HP XP Array Manager Software - Manual (Page 19)

To update information about hosts, such as the host name, WWN, refresh the hosts.
If connected to P9000 Performance Advisor Software, users can also update performance information
that is displayed in the Mobility tab. To automatically update the storage system information, specify
proper settings in the server.properties file or dispatcher.properties file of the management server.
For details about specifiable values, see the HP StorageWorks P9000 Command View Advanced
Edition Suite Software Administrator Guide.
Acquiring the most recent storage system information
You refresh storage systems to update the information that is displayed in the Storage Systems list.
To update storage system information:
1. On the Administration tab, select Managed Resources.
2. On the Storage Systems tab, select the storage systems you want to refresh.
3. Click Refresh Storage Systems and then click OK.
4. Check the Data Collection Tasks tab to verify that the task has completed successfully.
5. When the task completes, confirm that the storage system information is updated on the Storage
Systems tab of Managed Resources.
Or, you can confirm that the storage system information is updated in the Storage Systems tree
the Resources tab.
Operations available to SMI-S Enabled storage systems
You can register storage systems that are managed by an SMI-S provider (SMI-S Enabled storage
systems) as P9000 Command View AE Suite resources.
The user can perform the following operations to SMI-S Enabled storage systems:
• Register, change, delete, and update SMI-S Enabled storage systems.
• View summary information for SMI-S Enabled storage systems.
• Operate SMI-S Enabled storage systems from the SMI-S Enabled storage system management tool
(activate the management tool from Element Manager).
• Connect or disconnect as external storage systems (by executing CLIs).
For the operations that are executed by CLI, see the HP P9000 Command View Advanced Edition
Suite Software CLI Reference Guide.
NOTE:
Users must be assigned All Resources to reference or perform operations on SMI-S Enabled storage
systems.
Registering hosts
This module describes how to register hosts.
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