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Zone operation, Step 1 - select storage system – HP Storage Essentials NAS Manager Software User Manual

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4.

Do one of the following:

• If you want the job to execute now, click the Execute Job ( ) button
• If you want the job to execute at a later time, schedule the job as described in the topic,

Scheduling Provisioning Jobs

” on page 443.

Zone Operation

Keep in mind the following:

If you have options still selected from a previous job, just clear the options you do not want in

your next job. For example, assume you created a zone. Now you want to create a new zone

that includes the same host used previously. Just clear the Zone pane. To clear a pane, click the

button.

If you want to clear all the steps, except for the Step 1 (storage systems), select another option

from the System Action combo-box.

You can use Path Provisioning to perform just zoning operations, as described in the following

steps:

1.

Click Tools > Storage Essentials > Provisioning Manager in HP Systems Insight Manager.

2.

In the right pane, click Start Here on the Path Provisioning tab.

3.

Select the following from the System Action combo-box: Zone Operation

Step 1 - Select Storage System

1.

Wait for the management server to load the storage systems into the Storage System panel.

2.

Select a storage system.

NOTE:

The S heading in the Storage Systems pane means that only a single selection is

allowed.

3.

Click the Step 1 button underneath the pane.