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A normal host or a virtual machine registered by using Host Data Collector.
4.
A manually registered host.
When hosts with the same WWN are registered by using the same method:
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The WWN is registered to the host that was registered last.
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When a normal host or a virtual machine is registered by a virtualization server or Host Data
Collector, WWN is registered to the host that was registered first.
Related topics
• Methods for registering hosts
Registering hosts by using Host Data Collector
Use Host Data Collector to discover and register multiple hosts, virtualization servers, and virtual
machines in a single task.
Prerequisites
Gather the following information:
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Host OS type
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Host IP address (IPv4)
NOTE:
To detect multiple hosts at the same time, specify a subnet or a range of 256 or fewer IP addresses,
or specify individual IP addresses.
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User name and password for logging on to the host (with Administrator or superuser permissions)
NOTE:
When specifying users other than the root, you need to specify environment settings for when
general users are used to collect host information on the host side. For details about how to specify
settings, see the
HP P9000 Command View Advanced Edition Suite Software Administrator Guide.
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IP address of Host Data Collector (IPv4 or IPv6) or Host Name
Gather the following information when registering a virtualization server:
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IP address of Host Data Collector (IPv4 or IPv6) or Host Name
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IP address of VMware vCenter Server or a virtualization server (IPv4 or IPv6)
NOTE:
To register a virtualization server, you cannot specify a subnet, a range, and multiple IP addresses.
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User name and password of a user (who has the role of system administrator) for logging on to
vCenter Server or virtualization servers
Discovering, registering, and adding management targets
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