Installation Manual

Installing the Management Server on Microsoft Windows40
e. Select the license file.
f. Click OK.
Step 5 – Check for Required Service Packs
and Hot Fix Files
Check with your Sales Engineer to obtain and install the latest required service packs and hot fix
files for Storage Essentials.
Step 6 – Install Your CIM Extensions and Set Up Discovery
Before you can discover elements (systems) on your network, you must install the CIM extensions
that were copied to the management server during the installation. See the following chapters:
See ”Deploying and Managing CIM Extensions” on page 181.
See the Discovery Steps section in the Discovering Switches, Storage Systems, NAS Devices, and
Tape Libraries chapter for details on setting up disocvery.
Upgrading the Storage Essentials for Windows Management
Server (Contact Your Account
Representative Before Upgrading)
This section provides details about upgrading the Storage Essentials for Windows management
server.
IMPORTANT: Please contact your Account Representative for upgrades. Upgrading requires
assistance from HP Services.
Keep in Mind the Following
• Before upgrading, verify that the server meets the requirements listed in the ”Pre-installation
Checklist (Installations and Upgrades)” on page 8.
• Refer to the release notes for upgrade path and late breaking information about upgrading the
management server. See the Upgrade section in the release notes.
• Complete the upgrade and its subsequent steps in one session, which may take several hours
depending on your network configuration. Completing the steps over several sessions will result
in incomplete data until all steps have been completed.
Considerations Before Upgrading
Before you upgrade, consider the following:
• Brocade SMI-S Switches
The Brocade switch manufacturer no longer supports the Brocade Fabric Access API provider
and with this release of the management server, the Brocade Fabric Access API provider is no
longer supported. After upgrading, any Brocade switches that are managed by the Brocade
API provider will be quarantined. Historical data will be retained by the API-managed Brocade
switches, but you will not be able to run Discovery Data Collection on these switches until they