HP Storage Essentials V5.1 User Guide Second Edition (Linux Release) (T4283-96056, November 2006)

Discovering NAS Devices, Tape Libraries, Switches and Storage Systems88
8. 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 NAS Devices on Linux
In order to discover an HP NAS device on Linux, you must first install a CIM extension on the device.
Refer to the Installation Guide for information on how to install the CIM extension.
In order to enable NAS support, you must modify a property file on the NAS device. To enable NAS
support:
1. Connect to the NAS device on which you have installed the CIM extension.
2. Browse to the installation directory and open the CIMextension/conf directory.
3. Copy the nas.properties-sample file and paste a copy into the same directory.
4. Rename the copied file to nas.properties.
5. Open the file and locate the following line:
# Set to true to enable NAS data collection; “false” is the default
nas=false
6. Change the value to true to enable NAS support, as shown in the following example:
nas=true
7. Save your changes and close the file.
8. Restart the CIM extension. Refer to the Installation Guide for information about starting CIM
extensions.
Discovery from HP SIM
To discover an HP NAS device on Linux, provide the following information in HP Insight Manager:
• IP address or system name of the HP NAS device to discover. See ”Adding an IP Range for
Scanning” on page 27 or ”Adding a Single IP Address or DNS Name for Discovery” on
page 28 for more information.
• User name of the HP NAS device. You must provide a privileged login.
• Password used to access the HP NAS device.
Refer to the HP SIM documentation for more information about HP SIM.
Discovery from HP SE
To discover an HP NAS device on Linux:
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.