including I/O
latency, IOPS, CPU utilization, and throughput.
Storage
Provision storage using pools or volume groups, and
create application workloads.
Data protection
Perform backup and disaster recovery using snapshots,
volume copy, and remote mirroring.
Hardware
Check component status and perform some functions
related to those components, such as assigning hot spare
drives.
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