HP Storage Essentials V5.1 User Guide Second Edition (Linux Release) (T4283-96056, November 2006)

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2. Click Show Default Properties at the bottom of the page.
3. Copy the following command. How you copy the text depends on your Web browser. If you are
using Microsoft Explorer or Netscape Navigator, select the text and then right-click the selected
text. Then, select Copy.
#cimom.hds.exclude=61038,61037
4. Return to the Advanced page.
5. Paste the copied text into the Custom Properties field. How you paste the text depends on
your Web browser. If you are using Microsoft Explorer or Netscape Navigator, right-click the
field and select Paste.
6. Make sure the property is not commented out by removing the hash (#) symbol in front of the
property. Add the serial numbers corresponding to the HDS storage systems you want to exclude
form discovery. Separate additional serial numbers with a comma, as shown by the following
example:
cimom.hds.exclude=61038,61037
where 61038 and 61037 are serial numbers for HDS storage systems.
7. When you are done, click Save.
8. Restart the service for the management server for your changes to take effect.
While AppStorManager is restarting, users are not able to access the management server. The
AppStorManager service must be running for the management server to monitor elements.
Discovering HP StorageWorks MSA Arrays
To discover HP StorageWorks MSA arrays, you must enter the following information for the instance
of the HP CIMOM used to manage the storage system:
• user name and password used for accessing the HP CIMOM
• IP address of the server containing the HP CIMOM
The following should be installed on a server before you discover an HP MSA storage system:
• HP StorageWorks Command View MSA
• HP StorageWorks SMI-S MSA.
To determine provisioning support for HP StorageWorks Arrays, see Table 52 on page 359 and
Table 53 on page 360.
Discovery from HP SIM
To discover HP MSA storage systems, provide the following information in HP Insight Manager:
• IP address or system name of the HP CIMOM you want to discover. See ”Adding an IP Range
for Scanning” on page 27 or ”Adding a Single IP Address or DNS Name for Discovery” on
page 28 for more information.
• User name for accessing the HP CIMOM
• Password for accessing HP CIMOM.
Discovery from HP SE
To discover HP MSA storage systems: