HP Storage Essentials SRM 6.0 User Guide for Enterprise Edition and Standard Edition SRM Software (July 2008)

Viewing Element Topology and Properties272
• Using the Global View, page 276
• Printing the Topology, page 276
• Exporting the Topology to Microsoft Visio, page 278
• Updating Element Data, page 280
• Viewing Ports, page 280
• Showing the Impact of an Element, page 281
• Assigning a Business Cost to an Application, page 282
• Expanding the Topology Pane, page 284
• Filtering Fabrics, page 284
• Viewing Event Status in the Topology, page 284
• Custom Name for a Switch Truncated in the Topology, page 286
• Managing Groups, page 286
• Managing Fabrics, page 289
• Hiding and Showing Generic Hosts, page 290
Adding a Virtual Application
The management server lets you monitor applications not listed in the support matrix. For example,
assume your company has created an internal application, and you want to be able to use the
management server to monitor that application. You can create a virtual application for that
product. A virtual application is a placeholder you create for an application.
NOTE: Only a user belonging to a role that has System Configuration selected on the Edit Role
page (such as the Domain Administrator role) is allowed to create a virtual application.
Once you create the virtual application, it will appear as connected to a host in your topology.
1. Select a host.
2. Right-click, and select Add Virtual Application.
3. Enter the following information for the virtual application:
• Name
• Product
• Description
• Vendor
• Version
4. Select the storage volume for the application.
NOTE: You can view the properties of a volume by clicking its link.
5. Click OK.
The virtual application appears connected to the selected host.