The installation process will detect an existing configuration and the data (array IPs, credentials etc) and ask if you wish to preserve this information. The existing install will be removed and the upgraded version installed. The installation process will detect an existing deployment and ask for confirmation before upgrading. I already have version 2.1 of SSMC deployed on a virtual machine therefore it was just a case of downloading the latest ISO from HP and running the installation wizard.

Peer persistence usability enhancements.

Support for multi-array bidirectional Peer Motion/Federation (A storage federation can be managed by a single SSMC instance only.).

Consistent capacity display for VV/VVset.

Drill-down with filtering on performance and device type capacity donuts.

HP 3PAR StoreServ 8000 and HP 3PAR StoreServ 20000 storage systems HP 3PAR SSMC System Reporter Whitepaper – The reporting functions in SSMC have a lot to live up to. While SR may look pretty ugly it is incredibly powerful when you know what you’re doing. With HP 3PAR ‘System Reporter’ (SR) now end of life the improvements to reporting in SSMC are a real necessity. These enhancements to the product are welcome and demonstrate HP’s commitment to migrating from the traditional application to a web based management and reporting system. I’ve copied the info below from the HP portal, as you can see the list of improvements is quite lengthy. The latest version is 2.2 and is available from the following link –

HP have released an upgrade for the StoreServe Management Console (SSMC) software for 3PAR storage arrays.

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