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Managing mcdata and emc connectrix switches, About managing mcdata and emc connectrix switches, Adding mcdata and emc connectrix switches – HP Storage Essentials NAS Manager Software User Manual

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6.

Make sure the property is not commented out by removing the hash (#) symbol in front of the

property. Add the serial numbers corresponding to the HDS storage systems you want the refresh

to skip. Separate additional serial numbers with a comma, as shown by the following example:

cimom.HdsSkipRefresh=61038,61037

where 61038 and 61037 are serial numbers for HDS storage systems. One of the ways to find

the serial number is to double-click the storage system in System Manager. Then, click the
Properties

tab.

7.

When you are done, click Save.

8.

Restart the service for the management server for your changes to take effect:
a. Go to the Services window on the management server.
b. Right-click AppStorManager.
c. Select Restart from the drop-down menu.
While AppStorManager is restarting, users are not able to access the management server. The

AppStorManager service must be running for the management server to monitor elements.

9.

To perform the forced refresh, select the Force Device Manager Refresh option on the Get

Details or Discovery Data Collection page.

10.

Click Get Details.

Managing McDATA and EMC Connectrix Switches

This section describes the following:

About Managing McDATA and EMC Connectrix Switches

” on page 85

Adding McDATA and EMC Connectrix Switches

” on page 85

(Discovery from HP SE Only)Removing McDATA and EMC Connectrix Switches

” on page 86

(Discovery from HP SE Only)Swapping McDATA and EMC Connectrix Switches

” on page 86

About Managing McDATA and EMC Connectrix Switches

Whenever you add, remove or replace McDATA or EMC Connectrix switches in an already

discovered service processor, you must make the management server aware of those changes. After

you add these switches to the service processor, you must perform Get Details/Discovery Data

Collection. The management server obtains information about the new switches from the service

processor. See the topic,

Adding McDATA and EMC Connectrix Switches

” on page 85 for more

information about adding switches.
(Discovery from HP SE only)When you remove switches from the service processor, you must remove

them from the management server as well. See the topic,

(Discovery from HP SE Only)Removing

McDATA and EMC Connectrix Switches

” on page 86 for more information about removing

switches. When you replace McDATA or EMC Connectrix switches, you add and remove the

switches as described previously. See the topic,

(Discovery from HP SE Only)Swapping McDATA

and EMC Connectrix Switches

” on page 86 for more information.

Adding McDATA and EMC Connectrix Switches

After you add switches to an existing service processor, you must perform Get Details/Discovery

Data Collection, as described in the following steps. If you are adding switches to a service