HP Storage Essentials V5.1 User Guide Second Edition (Linux Release) (T4283-96056, November 2006)

Configuring the Management Server204
Adding File Servers
To select hosts to be marked as file servers:
1. Click Reports > Storage Essentials > Data Collection > FileSystem Viewer Data in HP
Systems Insight Manager.
2. Verify the Data Collection tab is displayed.
3. Click the Add File Server button.
4. Click the check boxes for the hosts that you would like to mark as file servers. Only hosts that
support File System Viewer are listed.
5. Click the OK button. The hosts are marked as file servers and you are returned to the Data
Collection tab.
Setting Data Collection Properties
The management server obtains information from collectors that gather information from elements at
specified times. If you want the management server to monitor file servers, you must start the
collector for the specified file server.
For example, assume you installed File System Viewer on a host and you want to view reports about
file management, such as partition consumption. You must start the collector for that host.
Keep in mind the following:
• If you want to scan network mounted drives on a host running Windows, you must make sure a
user is logged onto the Windows host. The user must have permission to mount the network
drives.
• If you change the date in the field to a date that does not exist in a month, the software
automatically calculates the date to the next month. For example, if you enter
2003-11-31, the software assumes the date is 2003-12-01.
To set scanning properties:
1. Click Reports > Storage Essentials > Data Collection > File System Viewer Data in HP
Systems Insight Manager.
2. Verify you are looking at the Data Collection page.
Test Scan Verifies that the management server can access the file server and
perform a high level File System Viewer scan.
Delete To remove the file server application associated with a particular host,
click the Delete ( ) button. You can also use the Delete button
located above the table to delete multiple selected file servers.
Stop Collectors Use the Stop Collectors button located above the table to stop
selected collectors.
Table 21 About the Collectors for File System Viewer (continued)
Column Heading Description