Prerequisites for registering a storage system – HP XP Array Manager Software User Manual
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Parity Groups
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LDEVs
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Volumes
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THP/Smart pools
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Resources available through external storage connections
When you specify IP address (or host name) and authentication information for a storage system, the
storage system is discovered and registered based on the specified information. For Storage
Management Initiative Specification (SMI-S) enabled storage systems, the SMI-S provider's IP address
is used.
You can modify information about a storage system after a storage system is registered.
If managing a storage system with XP7 Command View AE is no longer necessary (for example
because of reorganization), you can remove the registered storage system. Removal results in the
following:
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Configuration information such as parity groups, volumes, and allocated paths are retained
within the storage systems.
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When storage systems are excluded from management by XP7 Command View AE, the information
set in XP7 Command View AE, such as tiers and data placement profiles, is deleted.
Related topics
• Prerequisites for registering a storage system
• Registering a storage system
• Changing storage system information
• About acquiring the most recent storage system information
Prerequisites for registering a storage system
Before registering a storage system, collect storage system-related information and complete a number
of prerequisite tasks.
Collect and confirm the following storage system information:
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Storage system type.
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Storage system IP address (IPv4 or IPv6) or host name (alias name).
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Authentication information: user name and password for the storage system management tool,
such as Remote Web Console.
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Host name (alias name) or IP address for the SMI-S provider (IPv4 or IPv6), user name, password,
port number (for SMI-S enabled storage systems).
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Protocol used for Device Manager and SMI-S provider communication (for SMI-S enabled storage
systems).
Complete these tasks:
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Connect the target storage system to the network.
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Verify that Fibre Channel port settings (such as topology and transfer rate) are specified in the
management tool of the storage system, such as Remote Web Console.
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Register accounts for Device Manager in the management tool of the storage system, such as Remote
Web Console.
Discovering, registering, and adding management targets
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