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

Storage Essentials 5.1 User Guide 277

• ”Using the Global View” on page 281

• ”Printing Elements in System Manager” on page 281

• ”Exporting the Topology to Visio” on page 283

• ”Updating Element Data” on page 285

• ”Viewing Ports” on page 285

• ”Showing the Impact of an Element” on page 286

• ”Assigning a Business Cost to an Application” on page 288

• ”Expanding the Topology Pane” on page 290

• ”Filtering Fabrics” on page 290

• ”Viewing Event Status in the Topology” on page 290

• ”Custom Name for Switch Truncated in Topology” on page 293

• ”Managing Groups” on page 293

• ”Managing Fabrics” on page 296

• ”Hiding and Showing Generic Hosts” on page 297

Adding a Virtual Application

The management server lets you monitor applications not listed in the support matrix. For example,

assume your company has created an internal application, and you want to be able to use the

management server to monitor that application. You can create a virtual application for that

product. A virtual application is a placeholder you create for an application.

NOTE: Only a user belonging to a role that has System Configuration selected on the Edit Role

page (such as the Domain Administrator role) is allowed to create a virtual application.

Once you create the virtual application, it will appear connected to a host in your topology.

1. Select a host in System Manager.

2. Right-click and select Add Virtual Application.

3. Type the following information for the virtual application.

• Name

• Product

• Description

• Vendor

• Version

4. Select the storage volume for the application.

NOTE: You can view the properties of a volume by clicking its link.

5. Click OK.