HP Storage Essentials V5.1 Installation Guide Second Edition (Linux Release) (T4283-96055, November 2006)

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discovery groups to break up getting the topology or Get Details. For example, you could
specify that the management server gets the topology or Get Details for only the elements in
Discovery Group 1, thus, saving you time. This feature is sometimes referred to as segmented
replication because you can specify getting the topology or Get Details for a segment of the
discovered elements.
Keep in mind the following:
• (Discovery from HP SE only) You can use this window to change the user name and password
stored in the management server's database. It does not change the device's user name and
password.
• Discovery groups cannot be renamed or created. You must use the existing discovery groups.
• You can also use the Move to Discovery Group button to move multiple elements to another
discovery group. See ”Moving Elements to Another Discovery Group” on page 144 for more
information.
Discovery from HP SIM
To change the discovery properties of an element:
1. Click Options > Storage Essentials > Discovery > Run Discovery Data Collection.
2. Click the button corresponding with the element you want to modify.
3. To move an element to another discovery group, select its new discovery group from the
Discovery Group drop-down menu.
4. Click OK in the Edit Discovered Element window.
Discovery from HP SE
To change the discovery properties of an element:
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 > Topology or Discovery >
Details in the upper-right pane of the HP SE home page window.
2. Click the button corresponding with the element you want to modify.
3. To move an element to another discovery group, select its new discovery group from the
Discovery Group drop-down menu.
4. Click OK in the Edit Discovered Element window.
Deleting Elements from the Product
The way you delete an element from the product depends on whether you are using discovery from
HP SIM or discovery from HP SE.
Discovery from HP SIM
IMPORTANT: This step removes elements from the discovery list and from the HP SIM database.
The deleted element can reappear if the following occurs: