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4. Click Close to return to the Advanced page.
5. Paste the copied text into the Custom Properties box.
6. Remove the pound (#) symbol in front of the property to make sure it is not commented out. Add
the serial numbers corresponding to the HDS storage systems you want the refresh to skip.
Separate additional serial numbers with a comma, as shown by the following example:
cimom.HdsSkipRefresh=61038,61037
where 61038 and 61037 are serial numbers for HDS storage systems.
NOTE: To find the serial number, double-click the storage system in System Manager, and
then click the Properties tab.
7. When you are done, click Save.
8. To force a refresh for elements that are not configured to skip the refresh, select the Force Device
Manager Refresh option on the Discovery Data Collection page.
9. Click Get Details to run discovery data collection.
Discovering HP Storage Systems
You can discover the following HP storage systems. For model information, see the support matrix.
• Discovering HP StorageWorks MSA Arrays, page 142
• Discovering HP StorageWorks EVA Arrays, page 143
• Discovering HP StorageWorks XP Arrays, page 145
Discovering HP StorageWorks MSA Arrays
Before you can discover MSA arrays, you must download and install the HP MSA SMI-S Provider
software. See the HP StorageWorks Modular Storage Array document at:
http://www.hp.com/go/hpsim/providers
for more information. Check this web site periodically
to verify that you are running a current version of the SMI-S provider.
Keep in mind the following:
• MSA volumes must be deleted in the reverse order of their creation. For example, if you have
six volumes, and you want to delete the second one you created, you must delete the volumes
one at a time, starting with the volume created sixth and continuing with the fifth, fourth, third,
and then the second.
• The Array Configuration Utility (ACU) application should not be running when HP Storage
Essentials is using the MSA provider.
• The management URL on the Tools & Links tab for the MSA can be used only if the ACU is
installed on the same host as the SMI-S provider and the Execution Mode is set to Remote
Service. See the ACU Readme file for information about execution modes and how to change
them.
• Selective Storage Presentation (SSP) for the array must be enabled for provisioning to work.