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Details/Discovery Data Collection screens. To find the IP address of the switch, click the link for

the switch in one of the following screens:
• Run Discovery Data Collection screen (Options > Storage Essentials > Discovery > Run

Discovery Data Collection

) for Discovery from HP SIM.

• Topology screen (Tools > Storage Essentials > Home > Discovery > Topology) for

Discovery from HP SE.

• Get Details screen (Tools > Storage Essentials > Home > Discovery > Details) for

Discovery from HP SE.

Then, click the Properties tab. The Properties tab can also be accessed by double clicking the

switch in System Manager. Complete the steps in this chapter before you try to find the IP

address of the switch.

If you are having a problem with discovering an element, see ”

Troubleshooting

” on page 599.

The management server does not display additional information about excluded elements in the

user interface; however, the IP addresses of excluded elements appear in the following locations:
• Run Discovery Data Collection (Options > Storage Essentials > Discovery > Run

Discovery Data Collection

) for Discovery from HP SIM.

• Discovery screen (Tools > Storage Essentials > Home > Discovery > Setup) for

Discovery from HP SE.

• Topology screen (Tools > Storage Essentials > Home > Discovery > Topology) for

Discovery from HP SE.

• Get Details screen (Tools > Storage Essentials > Home > Discovery > Details) for

Discovery from HP SE.

The management server, however, does mention in the logs for Discovery from HP SE

(Discovery > View Logs) that a provider instance has been created for an excluded element.

You can ignore this message that appears in the logs.

To obtain information about the storage area network (SAN), include in the discovery the IP

addresses for the following:
Fibre channel switch The fibre channel switch contains a list of all elements within the

fabric. The management server obtains a detailed listing of all elements connected to the

switch fabric.

A host containing a Host Bus Adapter (HBA) All fibre channel host adapters look for

available elements attached to the HBA. This information is gathered by CIM Extensions and

sent to the management server. Since you have not installed CIM Extensions yet, the

management server obtains limited information on the hosts when you perform discovery this

time around.

A proxy connected to the SAN - Include a proxy that has a direct connection or a SAN

connection to the management server. An example of a proxy is the EMC Solutions Enabler

or Hitachi HiCommand Device Manager. Engenio storage systems do not require a proxy, as

they can be accessed directly. Make sure the proxy service has started. On a computer

running Windows, this can be determined by looking in the Services window. EMC Solutions

Enabler version 5.1 requires additional steps for discovery. See ”

Discovering EMC Solutions

Enabler 5.1

” on page 57 for more information.