SNIA-CTP SMI-Client Test

The SNIA-CTP's SMI-Client test has been released in two phases. Phase I was designed to take the client software through an extensivediscovery of the SAN.A discovery is very similar to an inventory which might be performed by an end user for year-end audit purposes. The discovery test had the participating companies determine such information as the manufacturername and model number of a particualr piece of hardware. In addition, the discovery took the participant through practical day to day exercises such as determining the configured storage within an array or fabric. Click on the link to the test definitions, below, for a thorough understanding of what was testedas a part ofthe discovery tests.

Phase IB of the test was designed to take the participant through simpleactive managementof the SAN. Management activitites included changing the settings on switches, adding and deleting information from fabrics and adding and deleting storage resources on arrays. Click on the link to the test definitions, below, for a thorough understanding of what was testedas a part of theactive modification tests.

Companies which have taken the SMI-Client Test

This link takes you to a list of the client software (a.k.a storage management software ) companies that have products which conform to the SMI-S.

Definitions for the SMI-Client Test
This link takes you to a list of the test areas and tests that are performed as a part of the SMI-Client testing process.

Press Release from Arpil 2005 SNW Show
This link takes you to the press release from the April 2005 SNW show. This is the event at which the SMI-Client was initiall announced.

SNIA-CTP Spring 2005 Briefing
This briefing outlines the benefits that the SNIA-CTP program offers to users of storage.

• SMI SPECIFICATION
• SMI-Lab
• CONFORMANCE TESTING
• VENDORS/PRODUCTS