Adding a device manager server – HP XP Racks User Manual

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Adding a Device Manager server

TIP:

Only a user who has the Admin permission can add a Device Manager server.

To add a Device Manager server:

1.

Ensure that you have the following information:

• IP address or host name
• Protocol to be used for communication with Replication Manager software (HTTP or HTTPS)
• Port number (the

server.http.port

value in the

server.properties

file for the Device

Manager server)

• User ID and password where you can log in to the Device Manager server

2.

From the Explorer menu, choose Administration and then Information Source.

The Information Source subwindow appears.

3.

Expand the object tree, and then select Device Manager.

The Device Manager subwindow appears.

4.

Click Add DevMgr.

The Add Device Manager dialog box appears.

5.

Enter the Device Manager server information you collected in step 1.

6.

If you do not want to refresh configuration information, clear the Acquire the pair configuration
managed by the Device Manager during the registration check box.

TIP:

When you add multiple information sources at one time, you can postpone acquiring
configuration information from the newly added Device Manager servers until you are
finished. This will facilitate the registration process. For details on how to acquire
configuration information for multiple information sources, see “

About refreshing

configuration information

” on page 264.

7.

Click OK to register the Device Manager server.

The information about the registered Device Manager server is displayed in the Device Manager
subwindow.

Related topics

About information sources

, page 55

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