HP Storage Essentials 5.0 Installation Guide
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HP Storage Essentials 5.0 Installation Guide *12345-67890* T3710-96001 Part number: T3710-96001 First edition: September 2005 Legal and notice information © Copyright 2005 AppIQ Inc. © Copyright 2005 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. Hewlett-Packard Company and AppIQ Inc. makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this material, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Hewlett-Packard and AppIQ shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing, performance, or use of this material. This document contains proprietary information, which is protected by copyright. No part of this document may be photocopied, reproduced, or translated into another language without the prior written consent of Hewlett-Packard. The information is provided “as is” without warranty of any kind and is subject to change without notice. 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Contents. xi Intended audience . xi Prerequisites . xi Related documentation . xi Document conventions and symbols . xii HP technical support . xiii HP-authorized reseller . xiii Helpful web sites . xiii 1 Overview . 1 About this Product . 4 Storage Management Terms . 4 Key Benefits . 4 Key Features . 4 Software Requirements . 5 Web Browser Configuration Requirements. 5 2 Installing the Management Server on Microsoft Windows. 7 Step 1 - Install the Database for the Management Server . 7 Installing the Oracle Patch (Windows) . 8 Step 2 - Install the Management Server . 9 Step 3 - Verify that Services Can Start . 10 Configurations Required for Discovering EMC CLARiiON Storage Systems . 11 Removing the Management Server . 12 3 Installing the Storage Essentials Connector . 13 4 Discovering Filers, Tape Libraries, Switches, and Storage Systems. 15 Step 1 - Discover Switches . 16 Discovering Brocade Switches. 17 Verifying Brocade Rapid Program Is Set to 1 . 17 Discovering CNT Switches . 18 Discovering Cisco Switches. 19 Discovering Sun StorEdge and QLogic Switches . 19 Changing the SNMP Trap Listener Port for Sun StorEdge Switches . 20 Discovering McDATA and EMC Connectrix Switches . 20 SWAPI Setting Through a Proxy . 22 Step 1 - (McDATA Switches Only) Install the Bridge Agent . 22 Step 2 - Change the Discovery Setting for McDATA and Connectrix Switches to SWAPI . 23 Step 3 - Discover the Proxy . 23 CIM_ERR_FAILED When Trying to Activate a Zone Set Using McDATA SWAPI . 23 Storage Essentials 5.0 Installation Guide iii SNMP Setting Through a Proxy. 24 Step 1 - Verify the Discovery Setting for Switches Is Set to SNMP . 24 Step 2 - Discover the Proxy . 24 Step 3 - Make Sure There Are No Port Conflicts for Receiving SNMP Traps. 25 Step 4 - Step Up the Proxy to Send Traps to the Correct Port . 25 Contacting a McDATA or Connectrix Switch Directly. 25 Make Sure There Are No Port Conflicts for Receiving SNMP Traps. 25 Configure the SNMP Agent to Send Traps to the Correct Port . 26 Changing the Discovery Settings. 26 Excluding McDATA and EMC Connectrix Switches from Discovery . 27 Viewing Log Messages. 28 Duplicate Logs for Brocade Switches in Same Fabric. 28 Step 2 - Discover Storage Systems, Filers and Tape Libraries . 28 Discovering EMC Solutions Enabler 5.1 . 31 Excluding EMC Symmetrix Storage Systems from Discovery . 32 Discovering EMC CLARiiON Storage Systems . 33 Discovering HDS Storage Systems . 33 Excluding HDS Storage Systems from Discovery . 34 Discovering HP StorageWorks Arrays . 35 Discovering Engenio Storage Systems . 36 Discovering NetApp Filers . 36 Discovering Sun StorEdge 3510 Storage Systems . 37 Discovering Sun StorEdge 6920 Storage Systems . 38 Discovering Sun StorEdge 6130 Storage Systems . 38 Discovering IBM Storage Systems . 38 Discovering IBM Tape Libraries . 39 Modifying the Properties of a Discovered Address . 39 Deleting Elements from the Management Server . 40 Deleting an Element Using System Manager or Chargeback Manager . 41 Step 3 - Discovery Data Collection . 41 Discovery Data Collection. 41 Stopping the Gathering of Details . 43 Excluding EMC Symmetrix Storage Systems from Force Device Manager Refresh . 43 Excluding HDS Storage Systems from Force Device Manager Refresh. 44 Managing McDATA and EMC Connectrix Switches . 46 About Managing McDATA and EMC Connectrix Switches . 46 Adding McDATA and EMC Connectrix Switches . 46 Assigning a File Extension in Netscape 7 . ..