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

Discovering NAS Devices, Tape Libraries, Switches and Storage Systems30
To prevent re-entering the information for each management server instance, you can import the
same file for multiple management server instances.
IMPORTANT: When you import a file, your previous settings are overwritten.
If you are shown an error message when you try to import the discovery settings, verify you are
using the right password. If you are using the correct password, there could be a possibility that the
file is corrupt.
To import discovery settings from a file:
1. Click Tools > Storage Essentials > Home on the HP SIM home page menu. The Storage
Essentials home page opens in a separate web browser window. From the Storage Essentials
home page, click Discovery, then click Setup in the upper-right pane of the Storage
Essentials window.
2. Click the Import Settings from File link.
3. In the Import Settings from File window, do one of the following:
•Click the Browse button to find the file.
•In the Filename field, type a complete path to the file.
4. In the Password field, type the password for the management server.
5. Click OK. The information on the following tabs is updated:
• IP Addresses
•IP Ranges
• Applications
Saving Discovery Settings to a File
After you have discovered your elements, save the discovery settings of the elements in your
discovery list.
Discovery from HP SIM
NOTE: Refer to the HP SIM documentation for more information about saving discovery settings to
a file.
To save discovery settings to a file:
1. Click Options > Discovery on the HP SIM home page menu.
2. Click the Hosts File tab and click the New button.
3. Enable the Systems loaded from the central management server, sorted by: radio button
and select the settings you want to save to this file from the list box:
• IP address
• System name
• System type and then by IP address