# SAN Monitoring Software ## SAN Monitoring Monitor Storage Area Network (SAN) with a feature-rich SAN monitoring tool, OpManager From hosting applications to serving large multimedia, organizations are counting on their IT infrastructure to deliver unmatched end-user experience. To provide such exceptional experiences, the application availability and the performance have to be greatly enhanced. A storage area network (SAN) is employed exactly to tackle these challenges, out of many others, as the application performance is directly linked to storage [latency](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/tech-topics/troubleshooting-network-latency.html?san-mon). A SAN is a dedicated, high speed network, containing pools of storage devices, providing block-level storage. A SAN is separated from a LAN (sometimes through virtualization), so administrative traffic does not interfere with business services. SAN is essential to an enterprise network as it: - Consolidates storage devices making management relatively easy. - Utilizes storage devices effectively by pooling them. - Enhances performance by reducing storage latency. - Improves application availability through redundancy. - Simplifies data backup (without server interaction). - Supports multiple storage device types such as Tape Libraries, RAIDs, and more. ## ManageEngine OpManager: The effficient SAN Monitor [OpManager](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/?san-mon) is a SAN monitoring software that monitors storage devices such as [Tape Libraries](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/tape-library-management.html?san-mon), [RAIDs](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/storage-raid-management.html?san-mon), and SAN switches. It provides dedicated SAN performance monitors for storage devices and SAN switches. OpManager supports a [wide range of storage devices](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/help/supported-storage-devices.html?san-mon) from multiple vendors and offers predefined storage device templates making SAN monitoring effortless. ### SAN inventory and SAN dashboard ![SAN monitoring - ManageEngine OpManager](https://cdn.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/images/san-monitoring-1.png) OpManager maintains an inventory of all storage devices in your SAN, and collects information such as IP address, DNS name, vendor, device type, category, device status, and more. OpManager automatically discovers the storage devices in your SAN and updates the SAN inventory at predefined intervals. SAN dashboard provides an overview of the SAN health and performance. The dashboard provides an overview of your SAN pinpointing devices that need immediate attention. This helps in centralized SAN management. ### Real-time SAN performance monitoring ![Real-time SAN monitoring- ManageEngine OpManager](https://cdn.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/images/san-monitoring-software-2.png) ![SAN Monitoring tool - ManageEngine OpManager](https://cdn.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/images/san-monitoring-tool.png) ![SAN performance monitoring - ManageEngine OpManager](https://cdn.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/images/san-performance-monitoring.png) Application performance is directly linked to the storage latency, so it is crucial to monitor the performance of your SAN. The collective health of your storage devices indicates the health of your storage area network. With SAN performance monitors such as latency monitor, traffic monitor, utilization monitor, throughput monitor, storage array capacity monitor, and many more, you can receive alerts on storage device performance in real time. With OpManager, a [best storage monitoring tool](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/storage-monitoring.html?san-mon), you can monitor SAN performance with up to 1 minute granularity. Protocols supported by OpManager for monitoring storage devices include: - SNMP - CLI - StorageAPI - NetAPPAPI - SMI-S Protocol ### SAN fault management ![SAN fault management - ManageEngine OpManager](https://cdn.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/images/san-network-monitoring.png) OpManager instantly [alerts](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/network-monitoring-alerts.html?san-mon) on hardware/software faults such as fan failure, battery failure, power supply failure, drive failure, and more. OpManager provides instant alerts on SAN component faults and also generates Trap alarms. Additionally, these SAN faults can be notified via emails, SMS, Slack channels, and more. They can be automatically escalated to a higher authority based on user-defined rules. ### SAN Storage Forecasting and Storage Reports ![SAN storage monitoring- ManageEngine OpManager](https://cdn.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/images/san-monitor-3.png) ![SAN Monitoring - ManageEngine OpManager](https://cdn.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/images/san-management-4.png) OpManager offers advanced [ML-based storage forecasting](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/storage-capacity-forecasting-planning.html) which helps you predict the storage requirements for your organization. You can forecast the storage capacity by growth trend and utilization, and set thresholds for receiving alerts on storage capacity. [Reports](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/help/reporting.html?san-mon) can be generated for many parameters such as Storage Summary, RAID Latency, Growth Trend, RAID IOPS, RAID Capacity Utilization, and many more. This lets you make effective and timely storage purchase decisions for your organization's future needs. ### SAN components supported by OpManager Apart from monitoring your SAN, OpManager [monitors your LAN](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/lan-monitoring.html?san-mon) and networking devices such as routers, firewalls, physical and virtual servers, interfaces, Nutanix infrastructure for faults and performance. With OpManager, you can also monitor network traffic and firewall logs, manage network configurations and switch ports - all in a unified console. ## Discover more on SAN monitor ### Featured - [SAN switch management](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/san-switch-management.html?san-mon) - [Storage pools and LUNs](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/tech-topics/storage-pools-and-luns.html?san-mon) - [Storage monitoring dashboard](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/storage-monitoring-dashboard.html?san-mon) ### Quick links - [Blogs](https://blogs.manageengine.com?san-mon) - [E-books](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/ebooks.html?san-mon) - [Videos](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/videos.html?san-mon) - [Case studies](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/customer-recommends.html?san-mon) - [Awards and Recognitions](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/network-software-review.html?san-mon) - [Solve storage monitoring woes with OpManager](https://blogs.manageengine.com/network/opmanager/2020/11/25/solve-storage-monitoring-woes-with-opmanager.html?san-mon) - [SAN vs NAS](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/tech-topics/san-vs-nas.html?san-mon) - [Prerequisites to monitor storage devices](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/help/prerequisites.html?san-mon) ## Related Products - [Network Monitoring](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/?relPrd) - [Bandwidth Monitoring & Traffic Analysis](https://www.manageengine.com/products/netflow/?relPrd) - [Network Configuration Management](https://www.manageengine.com/network-configuration-manager/?relPrd) - [Switch Port & IP Address Management](https://www.manageengine.com/products/oputils/?relPrd) - [Firewall Management](https://www.manageengine.com/products/firewall/?relPrd) - [Network Monitoring Software for MSPs](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring-msp/?relPrd) - [IT Operations Management](https://www.manageengine.com/it-operations-management/) - [Application Performance Monitoring](https://www.manageengine.com/products/applications_manager/?relPrd)