Visual San Intro Student - Resource - Guide

VisualSAN Introduction, 1
VisualSAN Introduction
EMC Global Education

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This course is intended to give the audience an overview of VisualSAN This course is organized into the following sections:
Section 1 - Overview
Architecture Product Components Software packaging and layers Agents User Interface
Section 2 - Management
Role Based Administration Device Properties Reports Alert Management Remote Agents Zoning Storage Provisioning Configuration Manager Performance Manager SANMeter

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This slide provides an overview of the topics to be covered in this course.
Course Objectives
After completing this course, you will be able to: z Provide an overview of EMC VisualSAN architecture z Identify the components of EMC VisualSAN 4.0 z Provide an overview of the VisualSAN User Interface z Describe how VisualSAN agents work z Provide an overview of Role based administration in VisualSAN z Describe how to setup reports z Describe how Alert Management works in VisualSAN z Describe some of the remote agents available with VisualSAN z Provide an overview of zoning, Storage provisioning, Configuration and Performance Manager in VisualSAN
The objectives for this course are shown here. Please take a moment to read them.
Section 1 - Overview

This section provides an overview of EMC VisualSAN. Topics covered are VisualSAN Architecture, Product Components, Software packaging and layers, Agents and overview of the User Interface.
VisualSAN Architecture
VisualSAN Management Server
Components on Server: VisualSAN Application Navi CLI
VisualSAN gathers CLARiiON array info through: CLI (Navisphere)
Business Application Server

VisualSAN gathers Host and HBA info through: SNMP (MIB II) SNMP (QLogic MIB) CLI (Navi CLI agent)
VisualSAN gathers Brocade switch info through: SNMP (MIB) SNMP (API for Control)
VisualSAN gathers Bridge info through: SNMP (MIB)
Fibre Channel
Ethernet
VisualSAN gathers Tape Library info through: SNMP (MIB)

EMC VisualSAN can run either as an application on the management station using local VisualSAN services, or it can run in a Web browser through a Java applet using the services installed on the management station. Running VisualSAN through the Web browser is less resource intensive on the local computer since services are located on another computer. The application services are a core component of VisualSAN and must be running in order to gain the most information, in some cases any information, from your SAN devices. Services start automatically after setup and must be running before you start the application.
VisualSAN Product Suite

z EMC VisualSAN Network Manager (NSM) z EMC VisualSAN Performance Manager (PM) z EMC VisualSAN Configuration Manager (CM) z EMC VisualSAN SAN Assistant (PA) z EMC VisualSAN Support Center (SC)

VisualSAN includes several license based components: Network Manager The base component allowing for SAN management and monitoring. It also includes Support Link functionality for e-mailing configurations to an authorized support center. Performance Manager An optional component for monitoring SAN performance Configuration Manager An optional component for viewing SAN changes SAN Assistant An optional component for provisioning storage In addition, Support Center installs at the support center and allows the support engineer to analyze uploads from customers sites.
Network Manager (NM)

VisualSAN Network Manager (NM) discovers, manages, and monitors multi-vendor SAN devices, generating a topology map that depicts the SAN environment and its interconnects. This drill-down map, viewed via an intuitive user interface, indicates which devices and interconnects are active and which areas need attention. VisualSAN NM monitors events, quickly and intelligently distinguishing urgent SAN events and generating alerts. VisualSAN NM provides zone management for CLARiiON supported switches and supports node zoning. Through the VisualSAN Zone Explorer, the user can create, define, and manage storage zones. The Zone Explorer minimizes SAN complexity by enabling the user to directly define zones, activate zone configurations, and visualize all zones. The NM can be used to view extended device attributes and launch management apps such as Navisphere or the Brocade GUI. Inventory and custom reports are easily generated through the NM console. Embedded in Network Manager is Support Link. This is a background application that runs at the customer site. It maintains a baseline capture of the SAN configuration. Support Link provides the ability to update the baseline capture if configuration changes. It can be commanded to send an e-mail to the support center with captures and events up to specified file size.
SAN Assistant (PA)

VisualSAN SAN Assistant (PA) enables the user to create a path between a host and a storage system by creating LUN masks that enable access between two devices. The user can further secure this data by configuring zoning on the device. On the topology map, the user can visualize paths by selecting a host or storage system. All valid paths to and from the selected device are highlighted on the topology map. Through VisualSAN SAN Assistant, it is possible to:

Provision paths between hosts and storage systems for CLARiiON arrays and clusters, specify the storage system and LUN, configure zones automatically or manually, and create the LUN mask (storage group). Discover and represent the complete path, including fabrics, switches, ports, HBAs and LUs, between a storage system and host. Visualize the volume and application association between a storage system and host. View device relationships and hierarchies from a host and storage-system point of view.
Configuration Manager (CM)

VisualSAN Configuration Manager (CM) is an add-on application within the VisualSAN Network Management Suite that delivers configuration management tools for comparison, historical reference, change management, asset management, and replication. CM provides for a configuration capture at point in time which may also be automated. The configuration capture can be used for visual topology comparison. The comparisons can be tailored through a user defined comparison filter. When a capture is performed it can be compared against a live SAN or up to two previous captures.
Performance Manager (PM)

VisualSAN Performance Manager (PM) is an add-on application within the VisualSAN Network Management Suite that delivers real-time and historical performance monitoring of SANs and renders this data in an intuitive visual format with alert generation. It features an intuitive user interface which can be used to monitor historical trending and predict element saturation. VisualSAN PM provides real time graphs with thresholds and can multiple devices and statistics. The interface allows access to an historical database and can provide historical graphs.
Support Center (SC)

Support Center This is an application that runs at the Support Center. It is a central database that all support technicians can access through a web client. Support Center compares customer configurations by importing up to 3 captures (baseline, updated baseline, and problem) along with modification events using a 1 step process. The technician can compare configurations using topology map, detail tree, and modification history. It maintains customer information by tracking customers by Unique ID included in each customer email. It can access information about existing customers by entering their Unique ID in Open Customer dialog.
Packaging
Contents Priced Options 32 switch port upgrade
Performance Edition
Network Manager SAN Assistant Performance Manager Configuration Manager 64 switch ports
Configuration Edition
Network Manager SAN Assistant Configuration Manager 32 switch ports
Configuration Performance 32 switch port upgrade
Network Edition
Network Manager SAN Assistant 32 switch ports
Network Configuration Network Performance 32 switch port upgrade Standard Network Standard Configuration Standard Performance
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Standard Edition
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Network Manager 16 switch ports
Performance Edition = ((NM/PA)+CM)+PM (64 ports) Includes ((NM/PA) +CM) + Performance Manager for up to 64 ports. The Performance Edition is targeted for mature Mid Range customers and for Distributed environments of Enterprise accounts. Configuration Edition = (NM/PA)+CM (32 ports) Includes (NM/PA) + VisualSAN Configuration Manager for up to 32 ports. The Configuration Edition is targeted for telesales and EMC Channels for installed base and new sales. Network Edition = (NM/PA) (32 ports) Includes VisualSAN Network Manager, SAN Assistant and support for up to 32 ports. The Network Edition targeted for telesales to the installed base. Standard Edition = (NM) (16 ports) Includes VisualSAN Network Manager for up to 16 ports. Standard Edition is positioned against Dells low-end offering and for telesales and the installed base. Upgrades include:

Standard Edition to Network Edition Standard Edition to Configuration Edition Standard Edition to Performance Edition Network Edition to Configuration Edition Network Edition to Performance Edition Configuration Edition to Performance Edition 32 Port upgrades (Network, Configuration and Performance only)
VisualSAN Layers
Software Layers
User Interface User Defined Client Process
SANDAPI
Discovery Engine Service
Device Manager Service
Event Queue Service
Alert Repository TRAP Notification Manager Service Service Service
Proxy Service

VisualSAN Network Management Services Discovery Engine Service - Discovers SNMP devices Device Manager Service - Launched per device type

Out-of-band (SNMP) Device Manager launched on any host In-band (non-SNMP: HBA/SCSI) Device Managers launched on each HBA resident host, Polls devices, provides status and performance data
Event Queue Service - Central process: All events posted to or received from Event Queue Service Alert Notification Service - Filters events, sends email, pages, and SNMP Traps Repository Manager Service - Service providing Fibre & SCSI connectivity information TRAP Service - Receives and processes SNMP Traps Proxy Service - Conduit to Network Management Services when in browser UI operational mode
VisualSAN Dataflow
Display Network Manager User Interface Performance Manager Configuration Manager User Interface User Interface (optional) (optional) Third-Party User Interface
Process
Alert Notification Service
Repository Manager Service
Database Service
Performance Manager Performance Engine Services (optional)
Monitor
Event Queue Service
Trap Listener Service
Windows SNMP Trap Service
Discover
Validate
License Manager Service
Login Service

Here we see the services and other components in VisualSAN and where they fit within the applications architecture. In order to create the topology display, VisualSAN begins with user and application validation. The discovery step relies on the Discovery Engine and Device Manager services. After extracting and logging events Alerts are created and the repository is updated. Finally the display components create and display the topology map and other visuals.
VisualSAN Services

Services are designed to facilitate application development. The Services window will display the VisualSAN services and their current status. All of the services are Java-based; the binaries are encapsulated in JAR files. Note: The services are bound to the default IP address of the Management host. In a multi-home machine there could be login issues if an IP address is lost or changed.
Repository Manager Service

z Receives device status events z Processes the events producing connectivity
information
z Processing Components Fibre Channel Connectivity Service (FCS)

Processes In-band (HBA) and Out-of-band (SNMP device) information to produce Fabric Topology
SCSI Device Service (SDS)

Processes SCSI Information
SCSI Information obtained via the HBA Device Manager
Adds SCSI/JBOD connectivity to the Fabric Topology

The Repository Manager service receives and process incoming events. The service has two parts:

The Fibre Channel Connectivity service which handles in-band and out-of-band information used to create the fabric topology. The SCSI Device service handles all SCSI information including JBOD connectivity.
Event Queue Service

z Central Service for all Posted Events
Device Manager posts Heartbeat & Status Events Repository Manager posts network element information Alert Notification Service posts alert notification information SANDAPI allows for non-NM Service event posting
z Central Service for Event Delivery to Client Processes
Repository Manager receives device status events Alert Notification Service receives all events:
Correlators determine if an alert should be sent
User Interface receives

Element events ANS alert notification events
SANDAPI allows for non-NM Client to receive events Client event backlog is configurable ensuring no events are lost
z Logs all Events to the Database
The Event Queue service queries the other services listening for events to be recorded into the Repository.

z Discovers all SNMP devices Performed out-of-band, over Ethernet using SNMP requests Configurable characteristics
Ethernet IP addresses, or ranges Poll timeout and discovery retry attempts Rediscovery Interval
z Communicates discovered devices to the Device
Manager Service or Client Service

Communicates all discovered devices to the Device Manager Service or Client Service

DiscoveryEngineApi Class allows a Client to start & stop discovery, modify the IP Address ranges, retrieve discovery % complete information, etc. DiscoveryEngineListenerApi allows for the Discovery Engine Service to notify the client when discovery is started & completed, when new devices are added, when the Discovery Engine Service has been shutdown, etc.

z The Device Manager Service (DMS) is the Windows
Service that contains all of the individual Device Manager objects
z The DMS loads the devicemgr.properties file File is formatted as single lines containing the fully qualified class path to each class that the DMS will load Comment lines may be entered by preceding the text with a #

When the DMS starts it will attempt to load each Device Manager (DM) defined within the devicemgr.properties file. If a class cannot be found an error is output to the log file and loading of other classes continues. The DMS will then start its scheduler in order to schedule each class (Object) to do its job. A Device Manager:

Is a class that monitors a device for information Knows nothing of the system architecture Monitors a device and reads all pertinent information about that device Formats the information into a standard format Reports when a device is not responding Reports performance information about a device if available
Device Managers are written to interface with and gather information from specific devices. Some Examples:

Silkworm Monitors Silkworm devices CLARiiONDM Monitors CLARiiON devices GenericHostDM Monitors host devices
DMS and DM notes

The DMS will poll the DMs once every 2 minutes (settable) for a heartbeat The heartbeat is hidden from the DM since this is just a call to getStatusInfo() Any DM that does not answer a heartbeat will be assumed failed and thus be set to critical The performance polling rate and the status polling rates are independent A DM can have custom polling rates per device
VisualSAN Agents
z Reports connectivity information to a VisualSAN Server z SAN Attached z Windows, Solaris and Linux based Agents z Used for Reporting only, cannot run application on
remote machine

Installing agents enables VisualSAN to monitor SAN hosts more effectively by collecting information about the SANs Fibre Channel connectivity. This information is not available without the VisualSAN agent.
Management Station Requirements

Operating System Requirement
z z z
z Target LAN must be available z SNMP must be available z SMTP should be available z Verify that DNS is properly
Microsoft Windows 2000 (Professional, Server, Advanced Server) w/ SP3, SP4 Microsoft Windows XP Professional w/ SP1 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (Standard, Enterprise) Minimum for Small SANs
Processor: Intel Pentium III, 600 MHz RAM: 512MB minimum Disk Space: 400 MB Processor: Intel Pentium 4, 1 GHz RAM: 1GB Disk Space: 3 GB
Hardware Requirements
z
configured
z MSDE 2000 will be installed if no
compatible database exists

If SQL Server is already installed, make sure that it is configured to be in Mixed Mode
z Web Server (only if accessing
Recommended for Medium-sized SANs

Recommended for Large SANs
Processor: Intel Pentium 4, 2 GHz RAM: 1GB Disk Space: 6 GB EMC Global Education
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VisualSAN software is only supported on the listed Windows platforms. Processor speed needs to be 600 MHz at a minimum with 1GHz or better recommended, and memory needs to be 512 MB of RAM at a minimum with 1 GB recommended. Installation of VisualSAN and creation of the VS databases requires 400 MB of disk space at a minimum if no supported database is installed. This space would quickly be exhausted by a running environment with either the Capture Manager and/or the Performance Manager installed. The recommended available disk space is 3 GB or more. The software installer must be logged onto the management station with administrator privileges. Navisphere CLI should be at rev 6.5 or later. VisualSAN 4.0 is being introduced at the same time as Release 13 (ver. 6.6). For the purpose of sizing a VisualSAN 4.0 management station the following have been defined: Small SAN (8) hosts, (2) 16-port switches, (1) 1 TB storage system Medium SAN (12) hosts, (2) 32-port switches, (2) 1.5 TB storage systems Large SAN (40) hosts, (4) 32-port switches, (4) 1.5 TB storage systems When planning your management server installation, note that:

It is recommended that the management server be installed on a dedicated system. It is recommended that only one management server be installed per SAN. The management server system should reside outside the SAN (no Fibre Channel connectivity).
Basic VisualSAN Deployment
LAN
Management Server SAN

As a single VisualSAN server that is SAN attached, the application will be able to manage all attached devices. However, in this configuration, the station cannot see fabric past remote hosts. VisualSAN will not view remote host fabric connectivity unless a Navisphere Agent or a VisualSAN Agent is installed.
VisualSAN Remote Agent Deployment
Agent
LAN
Agent
In a Remote Agent deployment full discovery of the SAN can take place through the communications between the management station and the Agents.
VisualSAN Web Access Deployment
Agent
LAN
Agent
Web Client
The Web Access deployment model runs VisualSAN in a client web browser. This is intended for running the VisualSAN application from a remote station not SAN attached. The configuration of the Web server and client will require JRE Plug-in for client web browser and the use of HTTP and another port for VisualSAN proxy service. Supported Win2k web servers

Apache versions 1.3.20 & 1.3.22 Internet Information Server (IIS) versions 5.0 & 6.0
User Interface
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(User Interface w/ Topology Map)
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1. A Menu Bar provides the user with access to features and settings. 2. A Taskbar provides the user with single-click links to commonly used features. 3. Rollup panels that display at-a-glance information on features and devices. 4. A Content Panel, also known as the application area, is populated with major feature components. In this case, it is the Topology Map which presents a visual representation of all devices discovered and their Fibre Channel interconnections. 5. A Details Pane that provides content specific information on the device selected in the content panel. This pane is visible when the Topology Map is displayed in the Content Panel. 6. A Status Bar that displays the status of SNMP discovery, devices, and the add-on modules.
Understanding Icons
OK
Warning
Critical
Unknown

(User Interface w/ Device Summary)
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The device icons, a number of them are pictured here, appear on the Topology Map, SAN Devices List and Tree, and other device trees throughout the application. In addition, when a device turns from normal to another status, the device color changes and a status icon is added to the graphic. OK - Device is OK and functioning properly. Warning - Device is warning of a condition that may impact its ability to function. Critical - Device is critical and is not operating properly due to a failure. Unknown - Device is unknown or unreachable. User defined devices are first assigned this status after you create them. Since VisualSAN is not actively monitoring these devices, you must manually change their status.
Status Bar
The Status Bar contains quick-view reference information in these areas:
1 2 3 4 5
1. SNMP Discovery Progress Fuel-bar 2. Device Summary Total and by Status 3. Performance Manager Module - Performance Capable Objects/Devices with Live Graph, Monitoring, & Data Recording status 4. Configuration Manager Module Operational status 5. VisualSAN Management Station Information Hostname & Host IP Address
1. This section will track the progress of an active discovery session. A message will be displayed when a discovery session is complete. Another possible message here will be SNMP Discovery Not Running; this does not indicate an error but an idle discovery state. 2. The summary totals will list the total devices found (), along with a breakdown by status showing OK, critical, changed, unknown and suppressed. 3. The performance section will list, reading left to right, the number of devices that can track performance information, the number of devices displaying on a Live Graph, the number of devices monitoring performance data, and finally the number of devices logging performance data to the database. 4. The colored icon indicates that VisualSAN is connected to the Configuration Manager. If connectivity to the CM service is lost the icon will appear dimmed. 5. The last area lists the name and IP address of the VisualSAN Management Station.
Integrated Functionality
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All functions may be accessed from the Network Management interface. These include: 1) Zoning which is included in the Network Manager 2) Configuration Manager 3) Performance Manager 4) SAN Assistant
Topology Map Navigation Tools

This slide presents an overview of Navigation tools available in the Topology map.
Overview display a miniature map of entire network in a separate window Refresh Layout Update the map with new information Layout Options Display the devices in one of four arrangements Fit in Window Zoom out or fit as much of the map into the panel as possible Grid Overlay a grid on the map Select Use the mouse pointer to select a device or connection Pan Use the mouse to scroll the map Center and Zoom In Use the mouse pointer to zoom into an area of the map Center and Zoom Out Use the mouse pointer to zoom out of an area of the map Marquee Zoom Use the mouse pointer to select an area of the map and zoom in Interactive Zoom Use the mouse pointer to zoom in and out of an area of the map Zoom In Zoom in to the center of the map area on display Zoom Out Zoom out of the map area on display Save as Image Save the topology map or selected devices to an image file Add Device Add either a user-defined or SNMP device Show Links Display links for selected device Reserved. Copyright 2004 EMC Corporation. All Rights
Section 2 - Management

This section presents an overview of VisualSAN management. Topics covered are Role Based Administration, Device Properties, Reports, Alert Management, Remote Agents, Zoning, Storage Provisioning, Configuration Manager, Performance Manager and SANMeter.
Role-Based Administration

VisualSAN provides the ability for administrators to limit access to the application through association of functions with specific users or user groups. In this way, administrators can control access to features based on the roles of users, preventing unintended or unauthorized changes to the installation. The first step to implementing role-based security for your management station is defining Windows user groups that correspond to functional roles in VisualSAN. Under the config\nm folder of the VisualSAN installation directory (by default C:\Program Files\EMC\VisualSAN), open the NetworkSecurity.properties file using a text editor such as Windows Notepad.
Enabling Role-Based Administration

RBA_ENABLE - Indicates whether or not role-based authorization is in effect. By default, it is not; set this value to true to enable it. ROLEGROUPS.ADMIN - Identifies the Windows group associated with administrative functions in VisualSAN. By default this is set to Domain Admins. If this field is left blank, all users will have privileges to administrative functions. ROLEGROUPS.USER - Identifies the Windows group associated with the user functions in VisualSAN. By default this is set to Domain Users. If this field is left blank, all users will have privileges to user functions. Additional roles may be defined by adding a category and listing the members. For example, adding the following line will define a new role group (super user) and set the member list to the user logged in as connoj4: ROLEGROUPS.SUSER=connoj4 DOMAIN - Indicates the domains used for VisualSAN login authentication. If there are multiple domains, these appear listed, separated by commas. When blank (by default), any Windows domain is used.
Accessing the Task List
Editing Task List

The next step is to associate specific VisualSAN tasks with the roles defined for Windows groups in the preceding steps. Under the config\nm folder of the VisualSAN directory, open Tasklist.csv. You can use Microsoft Excel (recommended) for this purpose or a text editor such as Windows Notepad. The file contains a list of controllable VisualSAN tasks, along with values for each task for administrative roles and user roles. Edit the role settings as appropriate, entering 1 to enable a task for a role, and 0 to disable it. This activity can be more easily performed using Excel.
Editing Task List with Excel

Using Excel presents the list of tasks in a much easier to read and edit format. For the role group created earlier, it would now be necessary to define the activities that the superuser is allowed to perform. Create a new column with a title that exactly matches the new role group defined in the NetworkSecurity.properties file and then set a 1 for allowed activities and a 0 for restricted activities. Whether using Notepad or Excel, you are required to save the file and then restart VisualSAN services for the changes to take effect.
Viewing Role Based Settings

After you have configured the settings, you can view the association of groups to roles and turn role-based security on or off using the VisualSAN user interface from the Settings menu, selecting Role-Based Setting.
Device Properties

Each device in the SAN will have a set of properties assigned. Right-click a device and select Properties from the menu.
Device Properties

The number of tabs and their labels will depend on the device selected. This display is particular to a storage system. Hosts will have a tab for adapters and switches will have a tab for ports. While a global polling rate exists, this may be altered on individual devices. Each device in the SAN will have a comment tab associated with it.
Device Properties Add Management

Define the display name and the path to the device management software. Here, a link has been set to the Browserbased Navisphere software residing within an array. With the array-based Management link created, it can be launched from this dialog box. It can also be easily launched from the main VisualSAN 4.0 GUI. Click OK to close the dialog box.
Device Properties Management

With the link set, right-clicking the device and selecting Manage Device and selecting the newly created item will start the application at the specified location.
Reports

Another very useful feature within VisualSAN is the ability to create Inventory Reports. Inventory Reports display details about devices in your SAN, including device characteristics such as display name, device type, firmware revision, model number, serial number and so on. There are two types of Inventory Reports available: a quick report and a custom report.
Quick Report

A quick report displays a standard set of information about SAN devices. To generate a quick report, select Quick Report from the Inventory Report menu and select the tab corresponding to the type of information you want to display. Choose among SAN Devices, Hosts, or Switches.
Quick Report

From the Actions menu, Click Refresh to update with the most up-to-date information. Click Save As to export the report. Click Print to produce a hard copy of the report.
Custom Report Step 1

To create a custom report in which you define the information that displays on the report, from the Inventory Report menu, select Custom Report and select which device types to include (host, hub, router, switch, and so on) and click Next. For each device type you selected, select the appropriate tab and the properties to include. Click Next.
Custom Report Step 2

Type the Title and Author that displays on the report's heading. Select include timestamp to print the date the report was generated. Select the output format and select the location where the file is saved. If you select a report format that is not associated with an application, you will not be able to open the report from VisualSAN. Make sure that the report formats you are using are associated with an application.
Alert Management

In VisualSAN, you can create alert notification policies to generate alert notifications that track system events and inform personnel of activity occurring within your SAN. These alert notifications can be used for daily activity monitoring by tracking when a device sends an SNMP trap or reaches a defined status level or performance threshold limit. Or, they can serve as the information source of a threatening situation, such as the performance database nearing a maximum size limit. Alert notifications can also notify you when configuration changes have occurred. Alert notification policies are defined and stored in the Alert Definitions Manager. To create a new alert notification policy, from the Alerts menu, select Define. In the Alert Definitions Manager dialog box, click New.
Defining Alerts

In this dialog box, you can create alert notification policies that evaluate device status, the performance database size, or performance threshold limits. You can also create policies that track when configuration captures are taken or SNMP traps are sent. In the Define New Alert dialog box, type a unique name for the alert notification policy and in the Alert Type list box, select one of the alert notification policy types. Click OK to continue. Many of the selections in the Alert Type field will present you with additional dialog boxes to further define the alert. When the alert is fully defined, you will be presented with the Scheduled Action(s) dialog. To define a coverage schedule, click New to define the type of action the alert notification executes, and to create a schedule that defines coverage for when alert notifications are sent.
Defining Alerts

Notice, you can schedule multiple actions to simultaneously occur with other actions. You can also edit or delete any scheduled action by clicking the respective button. Some actions give you added flexibility by allowing you to define coverage schedules. For example, during working hours you can set the notification to send an e-mail alert, while on nights and weekends, it can send a pager message. On the Actions Scheduler dialog box, select the schedule coverage for this action. In the Schedule list box, select one of the following:

Always if this action is always executed regardless of day or time. Custom to create a custom schedule.
Defining Alerts

If you click Custom, the Action Scheduler dialog box expands. Under Schedule, select the days and times when this action type is in effect. Click Add to add the schedule to the policy. When you are satisfied with the coverage, click OK to save the custom schedule.
Defining Alerts

When configuring alerts, you will be presented with a warning if 24/7 coverage has not been defined. VisualSAN will allow coverage less than 24/7. Multiple alerts may be configured but they must not overlap.
Remote Agents
z Windows Host Agent z Windows Application Agent z Windows SNIA Agent z Linux SNIA Device Manager z Solaris SNIA Device Manager

VisualSAN contains agent software that runs on SAN-attached hosts and provides more detailed information to the management station than is usually available via SNMP. By viewing this information, administrators have enhanced awareness of the operating conditions in their SANs and can manage the SAN more effectively. Although not required, installation of agents is recommended to make full use of VisualSAN management capabilities. The Windows Host Agent provides information about capacity and volumes discovered by the Navisphere Agent. The Windows Application Agent reports on applications that run on SAN-based storage that is discovered by the Navisphere Agent. The Windows SNIA Agent, Linux SNIA Device Manager, and Solaris SNIA Device Manager provide detailed HBA information and associate HBAs to hosts. They also associate storage logical units to operating-system logical units.
Why Install Agents?

z Unsupported operating system May or may not discover host; if discovered, host will not be monitored or managed z Unsupported HBA Does not discover an unsupported HBA z Supported operating system Displays hosts operating system and version z Supported HBA Discovers the supported HBA but does not associate the host to the HBA (you can manually associate it in VisualSAN) Displays the HBAs manufacturer, provided by the switch name server
EMC VisualSAN 4.0 provides various levels of host functionality depending on the host/HBA combination and the software installed on it.
Navisphere and VisualSAN Host Agents

z Components
Supported operating system Supported HBA Navisphere Host Agent VisualSAN Host Agent
z Functionality
Provides capacity for all SAN-based volumes Provides path visualization for CLARiiON storage systems Allows for path provisioning (LUN masking, zoning) Displays volumes, OS logical units, and LUNs Automatically associates the host to the HBA within the topology map and tree view Returns the HBA's status and property information, including the HBA model and manufacturer Provides path visualization for CLARiiON storage systems. Allows for path provisioning (LUN masking, zoning)
Navisphere and VisualSAN Host Agents provide the following functionality:

Provide capacity for all SAN-based volumes. Provide path visualization for CLARiiON storage systems. Allow for path provisioning (LUN masking, zoning). Display volumes, OS logical units, and LUNs. Automatically associate the host to the HBA within the topology map and tree view. Return the HBA's status and property information, including the HBA model and manufacturer
VisualSAN SNIA Agent

z Components Supported operating system Supported HBA VisualSAN SNIA Agent installed z Functionality Provides path visualization with the HSG80 family of HP storage systems Automatically associates the host to the HBA with the topology map and tree view Displays OS logical units, and LUNs Returns the HBAs status and detailed property information, including the model, manufacturer, driver, and firmware
VisualSAN SNIA Agent provides the following functionality: 1. Provides path visualization with the HSG80 family of HP storage systems 2. Automatically associates the host to the HBA with the topology map and tree view. 3. Displays OS logical units, and LUNs. 4. Returns the HBAs status and detailed property information, including the model, manufacturer, driver, and firmware.
SNIA Device Manager

z Components Supported operating system Supported HBA VisualSAN SNIA Device Manager installed z Functionality Automatically associates the host to the HBA within the topology map and tree view Displays OS logical units, LUNs visible from the host. Returns the HBA's status and detailed property information, including the model, manufacturer, driver, and firmware

The SNIA device manager provides the following functionality:

It automatically associates the host to the HBA within the topology map and tree view. It Displays OS logical units, LUNs visible from the host and returns the HBA's status and detailed property information, including the model, manufacturer, driver, and firmware.
Managing Remote Agents

Start the VisualSAN console; select Settings, Manage RemoteAgents.
Manage Remote Agents by Host

The Manage Remote Agents dialog box shows available hosts and agents to select for installation. The default display setting is By Host. This is useful when you want to install multiple agents on a single host. Server clusters do not appear in the display when you have selected By Host. If the display is organized by host, click the host. The available agents display under Install/Remove Agents. Doubleclick the host name or click the host name and then click the >> button; the entry now appears under Installed Agents. To select several consecutive agents, hold down the SHIFT button and click the appropriate agents; to select agents that are not in consecutive order, hold down CTRL and click each agent. You can then add the group of selected agents to the Installed Agents box by clicking >>.
Manage Remote Agents by Agent

Under Manage Remote Agents, select By Agent to organize the display by agents. This is useful when you want to install a single agent on multiple hosts. If the display is organized by agent, click the agent. The available hosts display under Install/Remove Agents. Double-click the agent name or click the agent name and click the >> button; the entry now appears under Installed On Hosts.
Applying Changes

When all agents or hosts have been specified, click Apply.
Logging onto Remote Host

If you are installing an agent on the remote host for the first time, you will be prompted to log in with your domain or local computer user name and password. Notice that progress of the installation and startup appears in the Status box. After a successful installation, the resulting log file might appear similar to the following: 11/24/03 4:29:43 PM Starting EMC Agent Manager Service installation on host myHostMachine 11/24/03 4:29:51 PM EMC Agent Manager Service installed on host myHostMachine 11/24/03 4:29:51 PM Starting W2K-EMCApplicationData installation on host myHostMachine 11/24/03 4:29:53 PM Installation of W2K-EMCApplicationData on host myHostMachine complete 11/24/03 4:29:53 PM Starting W2K-EMCHostData installation on host myHostMachine 11/24/03 4:29:54 PM Installation of W2K-EMCHostData on host myHostMachine complete 11/24/03 4:29:54 PM Starting W2K-EMCSniaHba installation on host myHostMachine 11/24/03 4:29:54 PM Installation of W2K-EMCSniaHba on host myHostMachine complete 11/24/03 4:29:55 PM All jobs complete, starting agent discovery
Automatic Update

Discovery starts immediately after the system completes installation or removal of one or more agents.
VisualSAN Zoning
z Displays switch zoning information Supported B series and M series switches z Allows switch zoning Supported B series and M series switches only z 30 minute zoning information refresh rate z Zoning changes performed by other apps will be
reflected in VisualSAN
z B series security enforced

VisualSAN not only has the ability to display Fibre-Channel switch zoning information in the User Interface Topology MAP, but also allows the user to perform zone control commands, such as to create an alias or zone. This ability to zone a fabric is limited to the B series and M series switches listed in the support matrix at this time. With the default configuration settings, the Alias, Zone, and Zone Set information is obtained every thirty minutes; it is not an item that is polled for at the switches polling rates. If any zoning information related to any non-active Zone Set is changed via another application (not VisualSAN), VisualSAN will not reflect these changes until the next discovery cycle, which could be as long as the set discovery interval (30 minute interval default value). However, any changes related to any active Zone Set made through another application will be reflected by VisualSAN if these conditions are met:

FabricWatch is installed and operating on at least one of the Fabric switches related to the change The Fabrics FabricWatch-installed switch is configured to send SNMP Traps to the VisualSAN Management Station The Fabrics FabricWatch installed switch is configured to send SNMP Traps of Event Trap Level 5
Status information for the B series switches is obtained via SNMP communication; the Zoning information (both obtaining and setting of such) is done via the Brocade Application Programmer Interface (API) and requires a username and password.
Accessing Zone Settings

At the time when VisualSAN is initially installed, the username and password is assumed to be the Brocade default admin and password, respectively. The Zone Settings configuration user interface window can be used to modify the username and password information for each fabric. Each discovered Fibre-Channel fabric will be shown in the display. To modify a username and/or a password for a particular fabric, simply select the fabric in the display window, type in a valid username and password, and click the OK button. Note: Failure to connect to a particular fabric may be a function of many things. The most common reasons are:

an incorrect username/password combination is entered the maximum number of API connections to the Brocade API are already in use the firmware revision of the fabric switches is not supported
When a proper connection is made to each fabric, VisualSAN will obtain the zoning information. It is at this point when full zone visualization is possible.
Zone Visualization

The Zone Visualization Rollup is a convenient mechanism for display of the fabric Aliases, Zones, and Zone Sets (Config. Sets). It also serves as a color-key legend to be able to identify each item displayed. To display the Zone Visualization rollup, simply select the Zone Visualization sub-menu option from the View Menu Bar, Topology option. The Zone Visualization rollup initially shows no items; to show Aliases, Zones, and/or Zone Sets, click the button to the left of the ?, or simply right-mouse-click in the empty space to show the selection menu.
Zone Visualization (cont.)
Active Alias Zone Zone Set
Inactive

With devices visible in the Topology Map, the new menu functionality includes changing the color of the selected item, and removing the item from the Topology MAP. Also, double-clicking an item in the list brings up the Color Chooser dialog for that particular item. The Zone Visualization display also displays the type and activity level of each item. The Zone Visualization - View Alias, View Zone, and View Zone Set menus, in this case, show all Aliases, Zones, and Zone Sets for all discovered Fabrics.
Zone Visualization Topology Map

Zone Visualization can also be obtained through the right-mouse-click menu selection on the Topology Map. If a Fabric-filtered list is desired, the right-mouse-click menu from a Fabric object or Fabric switch will list only those Fabric related Aliases, Zones, and Zone Sets. The VisualSAN Menu Bar Map selection also contains the Zone Visualization menu selection. When any Alias, Zone, or Zone Set is chosen via this Topology Map menu, the Zone Visualization rollup is automatically activated. The Topology Map menu also allows the user to bring up the Zone Explorer application.
Zone Explorer

The Zone Explorer application is designed to incorporate all of the Zone Visualization and Control functionality of VisualSAN into one convenient user interface. To activate the Zone Explorer, simply click on the Zone Explorer toolbar item or choose the Zone Explorer from the View Menu Bar selection. The Zone Explorer Zone Visualization pane incorporates the same Zone Visualization functionality as the Zone Visualization rollup. In addition, after selecting any Alias, Zone, or Zone Set in the Zoning Network Tree Hierarchy View, the View on Map button is activated, allowing the user to view the selected item on the Topology MAP. The right-mouse-click menu of each item in the Zoning Network Tree Hierarchy View also incorporates this View on Map functionality.
Zone Control Topology Map

To create Aliases or Zones from the Topology Map, select the objects to be zoned and then right-mouse-click. Select the Zone Control sub-menu Create Alias or Create Zone.
Zone Control Topology Map (cont.)

When creating a Zone, the Create Zone dialog appears, requiring the user to enter a Zone Name, select a Fabric from the list of Fabrics and select the Type of zoning to implement. World Wide Port Zoning is the supported CLARiiON zoning scheme. World Wide Port Zoning - Includes ports of the selected devices that are in the chosen Fabric and items such as HBA ports, storage system controller ports, etc. Note: If a fabric or switch is selected along with the other devices to be zoned, the Fabrics: list-pick selection will not be available selecting a switch or a fabric automatically fills in this field. When the OK button of the Create Zone or Create Alias dialog is selected, the user will be prompted for the username and password for the Fabric upon which the Zone or Alias will be created. After an initial change to a particular Fabric, the user will not be prompted for username and password for any subsequent changes. When multiple switches are ISLed (Inter-Switch Linked) together, it is required that the passwords for each switch in the Fabric to be identical. The process for creation of an Alias is identical to the Zone creation process. The Topology MAP right-mouse-click menu also allows the user to add or remove selected devices from existing Aliases or Zones. However, the Topology MAP does not allow the user to manipulate Zone Sets this activity must be done in the Zone Explorer.
Zone Explorer Components

1 2 4
3 5

The Zone Explorer components include:

The Menu Bar The Tool Bar The Zoning Network Tree Hierarchy View - displays the complete hierarchy of Fabrics and their corresponding Aliases, Zones, and Zone Sets. Full, logically appropriate right-mouse-click functionality is implemented in this view. The Zone Summary View - displays a summary of information pertaining to the selected item in the Zoning Network Tree Hierarchy View. The Zone Visualization pane
Zone Explorer File Menu

Commit - Any changes, additions, and deletions of Aliases, Zones, or Zone Seta made to any Fabric in the Zone Explorer are not in effect until committed to the Fabric switch(es). This function is also available on the toolbar. Discard Changes - To restore Zone Explorer with the current zoning information. Discard Changes does not commit new modifications, and any changes that are not committed are lost. Close - Exits the Zone Explorer. This function is not available on the toolbar. The Commit and Discard Changes functionality is activated when the user makes a change (addition, modification, deletion) to the discovered Fabric Zoning information. At this point, the Zoning information in the Zone Explorer will not be updated until either: the changes have been committed to the Fabric, or the Discard Changes button is used to restore the discovered information. Note:

A newly created Alias, Zone, or Zone Set will show in the Zoning Network Hierarchy Tree View even before it is committed to the Fabric it is shown with a + symbol adjacent to it. A modified Alias, Zone, or Zone Set will be displayed with a ~ adjacent to it. A deleted item will show a symbol.
Zone Explorer View Menu

Show Toolbar - Shows/Hides the Tool Bar. This function is not available on the toolbar. View on Map - Shows the Alias, Zone or Zone Set that is selected in the Zoning Network Tree Hierarchy View. Acts as a toggle removes display of item if it is already displayed. This function is also available on the toolbar. Show Active Zones - Displays Active Zone for all Fabrics on the Topology Map. Zone Visualization pane and rollup are updated. This function is not available on the toolbar.
Zone Explorer Control Menu

Create New Alias - Launches the Create Alias dialog. This function is also available on the toolbar. Create New Zone - Launches the Create Zone dialog. This function is also available on the toolbar. Create New Zone Set - Launches the Create Zone Set dialog. This function is also available on the toolbar. Activate/Deactivate - Makes the selected Zone Set active (if not active) or inactive (if active). This function is also available on the toolbar. Delete - Deletes the selected Alias, Zone, or Zone Set. This function is also available on the toolbar. Modify - Launches the Modify... dialog for the selected Alias, Zone or Zone Set. This function is also available on the toolbar. Remove - Removes the selected Alias from a Zone, the selected Zone from a Zone Set, or the selected device from an Alias. This function is also available on the toolbar.
Zone Hierarchy View Fabric Selected

If a Fabric is selected, the Fabric ID, Active Zone Set, and total number of Aliases, Zones, and Zone Sets in the Fabric are shown.
Zone Hierarchy View Zone Selected

If a Zone is selected, the Zone components are listed, whether they are ports, Aliases, etc.
Zone Explorer Creating Zones/Aliases

Creation of an Alias or a Zone via the Create Alias or Create Zone dialog boxes is similar to what was described in the Zone Control Topology Map described earlier, with these differences:

The Fabric is not selectable the Create Alias or Create Zone dialog is launched. The Selected Devices section of the dialog is not automatically populated. The user is required to manually select the items to include in the Alias or Zone.
Zone Explorer Creating Zone Sets

In addition to creating Aliases and Zones, the user can create Zone Sets. The Create Zone Set dialog requires the user to enter a Zone Set Name and select the Zones that will be members of the new Zone Set. Modifying an Alias, Zone, or Zone Set launches the Modify Alias, Modify Zone, or Modify Zone Set dialogs, respectively. These dialogs are identical to their Create dialog counterparts, showing the current members of the selected item to modify.
Storage Provisioning

Storage provisioning is performed within the value-added module Path Assistant. This value-added module introduces several new tools for creating and visualizing data paths between logical units on storage systems and hosts. These tools are designed to work with the EMC Navisphere Manager application and include the following: A provisioning wizard that walks you through the steps necessary for creating LUN masks (known as storage groups in Navisphere Manager) and paths between hosts and storage systems. After creating RAID groups and binding LUNs in Navisphere, you can use this wizard to grant access from a host to a LUN. This wizard also allows you to configure the zones for these data pathways. As part of the pathing configuration process, you must create a path from a host to a storage system. This pathing method is achieved through LUN masking, the process by which you make certain LUNs available to hosts. When you make LUNs available to a host, you are defining on which LUs these devices can store data. To define the path for where data is stored, in the topology map or device trees, select an eligible device (either a host, cluster, storage system, logical unit, or fabric), right-click, and select Provision Storage. Or, from the Settings menu, select Provision Storage.
Storage Provisioning

In the Storage Provisioning Wizard Step 1 dialog box select the Host from which you want to create a logical unit. If you selected a cluster, select a single host and complete these steps. Repeat this procedure for each host in the cluster. Click Next. The Storage Provisioning Wizard Step 2 dialog box displays. Select a radio box to filter the list of selectable LUNs. Select one of the following options:

All logical units to display all logical units physically connected to the host. Unassigned logical units to display the logical units physically connected to the selected host and not in any LUN masks with other hosts. Logical units by cluster to display only logical units that are in a LUN mask with one or more members of the cluster.
Select the checkbox of the LUN to associate with the host or cluster. Notice, you must select LUNs from the same storage system. Click Next.
Storage Provisioning Customize Search

To locate LUNs not listed, click Search Criteria to enter specific details of a device for which you are searching. The results of the search are added to the list. Click Next. In the Storage Provisioning Wizard Step 3 dialog box, select one of the following options:

Create new storage group and type the name of the storage group you are creating. This new group is created in Navisphere Manager and is available for use in VisualSAN. Use Existing Storage Group and select an existing group from the list. These groups are created in Navisphere Manager for CLARiiON storage systems and are detected by VisualSAN.
For more information on a storage group, select the group and click Properties. Click Next.
Storage Provisioning Zone Paths

On the Storage Provisioning Wizard Step 4 dialog box select one of the following options:
Automatic Zoning to use an existing zone or create a zone through an existing fabric. The available fabrics appear in the tree under this option.
The Automatic Zoning tree displays the fabric to which the selected host is connected, its HBA port, and the storage ports visible from the HBA port. A check precedes a storage port if it is already zoned in the selected zone set. Otherwise if the ports are not zoned, you can select the checkbox of desired ports. Click Configure Zone Set to verify or change the zone set to which this zone belongs. Notice, by default the active zone set appears. Expand a fabric tree and select the desired zone. For more information on a fabric, such as the HBA and storage port to which it connects, click Details. Click Configure Zoning to make modifications to the selected zone. On the Zoning dialog box, select the Zone Set to which the zone is added. Select either Create New Zone and type the name of the zone or Use Existing Zone and select and existing zone.
Manual Zoning to use other tools, such as Zone Explorer, to configure the zone for this path.
Click Next. The Storage Provisioning Wizard Step 5 dialog box displays the changes that will take effect when you click Finish. If you are satisfied with these changes, click Finish.
Storage Provisioning Track Progress

All settings that are created in the wizard are not committed to the appropriate devices until Finish is clicked. The progress of the desired changes is tracked with the current operation highlighted. After each step is completed it will be identified as completed by a green check mark. At the completion of the entire operation the Cancel button is replaced with a Close button.
Configuration Manager
Configuration Capture at Point in Time Automated Configuration Captures Visual Topology Comparison
User Defined Comparison Filter Comparison to Live SAN Compare Two Previous Captures
Details Tree Device Specific Details Modification History Configuration Export

EMC VisualSAN Configuration Manager captures the configuration of a SAN at a user-defined point in time for comparison, historical reference, change management, and user replication. Configuration data can be viewed in a variety of formats including: in the Topology Map, as a comparison report of changes between two configurations, and in a detailed device tree. Configuration Manager is a powerful tool for problem isolation as well as detecting and alerting system administrators of unauthorized changes in the SAN.
Configuration Manager Functions

The Configuration Manager has a number of functions. Creating a capture is a pre-requisite to the usefulness of the others. Select Capture from the Captures menu.
Configuration Capture Parameters

You will need to provide a Title, and should provide a description. You should also set the level of capture, the entire visible network, a single fabric or a particular zone.
Captured Configuration Map

The default view for a capture is the map. One thing of note here is that captures display with a white background just as the active network manager map view has a white background. The capture will display the current state of the network, fabric or zone at the moment of capture. A single capture, by itself, is an excellent way to document an environment with graphics.
Captured Configuration Views

Configuration Manager also allows different views of the capture.
Captured Configuration Detail Tree

The Device Tree provides a drill access into the capture file to view the attributes of every device included in the capture.
Compare Capture To Live

In Configuration Manager, by comparing configuration captures, you can identify how a device's characteristics have changed from one configuration capture to another. There are several ways of comparing configuration captures. An open capture can be compared to the live network.
Open and Select Captures

One capture can be compared to another; from the Captures menu, select Open. Select the check box of the configuration captures to be compared and select how the system determines the source configuration capture. The Source configuration capture is the base configuration capture in a comparison. The Target configuration capture is compared against the Source.

If an object is in the Source and not in the Target, then the object was deleted. If an object is not in the Source and is in the Target, then the object was added. Select Compare by date to make the earlier configuration capture the source capture. This method is recommended. Select Compare by order to make the first configuration capture on the list the source capture. Notice, you can sort the list of captures by clicking on the column heading. Click Compare to Live Configuration to compare a single selected configuration capture to the current configuration. Click the check box of a second configuration capture and click Compare to compare the two selected configuration captures.
Captured Configuration Comparison
Changed Device
New Device
Deleted Device

A comparison of a capture to either another file or the live network will highlight the changes that have occurred to network, fabric or zone. Items that have changed between captures will be highlighted with the appropriate symbol indicating changed, new, or removed. Links between devices will also be highlighted by color with green indicating a new path and red indicating a deleted path.
Schedule Captures

You can automatically capture the state of your SAN configuration at regularly scheduled times (for example, every Sunday at 12 a.m.). Automatic configuration captures occur in the background with no user intervention. From the Captures menu, select Schedule.
Schedule Captures Wizard

In the Scheduled Automatic Captures dialog box click Add to create a new automatic schedule. 1. In the first screen of the scheduling wizard, type the title, description, and name of the user who created the configuration capture schedule. Click Next. 2. In the second screen of the scheduling wizard, select which portion of the network is captured, either the entire network, fabric, fabric zone, or group. Click Next. 3. In the third screen of the scheduling wizard, click the date to open the calendar. Select the start date and time and enter how often the system creates a capture. If desired, select Only take a configuration capture if the configuration has changed. Click Finish to save.
Scheduled Captures Listing

The schedule has been saved and added to the list. Additional schedules can be created and saved and saved schedules can be edited or deleted.
Performance Manager
Intuitive User Interface Fabric and Storage Performance Topology Visualization Thresholding with alerts
Real Time Graphs with Thresholds Multiple Devices and Statistics Real Time SANmeter Historical Database Historical Graphs Multiple Devices and Statistics Database Management Historical Trending Predict Element Saturation
Performance Manager is a powerful tool for monitoring and analyzing SAN performance data. Performance Manager provides real-time performance information for diagnosing and identifying problem areas in the SAN. It can also be used for long-term trend analysis by examining data that has been logged over a period of time.
Performance Manager Functions

The Live Graph provides a real-time view of device performance data in your SAN by displaying streaming performance statistics for devices and links. The graph is user configurable and can be designed to display the activity of the most active devices if you choose (use the SANmeter to determine the most active devices). In addition, you can choose which statistics display and to display threshold limits that provide a baseline for the data.
SANmeter

The SANMeter displays the most active devices currently being monitored and sorts these devices by activity level. At a glance, you can see which devices are transferring the most information. The devices display according to activity level with the most active devices displaying first. To display a SANmeter graph and create a new filter of information select SANmeter from the Performance menu, or click the SANmeter button.
Course Summary
Key Points covered in this course:
z Overview of EMC VisualSAN architecture z Components of EMC VisualSAN 4.0 z Overview of the VisualSAN User Interface z VisualSAN agents z Overview of Role based administration in VisualSAN z VisualSAN reporting z Alert Management in VisualSAN z Remote agents available with VisualSAN z Overview of zoning, Storage provisioning, Configuration and
Performance Manager in VisualSAN

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Components on Server: VisualSAN Application Navi CLI

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