Changing storage system information, 18 changing storage system information – HP XP Array Manager Software User Manual

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3.

Specify the appropriate information.

4.

Click OK.

5.

Check the Data Collection Tasks tab to verify that the task has completed successfully.

6.

When the task completes, confirm that the storage system appears on the Storage Systems tab
of Managed Resources.

Or, you can confirm that the storage system name appears in the Storage Systems tree on the
Resources tab.

If an SMI-S provider that manages multiple SMI-S Enabled storage systems is specified, all the SMI-S
Enabled storage systems under that provider are registered.

Prerequisites for changing storage system information

Before changing storage system information, make a note of:

Target storage system name.

Storage system IP address (IPv4, IPv6) or host name (alias name).

Management tool such as Remote Web Console (HP P9500, XP24000/XP20000, or XP12000/
XP10000/SVS200) .

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).

Protocol used for Device Manager and SMI-S provider communication (for SMI-S Enabled storage
systems).

Changing storage system information

You can modify the IP address or host name or login user name and password for a storage system.
You can select multiple storage systems to modify at one time, but when selecting multiple storage
systems, only the login user name and password can be modified.

To modify information about a storage system:

1.

On the Administration tab, select Managed Resources.

2.

On the Storage Systems tab, select the storage system, or storage systems, you want to modify.

3.

Click Edit Storage Systems.

4.

Specify the appropriate items and click OK.

5.

Check the Data Collection Tasks tab to verify that the task has completed successfully.

6.

Confirm that the information in the storage system list is updated.

About acquiring the most recent storage system information

To get current information about a target storage system, you can manually refresh the system at any
time.

When you refresh a storage system, the following displayed information is updated:

Volumes

Parity groups

Pools

External storage connections

Registering managed targets

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