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discovering master backup servers, see ”Step 1 — Discovering Your Hosts and Backup
Manager Hosts” on page 297.
3. Select Force Device Manager Refresh if you want the management server to tell the device
managers for your storage systems to obtain the latest information. If you do not select Force
Device Manager Refresh, the management server gathers information from the external
databases such as HP, HDS, and EMC storage systems with the assumption that the information
in the external database is up to date. See the following topics for more information: ”Excluding
EMC Symmetrix Storage Systems from a Forced Device Manager Refresh” on page 137 and
”Excluding HDS Storage Systems from Force Device Manager Refresh” on page 141.
4. Select All Discovery Groups, or click Specified Discovery Groups to specify a customized list. If
you are running Discovery Data Collection for the first time, select All Discovery Groups.
NOTE: For information on selecting a custom discovery list, see ”Creating Custom
Discovery Lists” on page 162.
5. Click Get Details.
During Discovery Data Collection, the software changes its status light from green to red, and
the HP Storage Essentials log opens and shows the progress of Discovery Data Collection.
When the software finishes getting all element details, it displays GETTING ALL DETAILS
COMPLETED on the View Logs page and the status light turns green.
For information about automating the gathering of all element details, see the User Guide.
Stopping Discovery Data Collection
Discovery Data Collection takes some time. If the network and managed elements are busy, you
might need to stop Discovery Data Collection and reschedule it for another time.
IMPORTANT: If you stop Discovery Data Collection, you should reschedule it. This type of
collection obtains detailed information about elements in the network.
To stop Discovery Data Collection:
1. Select Options > Storage Essentials > Discovery > View Logs.
2. On the View Logs page, click the Click here portion of the following message:
Click here if you wish to stop getting details.
3. When you are asked if you are sure you want to stop Discovery Data Collection, click OK.
The management server stops Discovery Data Collection.
NOTE: Existing operations will finish before the management server stops Discovery Data
Collection.
4. Schedule a time to resume Discovery Data Collection.