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

Discovering NAS Devices, Tape Libraries, Switches and Storage Systems70
• IP address or system name of the HP CIMOM you want to discover. 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 the HP CIMOM
• Password for accessing HP CIMOM.
Discovery from HP SE
To discover HP EVA or MSA 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.
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.
11.Click OK.
12.To start discovering elements on the network, click the Start Discovery button on the IP
Addresses tab.
Discovering HP StorageWorks XP Arrays
You can discover HP StorageWorks XP Arrays by using the following:
• Command View XP
• Command View XP Advanced Edition
• XP Provider for Storage Essentials.
To determine provisioning support for HP StorageWorks Arrays, see Table 51 on page 349 and
Table 52 on page 350.
Discovering HP XP Arrays by Using Command View XP
To discover HP StorageWorks XP arrays by using Command View XP, 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