HP Storage Essentials V5.00.01 installation guide (T4283-96011, January 2006)
Table Of Contents
- HP
- Storage Essentials 5.00.01 Installation Guide
- Contents
- Overview
- Installing the Management Server on Microsoft Windows
- Discovering Filers, Tape Libraries, Switches and Storage Systems
- Deploying CIM Extensions
- Installing the CIM Extension for IBM AIX
- Installing the CIM Extension for SGI ProPack for Linux
- Installing the CIM Extension for HP-UX
- Installing the CIM Extension for SUSE and Red Hat Linux
- Installing the CIM Extension for OpenVMS
- Installing the CIM Extension for HP Tru64 UNIX
- Installing the CIM Extension for SGI IRIX
- Installing the CIM Extension for Sun Solaris
- Installing the CIM Extension for Microsoft Windows
- Discovering Applications, Backup Servers and Hosts
- Managing Security
- Troubleshooting
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IMPORTANT: When you import a file, your previous settings are overwritten.
If you are shown an error message when you try to import the discovery settings, verify you are
using the right password. If you are using the correct password, there could be a possibility that the
file is corrupt.
To import discovery settings from a file:
1. Click Tools > Storage Essentials > Home on the HP SIM home page menu. The Storage
Essentials home page opens in a separate web browser window. From the Storage Essentials
home page, click Discovery, then click Setup in the upper right pane of the Storage
Essentials window.
2. Click the Import Settings from File link.
3. In the Import Settings from File window, do one of the following:
•Click the Browse button to find the file.
•In the Filename field, type a complete path to the file.
4. In the Password field, type the password for the management server.
5. Click OK. The information on the following tabs is updated:
• IP Addresses
•IP Ranges
• Applications
• Windows Proxy tab
Saving Discovery Settings to a File
After you have discovered your elements, save the discovery settings of the elements in your
discovery list.
Discovery from HP SIM
NOTE: Refer to the HP SIM documentation for more information about saving discovery settings to
a file.
To save discovery settings to a file:
1. Click Options > Discovery on the HP SIM home page menu.
2. Click the Hosts File tab and click the New button.
3. Enable the Systems loaded from the central management server, sorted by: radio button
and select the settings you want to save to this file from the list box:
• IP address
• System name
• System type and then by IP address