HP Storage Essentials NAS Manager Software - Manual (Page 331)

Storage Essentials 5.1 User Guide 299
Expanding Generic Hosts for a Switch
NOTE: This feature only pertains to unnamed generic hosts. If you name a generic host, you
cannot use this feature to hide the named host. The hide generic element feature also does not work
for grouped unnamed generic hosts and missing elements. To learn how to give a custom name to
an unnamed generic host, see ” Assigning a Custom Name ” on page 318. To learn more about
groups, see the topic, ” About Groups ” on page 293.
Use the Expand Generic Hosts for the Switch feature to display hidden generic hosts. The
hidden generic hosts are displayed in the upper-right corner of the topology if you select
Discovered Element
> Expand Generic Hosts for the Switch after you have saved the
topology.
To display hidden generic hosts connected to a switch:
1. Right-click a switch with a "+" icon. This "+" icon indicates the switch has hidden generic hosts.
2. Select Discovered Element > Expand Generic Hosts for the Switch from the drop-down
menu.
The hidden elements for the switch appear in the upper-right corner of the topology.
Hiding Generic Hosts for All Switches
NOTE: This feature only pertains to unnamed generic hosts. If you name a generic host, you
cannot use this feature to hide the named host. The hide generic element feature also does not work
for grouped unnamed generic hosts and missing elements. To learn how to give a custom name to
an unnamed generic host, see ” Assigning a Custom Name ” on page 318. To learn more about
groups, see the topic, ” About Groups ” on page 293.
You can hide all unnamed generic hosts and unnamed generic Cisco switches by doing the
following:
1. Right-click a switch.
2. Select Discovered Element > Hide Generic Hosts for All Switches from the drop-down
menu. All unnamed generic hosts are hidden. A "+" icon is added to the icon of all switches that
have generic hosts that have been hidden.