This paper provides an overview of Incipient Storage Administrator software as it relates to the Incipient Network Storage Platform (iNSP) software. iNSP is storage virtualization software that provides a suite of storage services for SANs. These services include non-disruptive data migration, provisioning, and copy services.

The paper also covers major feature sets such as deep discovery of storage and SAN components and provides a workflow example on storage provisioning.

The Incipient Storage Administrator tackles operational complexities head-on. Its SAN discovery and management utilities, in addition to its automated policy-based provisioning, greatly improve operational efficiency and reduce risk. Eliminating the manual processes associated with provisioning brings companies a step closer to fully automating their SAN environments, and the robust host- and storage array- independent management services offer a welcome opportunity to standardize on a single, centralized point of control.