6.Click OK to save the hosts file.

The saved file appears on the Hosts Files page.

NOTE: See the HP SIM documentation for more information about hosts files.

Importing a Hosts File

NOTE: If you import a Hosts file and use it for discovery in HP SIM, you must discover the HP Storage Essentials management server as described in Enabling Product Health Monitoring” on page 111 and Discovering the HP Storage Essentials Management Server” on page 112.

If you have a previous hosts file you can import it, rather than re-entering the information. For more information, see Saving Discovery Settings to a Hosts File” on page 159.

To import a list of hosts:

1.Select Options > Discovery.

2.Click the Hosts File tab.

3.Click New.

4.In the Hosts file name box, enter a name for the new hosts file. This box is required.

5.Under Initialize contents select Systems loaded from hosts file. Enter the file name and location (for example, c:\doc.txt) or click Browse to browse to the location of the hosts file.

6.Click Initialize Now to load the hosts file. The contents of the selected file appear in the Contents box.

7.Click OK to save the hosts file.

NOTE: See the HP SIM documentation for more information about hosts files.

Viewing Log Messages

Use the View Logs page to obtain the status of the following:

Discovery

Discovery Data Collection

During these operations, the management server displays its status at regular intervals. To view logs for these operations:

1.Select Tasks & Logs > View Storage Essentials Log.

2.To obtain the latest status, click Get Latest Messages.

If the software is unable to discover or obtain information about a device, the log messages might provide some information about where the problem occurred.

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