Introduction

Introduction

CA Storage Resource Manager (CA SRM) assists storage managers to formulate enterprise-wide, multiplatform network storage management procedures and supervise their implementation.

This guide describes the concepts and procedures you need to know to configure and operate CA SRM. This chapter introduces you to CA SRM.

Note: Because CA SRM operates within the Windows environment, you can use many Windows functions (like moving, resizing, minimizing, and maximizing windows) from within CA SRM. You can also use familiar Windows commands to cascade, tile, and arrange windows. For more information about Windows commands and functions, see your Windows documentation and the CA SRM online help.

This guide is intended for the following audiences:

• Executives who want an overview of the capabilities and constraints of their company's storage management system to formulate adequate storage management guidelines
• Storage Managers or network administrators (or their equivalent) responsible for defining storage management procedures
• Operators responsible for executing the procedures and maintaining the system

This guide assumes that you understand basic terminology about the following:

• Personal computers
• Local area networks
• Storage management

This section contains the following topics:

Introducing CA SRM

CA SRM Components

Backup Resource Management

Application Database Resource Management

Application Email Resource Management

Network Storage Resource Management

CA SRM Services

Schedule and Execute Services

Service Results

Reports

Attention Messages

Enterprise Definition Language

MS SQL Server