Those of you who have used the 3PAR Inform Management Console know that it wasn’t exactly the best, screen refreshes taking a while, being logged out of StoreServ’s with the connection still showing as open.
HP have decided to give the 3PAR Inform Management Console a ‘facelift’, step forward HP’s new 3PAR StoreServ Management Console AKA ‘SSMC’.
What’s New
- New dashboard with the same look and feel as OneView
- Management of file and block from same interface
- Inbuilt System Reporter
- Web based
- Smart Search across all objects
So what does it look like? Well below are a couple of screenshots to wet your appetite.
3PAR Dashboard
3PAR SmartSearch
HP is moving towards a similar management experience for storage, servers and networking. Something in my opinion has been long overdue.
Compatibility
SSMC will be compatible with 3PAR Inform OS 3.1.3 or above.
License
No licenses are required this will be a free download
Supported Operating Systems
SSMC will be available as a Windows based install on Windows Server 2008 R2, 2012 or 2012 R2. It will also be available in certain flavours of Linux.
Final Thoughts
Over the long term I expect that the SSMC will be integrated into the VSP for 3PAR as this will give HP the ability to control software updates to the SSMC in a controlled fashion.
The Service Processor (SPOCK) is still a separate entity again, I expect this will be integrated further as the dot releases become available.
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Hi
ive installed everything like the book says but when I enter and continue to the website (without the security certificate / https://localhost:8443/ ) the loading screen freeze and I cant do anything. (windows)
Do you know what can i do?
thanks
Hi Lucas, not something I have encountered. Can only suggest a reinstallation.
Thanks craig but i do that several times now and all the time happens the same… could be JAVA?