What can SAN change and configuration management tools do?
SAN change management tools generally enable automated component and configuration discovery, mapping, centralized control and reporting. The software also monitors and reports on paths, as well as the health of business processes and applications. Reporting enables network managers to use this information to make decisions about changes they can make without disturbing existing configurations. While SAN change management applications often fall under the umbrella of SAN provisioning and capacity planning tools, the software must also integrate into existing network change and configuration management. Many SAN change management applications integrate into existing server and network change management databases (CMDBs), offering a single-pane view of the entire network from the core to storage. Getting to the root-cause with SAN change management tools While there are similarities in network, server and SAN change management applications, SAN-specific tools often have more complex func
