HP XP Racks - Manual (Page 25)

2 Registering managed targets
This module describes how to register storage systems and hosts.
Registering storage systems
This module describes how to register storage systems.
About registering a storage system
Registering a storage system enables you to monitor and manage storage resources, such as volumes,
parity groups, THP/Smart pools, and external storage connections.
Information about a storage system can be changed after the storage system is registered.
When you specify an IP address (SMI-S provider's IP address for SMI-S Enabled storage systems) or
host name (alias name) and authentication information for a storage system in the network, the storage
system is discovered based on the specified information. The registered storage systems can be used
as resources.
Prerequisites for registering a storage system
Registering a storage system requires collection and confirmation of storage system information:
• Target storage system type.
• Target storage system IP address (IPv4 or IPv6) or host name (alias name).
• User name and password for the storage system management tool, such as Remote Web Console.
• 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).
You must be sure the SMI-S provider is set (for SMI-S Enabled storage systems) before registration.
Tasks to be completed beforehand:
• Target storage system is connected to the network.
• Fibre Channel port settings (such as topology and transfer rate) are specified in the management
tool of the storage system, such as Remote Web Console.
• Accounts to be used for Device Manager are registered in the management tool of the storage
system, such as Remote Web Console.
NOTE:
If the storage system is P9500 Disk Array, set the "Administrator" user group (built-in group) for
the accounts to be registered.
User Guide 25