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StorageIM

StorageIM: Is an open source monitoring and testing tool for storage systems and storage networks built around the CIM/SMI-S industry standards and is designed for use as a development aid within the IT vendor community. StorageIM is the first storage configuration and resource monitoring tool in the industry to be built with these rapidly emerging standards as its core (to obtain access to the SMI-S industry standard please consult the Resources section of this web site). As a result StorageIM supports HBAs, Arrays, Switches, and tape libraries across vendor’s products with a high degree of interoperability and reliability. StorageIM uses the highly scalable xIM architecture as its core and thus, can be rapidly expanded with new capabilities.

Because the StorageIM design highly leverages the software resources of the opensource community as well as industry standards like SMI-S it is designed to be a nucleus for the evolution of storage management technology for IT consumers and the vendor community.

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Summary of features include:
* The object model in StorageIM mirrors the management model of the profiles in the SNIA SMI-S industry standard for storage management.
* Support for 3PAR, EMC, Engenio, Fujitsu, HDS, IBM, HP, iStor, Pillar, Data Direct Networks, and Sun arrays.
* Support for Brocade, Cisco, and QLogic switches.
* Support for Emulex and QLogic HBAs.
* Support for HP, IBM, and Quantum tape libraries.
* Support for LINUX hosts via SBLIM infrastructures.
* Runs on both the Linux and Windows operating systems.
Specific capabilities by device include:
Storage Array
Physical hardware operational status' for the array, its controllers, controller ports and disks.
Storage Assets at the disk, pool and LUN for remaining and total managed space.
Array Screen Shots
Switches
Physical hardware operational status' for switch and switch ports
Port speeds and port types
Switch zoning fabric name and active zone sets
Switch Screen Shots
HBAs
Host information related to the attached HBA
Physical hardware operational status's for HBA and its port(s).
Port speeds
HBA Screen Shots
VMWare
Virtual machines configured per ESX
Virtual disks for each VM
VMFS volumes total and remaining managed space
ESX disks info
VMWare Screen Shots
Storage Media Libraries
Tape asset information, operational status, ports, Firmware, and Access Info.
Tape Changer Device, Type, Location, Model and Serial Numbers.
Drives Device, Firmware, Media Type, Location, Model and Serial Numbers.
Cartridges Type, Capacity and Location.
Library Screen Shots
Linux Hosts via SBLIM
Linux Basic Info, Name, Description, Operational Status.
Linux Host Info, version, #Processes, #Users, Memory, Paging Files
Linux Filesystems, Caption, Name, Root, Sizes, Status, Used
Linux Network, Permanent Address, Link Technology, IP, Subnet Mask, Status.
Linux Screen Shots
Service Location Protocol
The ability to discover SMI-S based providers, it's location and configuration.
SLP Screen Shots

License: StorageIM is licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public License Version 3 as published by the Free Software Foundation. This gives you legal permission to copy, distribute and/or modify StorageIM under certain conditions. Read the 'LICENSE' file in the StorageIM distribution or read the online version of the license for more details. StorageIM is provided AS IS with NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING THE WARRANTY OF DESIGN, MERCHANTABILITY, AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

Developers/Architects: Roger Reich and Hope Hines led the computer industry to build and adopt the SMI-S industry standard. Kurt Krems is the creator and lead developer of the StorageIM with key contributions from Matt Hamre.