HP Storage Essentials V5.00.01 installation guide (T4283-96011, January 2006)
Table Of Contents
- HP
- Storage Essentials 5.00.01 Installation Guide
- Contents
- Overview
- Installing the Management Server on Microsoft Windows
- Discovering Filers, Tape Libraries, Switches and Storage Systems
- Deploying CIM Extensions
- Installing the CIM Extension for IBM AIX
- Installing the CIM Extension for SGI ProPack for Linux
- Installing the CIM Extension for HP-UX
- Installing the CIM Extension for SUSE and Red Hat Linux
- Installing the CIM Extension for OpenVMS
- Installing the CIM Extension for HP Tru64 UNIX
- Installing the CIM Extension for SGI IRIX
- Installing the CIM Extension for Sun Solaris
- Installing the CIM Extension for Microsoft Windows
- Discovering Applications, Backup Servers and Hosts
- Managing Security
- Troubleshooting
Discovering Filers, Tape Libraries, Switches and Storage Systems78
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 Arrays
To discover HP StorageWorks 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 storage system:
• HP Storage Management Appliance software
• HP OpenView Storage Operations Manager
• HP StorageWorks Command View EVA, XP or MSA
• HP StorageWorks SMI-S XP, EVA or MSA. For HP StorageWorks XP storage systems, provisioning
is only supported through Command View AE.
Discovery from HP SIM
To discover HP 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 37 or ”Adding a Single IP Address or DNS Name for Discovery” on
page 38 for more information.
• User name for accessing the HP CIMOM
• Password for accessing HP CIMOM.
(XP arrays only) If you have Command View version 2.0 or later, the default password is
administrator. If you have Command View earlier than version 2.0, refer to the documentation
that shipped with Command View for the default password.
Discovery from HP SE
To discover HP storage systems:
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 HP CIMOM you
want to discover.
6. Enter the User Name used to access the HP CIMOM.
7. Enter the Password used to access the HP CIMOM.