Operating Environment Software Manual

Figure 4-5 Edit role
Configuring HP SIM with Onboard Administrator credentials
The user Administrator of the Onboard Administrator for each C-class enclosure that is managed
by Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager must be configured into HP SIM for the CMS on which
logical server management in Virtualization Manager is running.
Onboard Administrator credentials are obtained using the HP SIM System Sign In credentials.
To set the OA credentials in HP SIM, perform the following steps.
1. Select the OA from the System and Event Collections panel, under All Management
Processors.
2. Select the Tools & Links tab.
3. Click System Credentials....
4. Click Edit system credentials....
5. Enter the username and password for the OA node, and click OK.
6. To confirm that the OA credentials are correctly set, click View all credentials....
NOTE: If you see an “Active on unknown host” error, you may have to set the OA credentials
on the CMS. Fom the top, blue menu bar, select Options→Protocol Settings...→Global Protocol
Settings.... Set the global WBEM setting on the CMS.
Configuring HP SIM for SAN storage validation
To discover disk arrays into HP SIM and enable storage validation for servers with Virtual
Connect logical servers, perform the following steps.
1. From the upper, blue menu bar, select Options→Discovery..., then click the New… button.
2. Click the radio button next to Discover a single system.
3. For each disk array, fill in the Name (such has SMA_EVA) and the IP address of the Storage
Management Appliance.
4. Click the Credentials... button.
5. Enter the Sign-In System Credentials.
6. Click OK.
7. On the Discovery page, select the newly created discovery task.
8. Click the Run Now button.
It will take a few minutes for the disk array(s) to be discovered into HP SIM.
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