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Using external tools, About the external tools feature, Setting up external tools – HP Storage Essentials NAS Manager Software User Manual

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Viewing Element Topology and Properties

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Using External Tools

This section describes the following:

About the External Tools Feature

” on page 269

Set Up External Tools - Lets you add a URL for accessing management software, such as Hitachi

HiCommand Device Manager and EMC ControlCenter™ Navisphere. See ”

Setting up External

Tools

” on page 269.

About the External Tools Feature

The management server ships with an external tools feature that lets you:

Browse the Element

- Access a host or a switch through its main Web page. The software

assumes the host or switch has a Web page at http://hsIPaddress, where hsIPaddress

is the IP address of the host or switch. To access the main Web page of the host or switch,

right-click the element in System Manager and select External Tools > Browse to 192.168.1.2,

where 192.168.1.2 is the IP address of the host or switch.

Telnet to the Element

- Access a host or a switch through the telnet utility. Telnet must be

already enabled on the element. The command uses telnet://hsIPaddress, where
hsIPaddress is the IP address of the host or switch. To telnet to a host or switch, right-click the

element in System Manager and select External Tools > Telnet to 192.168.1.2, where

192.168.1.2 is the IP address of the host or switch.

Set Up External Tools

- Lets you add a URL for accessing management software, such as

Hitachi HiCommand Device Manager and EMC ControlCenter™ Navisphere. See ”

Setting up

External Tools

” on page 269 for more information.

Access the Management Tool for the Storage System

- In some instances, the management

tool for the storage system is accessible from this menu. For example, HiCommand for HDS

storage systems and Command View for HP XP storage systems are accessible from the External

Tools menu.

Setting up External Tools

You can add URLs used for accessing external tools used for managing an element, such as Hitachi

HiCommand Device Manager and EMC ControlCenter™ Navisphere for storage systems.

NOTE:

When you add a URL, it only applies to the element you originally right-clicked.

To add a URL for accessing external tools:

1.

Access System Manager.

2.

Right-click the element and select External Tools > Set Up External Tools.

3.

Click the Add New Management URL button.

4.

In the Description field, type the name of the product you plan to access.

5.

In the URL field, type the URL that is used to access the product.

6.

Click OK.