Figure 7) Managing a mixed-array environment with SANtricity Storage Manager and System Manager.
For a detailed description of installing and configuring the components you choose, see the appropriate
Express Guides for deployment instructions.
2.2 SANtricity Unified Manager
SANtricity Unified Manager is a web-based central management interface that replaces the legacy
SANtricity Storage Manager Enterprise Management Window (EMW) for managing the new-generation
EF570/E5700 and EF280/E2800 arrays. The Unified Manager GUI is bundled with the SANtricity Web
Services Proxy starting with version 3.0 and installs on a management server with IP access to the
managed arrays. Unified Manager can manage hundreds of arrays.
SANtricity Unified Manager has added the following time-saving features:
• Upgrade multiple arrays with same type of controller at one time.
• Supports Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) and role-based access control (RBAC) just
like SANtricity System Manager. It includes a simplified certificate management workflow to manage
the Unified Manager or Web Services Proxy server certificates (truststore and keystore certificates).
• Supports organizing arrays by groups that you can create, name, and arrange.
• Supports importing common settings from one array to another, saving time from duplicating setup
steps for each array.
• Supports synchronous and asynchronous mirroring for EF570/E5700 and EF280/E2800 arrays. You
need the EMW only if the initiator or target array is a legacy E2700, E5600/EF560, or earlier array
model.
Note: With Unified Manager, you must use the legacy SYMbol management interface to set up or
manage mirrored relationships, but once you create them, you can disable the SYMbol
interface again. In an upcoming maintenance release, Unified Manager will fully support
managing mirroring through the more secure SSL interface.
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