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

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• HP SIM does not allow blank passwords. Do one of the following:
• Enter anything for the password for Cisco SNMP switches.
• A password is required on SMI-S switches. Enter the password.
Refer to the HP SIM documentation for more details.
Discovery from HP SE
To discover a Cisco switch:
1. Click Tools > Storage Essentials > Home on the HP SIM home page menu. The Storage
Essentials home page opens in a separate web browser window. From the Storage Essentials
home page, click Discovery, then click Setup in the upper-right pane of the Storage
Essentials 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 DNS name or primary IP address of the Cisco
switch you want to discover.
6. Do one of the following:
•For Cisco switches with SNMP connections:
In the User Name field, type the user name for the switch. This is the public community
SNMP string for the switch. This field can be left blank if the element's user name and
password are one of the default user names and passwords.
•For Cisco switches with SMI-S connections:
In the User Name field, type the user name for this SMI-S switch.
7. Do one of the following:
•For Cisco switches with SNMP connections:
Leave the Password field blank.
•For Cisco switches with SMI-S connections:
In the Password field, type the password for this SMI-S switch.
8. Do one of the following:
•For Cisco switches with SNMP connections:
Leave the Verify Password field blank.
•For Cisco switches with SMI-S connections:
In the Verify Password field, type the password of the SMI-S switch again.
Discovering Sun StorEdge and QLogic Switches
The management server discovers Sun StorEdge switches through an SNMP connection and QLogic
switches—depending on the model—are discovered through SNMP or SMI-S. See the Support
Matrix for details on supported switch models and firmware revisions.
Keep in mind the following for Sun StorEdge and QLogic SNMP switches:
• When you discover a Sun StorEdge or QLogic SNMP switch in HP SE, you do not need to
provide a password if you discover it in HP SE. HP SIM requires a password.