Management software overview

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. For detailed information, see ThinkSystem System Manager online help.

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.
Alerts	Notify administrators about important events occurring on the storage array. Alerts can be sent through email, SNMP traps, and syslog.
Access Management	Configure user authentication that requires users to log in to the system with assigned credentials.
System Settings	Configure other system performance features, such as SSD cache and autoload balancing.
Support	View diagnostic data, manage upgrades, and configure AutoSupport, which monitors the health of a storage array and sends automatic dispatches to technical support.

Secure Command Line Interface​

ThinkSystem SAN Manager​

To view and manage all storage arrays in your network, you can use ThinkSystem SAN Manager (hereinafter called SAN Manager). SAN Manager is web-based software used for managing your entire domain. From a central view, you can view status for all newer DE Series arrays, such as DE2000, DE4000, and DE6000. You can perform batch operations on selected storage arrays.

SAN Manager is installed on a management server along with the Web Services Proxy. To access SAN Manager, you open a browser and enter the URL pointing to the server where the Web Services Proxy is installed.

SAN Manager offers a variety of management features, including:

Discover storage arrays	Find and add the storage arrays you want to manage in your organization's network. You can then view the status of all storage arrays from a single page.
Launch	Open an instance of System Manager to perform individual management operations on a particular storage array.
Import Settings	Perform a batch import from one storage array to multiple arrays, including settings for alerts, AutoSupport, and directory services.
Manage Groups	Organize storage arrays into groups for easier management.
Upgrade Center	Upgrade the ThinkSystem SAN OS software on multiple storage arrays.
Certificates	Create certificate signing requests (CSRs), import certificates, and manage existing certificates for multiple storage arrays.
Access Management	Configure user authentication that requires users to log in to Unified Manager with assigned credentials.
Mirroring	Manage Synchronous and Asynchronous Mirroring pair.

For detailed information about SAN Manager, go to ThinkSystem SAN Manager online help.

ThinkSystem Storage Manager​

The ThinkSystem Storage Manager is used to install Host Utilities such as SMAgent, SMUtil, and SMruntime. For detailed information on how to install it, follow instructions in the Windows express configuration, VMware express configuration, or Linux express configuration for your operating system.

ThinkSystem Web Services Proxy​

The Web Services Proxy is a RESTful API server that can manage hundreds of new and legacy DE Series arrays. The proxy is installed separately on a Windows or Linux server.

Web Services includes API documentation that allows you to directly interact with the REST API. To access the Web Services API documentation, you open a browser and enter the URL pointing to the server where the Web Services Proxy is installed.