Creating an alias for a storage subsystem, Configuring a storage subsystem, 91 create storage subsystem alias dialog box – HP StorageWorks 2000fc G2 Modular Smart Array User Manual

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a. In the Browse for Folder dialog box, select a location for saving the file from the web, and then click

OK.
A message box directs you to a location on the HP website.

b. Make a note of this URL, and then click OK to close the message box.
c. Go to the specified HP web page, and then click Support & Drivers.
d. Locate your storage subsystem, download the newer firmware file, and then copy the file to the

location specified in

step 2a

.

Creating an alias for a storage subsystem

You can create alias (user-friendly) names for storage subsystems to help you easily identify them in Simple

SAN Connection Manager.
To create an alias for a storage subsystem:

1.

On the Physical Connection or LUN Assignment map, right-click a storage subsystem icon, and then on

the shortcut menu, click Create Storage Subsystem Alias.
The Create Storage Subsystem Alias dialog box (

Figure 91

) shows the subsystem name and identifier.

Figure 91

Create Storage Subsystem Alias dialog box

2.

Enter an alias name to replace the subsystem name, and then click OK.
The Physical Connection and LUN Assignment maps are updated with the new storage subsystem alias

name.

Configuring a storage subsystem

When Simple SAN Connection Manager discovers a new storage subsystem (either MSA or EVA), it

prompts you to configure the array (subsystem) using a pre-defined application template that specifies the

disk group or storage pool, LUN size, RAID type, and hosts that can access those LUNs. The templates are

built for popular applications such as Microsoft Exchange, and the options are customized and tailored

from common and widely-known practices.
Simple SAN Connection Manager provides the Storage Deployment wizard to help you configure your

subsystem with a pre-defined application template. In addition, advanced users only—those with extensive

knowledge of the subsystem’s capabilities and features—may opt to configure the subsystem with a custom

deployment.
This section describes both storage deployment options:

“Configuration using a pre-defined application template,”

page 121

“Configuration using a customized deployment,”

page 125 (advanced users only)

Configuration using a pre-defined application template

Follow the procedure in this section to configure or reconfigure your EVA or MSA storage subsystem using

one of the pre-defined application templates provided in Simple SAN Connection Manager.

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