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

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Since the severity level for an element is set by the manufacturer, the meanings of the severity levels
vary. It is best to view the description of the event.
Use the Severity menu to filter which type of events you want to view. It displays the severity icons
with the selected severity level or higher. For example, you can be notified of only critical and major
events by selecting Major from the Severity menu and clicking the button.
NOTE: If you select a severity, click the button, and then leave System Manager, System
Manager remembers your selection.
Custom Name for a Switch Truncated in the Topology
If a custom name for a switch is long, its name may appear truncated in the topology. The full name
appears once the cursor is positioned over the switch with the custom name.
Managing Groups
This section contains the following topics:
• About Groups, page 286
• Grouping Discovered Hosts, page 286
• Ungrouping Discovered Hosts, page 287
• Grouping Discovered Storage Systems, page 288
• Ungrouping Discovered Storage Systems, page 289
About Groups
System Manager lets you group together hosts and storage systems that have been labeled
Discovered, so the management server sees them as one element in the topology. The management
server labels an element as "Discovered" when it has discovered the element, but it cannot obtain
additional information about it. Grouped elements preserve space in the topology, since only one
element is displayed to represent the group. It also provides a way to keep track of all your
"Discovered" hosts and storage systems.
Grouping Discovered Hosts
If you have several Discovered hosts, you might want to group them together, so the management
server sees them as one element in the topology. Grouped elements preserve space in the topology,
since only one Discovered host is displayed to represent the group. Grouping also provides a way
to keep track of your "Discovered" hosts.
Keep in mind the following:
• A user's role must include an access level of Element Control or Full Control for hosts. See
”Editing Roles” on page 149 for more information about the access level of a role.
• Grouped elements are still seen as Discovered, so the management server is unable to monitor
or manage them.