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2.
If you choose to download the firmware update, follow these steps:
a. In the Browse for Folder dialog box, select a location for saving the file from the web, and then click
OK.
A message box directs you to a location on the HP website.
b. Make a note of this URL, and then click OK to close the message box.
c. Go to the specified HP web page, and then click Support & Drivers.
d. Locate your storage subsystem, download the newer firmware file, and then copy the file to the
location specified in
.
Creating an alias for a storage subsystem
You can create alias (user-friendly) names for storage subsystems to help you easily identify them in SAN
Connection Manager.
To create an alias for a storage subsystem:
1.
On the Physical Connection or LUN Assignment map, right-click a storage subsystem icon, and then on
the shortcut menu, click Create Storage Subsystem Alias.
The Create Storage Subsystem Alias dialog box (
) shows the subsystem name and identifier.
Figure 99
Create Storage Subsystem Alias dialog box
2.
Enter an alias name to replace the subsystem name, and then click OK.
The Physical Connection and LUN Assignment maps are updated with the new storage subsystem alias
name.
Configuring a storage subsystem
When SAN Connection Manager discovers a new storage subsystem (either MSA or EVA), it prompts you
to configure the array (subsystem) using a pre-defined application template that specifies the disk group or
storage pool, LUN size, RAID type, and hosts that can access those LUNs. The templates are built for
popular applications such as Microsoft Exchange, and the options are customized and tailored from
common and widely-known practices.
SAN Connection Manager provides the Storage Deployment wizard to help you configure your subsystem
with a pre-defined application template. In addition, advanced users only—those with extensive
knowledge of the subsystem’s capabilities and features—may opt to configure the subsystem with a custom
deployment.
This section describes both storage deployment options:
• “Configuration using a pre-defined application template,”
• “Configuration using a customized deployment,”
page 131 (advanced users only)