HP Storage Essentials V5.1 User Guide First Edition (T4283-96026, August 2006)

Discovering NAS Devices, Tape Libraries, Switches and Storage Systems72
12.To start discovering elements on the network, click the Start Discovery button on the IP
Addresses tab.
Discovering HP XP Arrays by Using Command View XP Advanced Edition
To discover HP StorageWorks XP arrays by using Command View XP Advanced Edition, you must
enter the following information:
• user name and password used for accessing Command View XP Advanced Edition
• IP address of the server running Command View XP Advanced Edition
The following should be installed on a server before you discover an HP XP storage system if you
are discovering the storage system by using Command View XP Advanced Edition:
• HP Storage Management Appliance software
• HP OpenView Storage Operations Manager
• HP StorageWorks Command View XP Advanced Edition
Discovery from HP SIM by Using Command View XP Advanced Edition
To discover HP storage systems by using Command View XP Advanced Edition, provide the
following information in HP Insight Manager:
• IP address or system name of the server running Command View XP Advanced Edition. See
”Adding an IP Range for Scanning” on page 24 or ”Adding a Single IP Address or DNS Name
for Discovery” on page 25 for more information.
• User name for accessing Command View XP Advanced Edition.
• Password for accessing Command View XP Advanced Edition.
Discovery from HP SE by Using Command View XP Advanced Edition
To discover HP storage systems by using Command View XP Advanced Edition:
1. Click Tools > Storage Essentials > Home on the HP SIM home page menu. The HP SE home
page opens in a separate web browser window. Click Discovery > Setup in the upper-right
pane of the HP SE home page window.
2. Select Step 1 at the top of the page.
3. Click the IP Addresses tab.
4. Click the Add Address button.
5. In the IP Address/DNS Name field, type the IP address or DNS name of the server running
Command View XP Advanced Edition.
6. Enter the User Name used to access Command View XP Advanced Edition.
7. Enter the Password used to access Command View XP Advanced Edition.
8. If you typed a password in the previous step, retype the password in the Verify Password
field.
9. In the Comment field (optional), type a comment for additional information. The information
typed into this field is displayed under the Comment column in the Addresses to Discover list
(Tools > Storage Essentials > Home >
Discovery > Setup).
10.Do not select the Do Not Authenticate option.