Storage Manager (STM) - Updated March 10, 2015

Start Using STM v5.7

• How to Download the Latest Version of STM
• System Requirements
• Licensing STM
• Installing STM
• Storage Manager 5.7: New Features Tour
• Installation and Configuration of STM | Video Tutorial
• STM Overview | Video Tutorial
• STM Guided Tour | Video Tutorial

Storage Resource Monitor (SRM) Zone

• Dreams Come True - Storage on Orion is Now in Release Candidate!
• A Lap Around AppStack
• Learn More About STM/SRM Integration
• Introduction to Storage Resource Monitor | Video Tutorial

• Storage Manager and Storage Resource Monitor Profiler Agent Download Links
• Upgrading Storage Manager (STM) When MariaDB is installed on Another Server
• Information about Celerra License Disk Count when Monitored in SRM or STM
• Conflicting Information between EMC VNX and Storage Manager for Storage Utilization Values
• Running an ECOM Service Check for EMC SMI-S
• Manually Running a myisamchk in STM - Windows
• Manually Running a myisamchk in STM - Linux
• Web Console SSL Changes are not Preserved when Upgrading Storage Manager
• Parser Type for IBM SVC Gets Reverted to Generic after Performing a Default SMI-S Policy Push with Storage Manager 6.0
• What Kind of SQL Server Licensing does SolarWinds Require?

Make The Most Of STM

• Changing and Growing Customer Training Program in 2015
• The Rumors are True...Our Free Customer Training Program is Expanding
• Virtual Classroom Training Program for Current Customers
• STM Demo Server
• Monitoring VM Infrastructure
• Adding Storage Arrays
• Best Management Practices for Multi-Vendor Storage Environment
• SolarWinds Events Calendar

Latest Blogs

• How Much Storage Do I Need?
• The Cost of Monitoring (But Not Automating)
• Hybrid Cloud - Does It Even Matter to IT Admins?
• Is Hybrid Cloud a Compelling Story or Simply a Compelling Myth?
• The Cost of (Not) Monitoring
• Leverage Hardware with Software, Or Is It The Other Way Around?
• Engineer to Engineer - Visibility into the Full Application Stack Helps Pinpoint Root Cause of Problems
• Understanding Automated Storage Tiering
• Backing Up the Storage Manager Database
• Storage Manager Database Runs Out of Connections
• Verification of Sufficient Disk Space Before Upgrading Storage Manager
• How Does the Disk Array Controller Impact Storage Performance?
• Storage Manager and Multiple Network Interface Cards
• Storage Manager and Anti-virus Software
  
• Top 3 Applications of Solid State Drives in Networked Storage
  

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STM How To Articles

• What is Raw?
• How to Run a myisamchk to Resolve Crashed MariaDB Tables
• How EMC VMAX Calculates Total IO's
• Migrate Storage Manager to a Different Server
• Set Up SSL on Storage Manager
• Create End-to-End Mapping Reports
• Learn to Maintain the Storage Manager Database
• What NetApp API Permissions are Required by Storage
• Use dbutil to Backup and Run Maintenance on MySQL Database
• How SolarWinds Products Fit Together | Video Tutorial

• Protecting Against "POODLE" Security Vulnerability (Cve-2014-3566)
• Virtual Machine Stats Window Reports Invalid Count
• Disk Warning Message in Storage Manager
• Dell Compellent Polling Issue
• Changing Event Severities in Storage Manager
• Storage Manager Proxy Agents are Taking a Long Time to Collect Data from IBM DS8xxx Series Array
• Storage Manager is Unable to Get Storage Data from 3PAR Device Version 2.3.1 MU4
• IBM DS Array IOPs/sec Graphs are Reporting Low Numbers
• Devices Not Reporting MB/S for User Defined LUN Grouping Performance Reports
• Dell Compellent Array Capacity Shows No Remaining Free Space
• Dell Compellent Array Raw Capacity Pie Chart
• Storage Manager 5.7 Default Collection Schedule for VMware and SMI-S

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• Online Administrator Guide
• Administrator Guide
• STM Evaluation Guide
• SMI-S Provider Reference
• Release Notes
• Port Requirements
• Storage Manager Datasheet
• Storage Manager Deployment Guide
• Advanced Configuration of Storage Manager
• Building Accurate Storage Budget
• Windows 2012, SQL 2012 and SolarWinds Products

Video Zone

• Thwack Videos
• Storage Manager: A Guide to Licensing
• Storage Manager Deployment
• Providing End-To-End Information
• How To Park, Migrate and Upgrade a SolarWinds License
• How to Activate a SolarWinds Product License

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Troubleshoot STM

• Node Performance Report Not Documenting Performance Metrics for IBM SVC 7.3 Arrays
• No Node Performance Data being Recorded for SVC versions 7.3.x
• Storage Manager is Unable to Connect to NetApp Filer when using SSL v3
• Disk Warning Message in Storage Manager
• Storage Manager is Unable to Report Controller Performance or Disk Performance for IBM 6K/8K Devices
• Storage Manager Unable to Perform Offline License Activation in Internet Explorer 10
• "Free LUNs" Reporting Wrong Information for Oracle Pillar Devices
• SVC Performance Metrics are Reporting Incorrect Values
• Required Firmware Versions for IBM XIV
• Storage Manager Unable to Capture Performance Data from Windows 2008 R2 Server
• MariaDB or MySQL Install Detected During Upgrade
• Storage Manager: ESX Mapping Report Does Not Show Correct Count for Virtual Machines
• Configuring STM Agents to Use Specific NIC on Servers with Multiple NICs
• Events are Not Generating in Store Manager
• No Entries Received in the Storage Event Monitor Within Orion

What We Are Working On

• What We Are Working On After STM v5.7
• Suggest New Features for Storage Manager (Storage Profiler)

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