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

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7. In the Password (Optional) field, type a common password for elements in the IP range.
8. In the Verify Password field, retype the password.
9. In the Comment field, type a brief description of the servers. For example, “Servers in
Marketing.”
10.Click OK.
11.Click the Start Scanning button on the IP Ranges tab.
The management server scans the IP range and populates the Addresses to Discover table on
the IP Addresses tab.
Adding a Single IP Address or DNS Name for Discovery
Keep in mind the following for discovering Engenio storage systems:
• Discover both controllers for the Engenio storage system. Each controller has its own IP address.
In Step 1 of discovery, specify all the IP addresses for all the controllers (usually two). The
management server discovers these controllers as one single storage system.
• The following steps provide general information on how to discover an element. See Table 6 on
page 34, Table 11 on page 62, and Table 13 on page 117.
• To obtain drive-related statistics, install a proxy host. Ensure the proxy host has at least one LUN
rendered by each controller of the array. See ”Obtaining Disk Drive Statistics from Engenio
Storage Systems” on page 144 for more information.
• (Discovery from HP SE only) The Do Not Authenticate option is for Engenio storage systems.
The Engenio storage systems do not require a password for Get Details. If you want do not want
to use the management server for provisioning on Engenio storage systems, you can leave the
password field blank and select the Do Not Authenticate option. The management server will
still monitor the Engenio storage system; however, you will not be able to do provisioning tasks.
Discovery from HP SIM
To discover a single IP address or DNS name:
1. Select Options > Discovery. Then, click the Manual tab.
2. Select one of the following:
• System Name - Select this option if you want to discover an element by its DNS name.
• IP Address - Select this option if you want to discover an element by its IP address.
3. (Optional) Click More Settings if you want to provide more information for your discovery.
NOTE: Refer to the HP SIM documentation about the additional settings that appear when
you click the More Settings button.
4. Click Add System.
HP SIM starts the discovery process.
Discovery from HP SE
To add a single IP address or DNS name to discover: