Registering hosts, About registering a host – HP XP Array Manager Software User Manual
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The Storage Management Initiative Specification (SMI-S) defines software development standards in
support of storage management interoperability. An SMI-S provider is the software component that
resides on a resource, such as a storage system, providing network management (over HTTP) by
management clients, such as HP XP7 Command View Advanced Edition.
When you manage storage systems that support an SMI-S provider, the SMI-S enabled storage systems
become HP XP7 Command View Advanced Edition resources on which you can perform the following
tasks:
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Register, change, delete, and update the SMI-S enabled storage systems.
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Display summary information for SMI-S enabled storage systems.
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Operate SMI-S enabled storage systems from the SMI-S enabled storage system management tool
(launch the management tool from Element Manager).
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Externally connect and virtualize an SMI-S enabled storage system for migrating data.
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Virtualizing an SMI-S enabled storage system without registering the system in XP7 Command View
AE can also be done by using the port scan and volume discovery functionality.
You must be assigned All Resources to view or perform tasks on SMI-S enabled storage systems.
Related topics
• Migrating data from an SMI-S enabled storage system to another storage system
• Discovering and virtualizing volumes of an unregistered storage system
Registering hosts
You can register hosts as managed resources using Device Manager so that storage system volumes
can be used by hosts and their applications.
About registering a host
Discover and register hosts to manage them in HP XP7 Command View Advanced Edition software.
The following host types can be added to XP7 Command View AE:
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Normal hosts (an open host that is not virtualized)
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Virtualization servers (a physical server on which virtualization software is installed)
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Virtual machines (a machine that is created on the virtualization server and uses virtualization
software)
Depending on the purpose, there are multiple methods for discovering and adding hosts, including
manually, by using Host Data Collector (agentless discovery), or by using a Device Manager agent.
For host prerequisites and environment settings, see the HP XP7 Command View Advanced Edition
Administrator Guide.
You can also monitor the usage status of storage resources from the host point of view by generating
reports that reflect the actual capacity being used by each host.
Related topics
• Methods for registering hosts
Discovering, registering, and adding management targets
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