Storage Performance Challenges

Storage resource management practices

can be labor intensive and inefcient when
it comes to accurately monitoring storage
performance, identifying bottlenecks and fore-
casting capacity requirements. Storage admin-
istrators typically receive reports of application
performance issues, which need to be quickly
analyzed and diagnosed if storage is at fault.
Without efcient and continuous monitoring,
storage performance could impact business
productivity and place the most important
corporate asset information at risk.
The Solution
Hitachi Tuning Manager software is an inte-
grated storage performance management
solution that maps, monitors and analyzes
performance of network resources from the
application through to the logical storage
devices. It monitors all storage network
resources, including hosts, le systems,
databases, SAN switches and Hitachi storage
systems. Tuning Manager provides the neces-
sary visibility for performance optimization and
management of the entire storage environment
required for todays data centers.
Hitachi Tuning Manager enables integrated
storage performance analytics within Hitachi
Command Suite to quickly identify, isolate,
and nd possible causes of performance
bottlenecks. Within the Command Suite
central management console, the integrated
analytics capabilities provide the necessary
1st step to quickly address performance
issues associated with Hitachi virtualized
storage environments.
Complementing the integrated Hitachi
Command Suite performance analytics,
Hitachi Tuning Manger also includes a web-
based interface to provide deeper monitoring
across a comprehensive range of performance
and capacity metrics. Tuning Manager pro-
vides both predened and custom reporting
capabilities. Performance reports include
statistics that can be trended over time to
ensure the performance needs of mission-
critical applications are being met. They can
also facilitate the forecasting of future storage
requirements based on actual usage patterns.
Integrated Storage Performance Analytics
Tuning Manager software seamlessly
integrates with key business applications,
such as Oracle, IBM

DB2

, Microsoft SQL
Server and Microsoft Exchange, and it fully
operates within virtual server environments,
such as VMware. As the performance foun-
dation of Command Suite, Tuning Manager
helps to properly optimize and manage the
performance of Hitachi storage environ-
ments to both maximize storage utilization
and reduce ongoing operating costs.
Business Benefits
Boost Business Agility, Manage Growth

Provides rapid problem identication
and isolation of storage performance
problems through integrated Hitachi
Command Suite performance analytics

Monitors storage performance proac-
tively; provides alerts of potential issues
before failures can occur

Enables complex resource analysis by
properly mapping applications, hosts
and storage resources
D A T A S H E E T
Hitachi Tuning Manager Software
Hitachi Tuning Manager software provides integrated
performance analytics within Hitachi Command Suite
for advanced performance management of Hitachi
virtualized storage environments.

Supports faster application deployment
through accurate planning and forecast-
ing of required storage resources
Enable Operational Excellence

Ensures business application perfor-
mance by properly monitoring resources
from the application through to the stor-
age logical devices

Delivers automated alerts when utiliza-
tion and/or performance exceed critical
or predened thresholds

Allows proper planning for storage
performance: reviews historical trends;
quickly identies source of bottlenecks

Improves utilization and planning of
Hitachi Dynamic Provisioning and Hitachi
Dynamic Tiering storage pools
Reduce Operational Costs

Empowers personnel to make informed
storage performance decisions

Eliminates storage capacity overruns

Improves the storage planning pro-
cesses for better allocation of existing
storage resources

Enables more effective use of administra-
tive resources through efcient monitor-
ing and troubleshooting
D A T A S H E E T
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End-to-end Storage Performance Management

Provides mapping of all storage network resources on the applications data
path: applications, databases, host servers, virtual servers, virtual machines,
paths, switches, storage ports, parity groups and logical storage devices

Provides in-depth performance metrics and analysis of Hitachi storage systems

Monitors application and storage system response times and latencies

Monitors SAN fabric performance

Supports VMware ESX operating system environments
Storage Performance and Capacity Planning

Monitors and reports on detailed storage capacity and performance metrics

Enables storage requirement analysis and planning from the business applica-
tion perspective

Provides advanced reporting of Hitachi Dynamic Provisioning and Hitachi
Dynamic Tiering storage pools

Employs multilevel capacity and performance alerts for proactive management

Generates both predened and easily customizable storage performance reports
Hitachi Command Suite Integration

Supports all Hitachi storage systems and virtualized storage infrastructures

Integrates storage performance analytics within Hitachi Command Suite for perfor-
mance rst aid to quickly identify and diagnose storage performance bottlenecks

Integrates with Hitachi Command Director for business-oriented application
storage views and monitoring of storage service level objectives
FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS