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
•
Adding McDATA and EMC Connectrix Switches
•
(Discovery from HP SE Only)Removing McDATA and EMC Connectrix Switches
•
(Discovery from HP SE Only)Swapping McDATA and EMC Connectrix Switches
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
” 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
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