Installation Manual

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Discovering NAS Devices and Tape Libraries
Use the workflow in ”Discovering Elements” on page 113 to discover NAS devices and tape
libraries. This section provides information about supported NAS devices and tape libraries,
including the information to enter in HP SIM during the discovery process. For more information on
device support, see the support matrix. The support matrix is accessible from the Documentation
Center (Help > Documentation Center in HP Storage Essentials).
Discovering NAS Devices
You can discover the following NAS devices:
• Discovering HP NAS Devices on Windows, page 150
• Discovering HP NAS Devices on Linux, page 151
• Discovering NetApp NAS Devices, page 151
• Discovering Sun NAS Devices, page 152
Discovering HP NAS Devices on Windows
In order to discover an HP NAS device on Windows, you must first install a CIM extension on the
device and then modify one of its properties files. For instructions, see ”Installing the CIM Extension
for Microsoft Windows” on page 281.
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 APPQCime/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.
Table 7 Discovery Requirements NAS Devices and Tape Libraries
Element Discovery Requirements For Additional Information
HP NAS devices Discover the device directly. See Discovering HP NAS Devices
on Windows, page 150 and
Discovering HP NAS Devices on
Linux, page 151.
devices Discover the device directly. See Discovering NetApp NAS
Devices, page 151.
Sun NAS devices Discover the server running the
SMI-S provider for the Sun NAS
Devices.
See Discovering Sun NAS
Devices, page 152.
HP and IBM tape
libraries
Discover the server running the
SMI-S provider for the tape library.
See Discovering HP and IBM Tape
Libraries, page 152