Configuring hp sim for san storage validation, Edit role – HP Matrix Operating Environment Software User Manual

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Figure 3-5 Edit role

Configuring HP SIM with Onboard Administrator credentials

The user Administrator of the Onboard Administrator for each C-class enclosure that is managed
by Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager must be configured into HP SIM 5.3 and higher for the
CMS on which logical server management in Virtualization Manager is running.

Onboard Administrator credentials are obtained using the HP SIM System Sign In credentials.
(In previous releases, the credentials were obtained from the WBEM protocol.)

To set the OA credentials in HP SIM, perform the following steps.

1.

Select the OA from the System and Event Collections panel.

2.

Select the Tools & Links tab.

3.

Click System Credentials....

4.

Click Edit system credentials....

5.

Enter the username and password for the OA node, and click OK.

6.

To confirm that the OA credentials are correctly set, click View all credentials....

Configuring HP SIM for SAN storage validation

To discover disk arrays into HP SIM and enable storage validation for servers with Virtual
Connect logical servers, perform the following steps.

1.

From the upper, blue menu bar, select Options

Discovery..., then click the New… button.

2.

Click the radio button next to Discover a single system.

3.

For each disk array, fill in the Name (such has SMA_EVA or SMA_MSA) and the IP address
of the Storage Management Appliance (such as Command View server for EVA, or Array
Configuration Utility server for MSA).

4.

Click More Settings...

5.

Click the Configure global protocol settings link. Under WBEM settings, make sure that
the Enable WBEM checkbox is checked.

6.

Click the Global Credentials link, and enter the SMA username and password and the SMI
agent username and password.

7.

Click OK.

8.

On the Discovery page, select the newly created discovery task.

9.

Click the Run Now button.

It will take a few minutes for the disk array(s) to be discovered into HP SIM.

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