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

Storage Essentials 5.1 User Guide 283
Custom Name for Switch Truncated in Topology
If a custom name for a switch is long, its name may appear truncated in the topology. The full
name appears once the cursor is positioned over the switch with the custom name.
Managing Groups
This section describes the following:
• ”About Groups” on page 283
• ”Grouping "Discovered" Hosts” on page 283
• ”Ungrouping "Discovered" Hosts” on page 284
• ”Grouping "Discovered" Storage Systems” on page 285
• ”Ungrouping "Discovered" Storage Systems” on page 286
About Groups
System Manager lets you group together hosts and storage systems that have been labeled
"Discovered" so the management server sees them as one element in the topology. The
management server labels an element as "Discovered" when it has discovered the element, but it
cannot obtain additional information about it. Grouped elements preserve space in the topology
since only one element is displayed to represent the group. It also provides a way to keep track of
all your "Discovered" hosts and storage systems.
Grouping "Discovered" Hosts
If you have several "Discovered" hosts, you might want to group them together so the management
server sees them as one element in the topology. The management server labels a host as
"Discovered" it when it has found the host but it cannot obtain additional information about it.
Grouped elements preserve space in the topology since only one "Discovered" host is displayed to
represent the group. Grouping also provides a way to keep track of your "Discovered" hosts.
Keep in mind the following:
• A user's role must include an access level of Element Control or Full Control for hosts. See the
topic, ”Editing Roles” on page 150 for more information about the access level of a role.
Unknown Denotes elements that have unknown severity level. It displays icons for
the following severity levels:
• Critical
• Major
• Minor
• Information
Table 38 Descriptions of the Severity Levels Presented
in the Severity Menu (continued)
Severity Level Description