(WebHosting.Info)   3PAR, a provider of utility storage, announced the debut of its InForm Management Console, a new management interface that provides visibility, control, and management of its InServ storage servers. In addition, the company also announced enhancements to its Storage Management Initiative Specification provider designed to enable heterogeneous enterprise management. The company states that its SMI-S provider is an open application programming interface based on specifications set by the Storage Networking Industry Association.

The company avers that its InForm Management Console is a completely re-architected replacement for the InForm Graphical User Interface previously used for point-and-click management of 3PAR InServ Storage Servers. It adds that the InForm Management Console includes new features to enable management of all InServ models and requires only a handful of well-supported actions for complete functionality and system administration. It also provides instrumentation of all physical and logical objects for one or more InServs, says the company.

It articulates that the new InForm Management Console includes the following features:

• Quick Filter -  easy filtering of tabular data for quick access to system information
• Wizards - new wizards require fewer mouse clicks to configure volumes
• 3PAR Virtual Domains Management - complete view of all virtual domains including user management and details on all connected systems for consolidated control of virtual domains
• Charting Functions - enhanced charting functions enabling specified objects to be graphed separately or in aggregate and offering preservation of chart settings for later use
• Data Export - flexible export of InForm Management Console data in CSV or HTML file formats

“A number of our customers have already reported 10x administrative efficiency gains from 3PAR Utility Storage — a smart, thin, and ready tiered-storage array for resilient utility computing,” said David Scott, President and CEO for 3PAR. “3PAR’s InForm Management Console and our new enhancements to SMI-S are designed to further enhance our customers’ visibility, control, and administrative efficiency in managing their 3PAR InServs.”