title: HP OpenView Storage Area Manager
text: # HP OpenView Storage Area Manager
  
  HP OpenView Storage Area Manager (OVSAM) is a Hewlett-Packard software suite for management of storage resources and infrastructure.
  
  HP OpenView Storage Area Manager provides comprehensive, centralized management across distributed, heterogeneous storage networks. The HP OpenView Storage Area Manager suite includes the following applications that share a common core services, GUI, host agent, and repository: Storage Node Manager (Device Management, Health/Status), Storage Optimizer (Performance), Storage Builder (Capacity), Storage Accountant (Chargeback/Metering), Storage Allocator (LUN Access Control)
  
  HP Storage Essentials Enterprise Edition has effectively replaced HP OpenView Storage Area Manager in the HP Storage Management Software portfolio.
  
  ## Major Releases
  
  * HP OpenView Storage Area Manager 3.2, July 2004
  * HP OpenView Storage Area Manager 3.1
  * HP OpenView Storage Area Manager 3.0
  * HP OpenView Storage Area Manager 2.2, February 2002
  
  ## Current Release
  
  * SANMGR_00017 Patch (aka HP OVSAM v3.2.5), December 2005
  
  ### External Product Links
  
  * HP OpenView Storage Area Manager (OVSAM) QuickSpecs
  * HP OpenView Storage Area Manager (OVSAM) Device Plug-Ins (DPI) Download
  * HP OVSAM Software Patches - passport login required
  * HP Product Manuals Search Page - Select "Storage Area Manager"
  
  ### Related Product External Links
  
  * HP Systems Insight Manager
  * HP Storage Essentials Software
  * HP Storage Essentials Enterprise Edition
  