HP XP7 Command View Advanced Edition Administrator Guide (Web Version) (TK981-96004, May 2014)

Prerequisites for normal hosts managed by Device Manager agent
To use the Device Manager agent to manage normal hosts, install the Device Manager agent on each
normal host.
After installation, specify the environment settings such as the management server information and
the execution interval of the HiScan command.
In addition, on normal hosts running the AIX OS, set the ODMDIR environment variable.
NOTE:
Do not use a name that contains a semicolon (;) for the following host items:
• If managing a Windows host:
- Network connection name
- Comment field for the shared disk
• If managing a UNIX host:
- Mount-destination directory name
- Disk group name (volume group name and disk set name)
- Logical volume name
- Network name
- Shared disk directory name
- Device name of the network drive (directory name of the shared disk that has been set up on
the reference destination host)
Related topics
• How to set up Device Manager agent: HP XP7 Command View Advanced Edition Installation and
Configuration Guide
Prerequisites for virtual machines
The following system configuration of virtual machines is supported by Device Manager:
• Configuration in which an HBA is allocated for each virtual machine
• Configuration in which an HBA is shared by multiple virtual machines
• Configuration in which a virtual HBA is allocated for each virtual machine (by using NPIV HBAs)
To manage virtual machines by using Host Data Collector or the Device Manager agent, you must
perform environment setup of the virtual machines before registering them in Device Manager.
Prerequisites for virtual machines managed by Host Data Collector
To use Host Data Collector to manage virtual machines, install Host Data Collector, and then perform
environment setup on each virtual machine.
System configuration and requirements32