HP Storage Essentials V5.1 User Guide First Edition (T4283-96026, August 2006)

Storage Essentials 5.1 User Guide 267

• ”Using the Global View” on page 271

• ”Printing Elements in System Manager” on page 271

• ”Exporting the Topology to Visio” on page 273

• ”Updating Element Data” on page 275

• ”Viewing Ports” on page 275

• ”Showing the Impact of an Element” on page 276

• ”Assigning a Business Cost to an Application” on page 278

• ”Expanding the Topology Pane” on page 280

• ”Filtering Fabrics” on page 280

• ”Viewing Event Status in the Topology” on page 280

• ”Custom Name for Switch Truncated in Topology” on page 283

• ”Managing Groups” on page 283

• ”Managing Fabrics” on page 286

• ”Hiding and Showing Generic Hosts” on page 287

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.