IMPORTANT: Be sure to apply your Storage Essentials license key before setting up discovery with the HP SIM First Time User wizard. See ”Step 4 – Obtain a License Key (Required to Start the Management Server for the First Time)” on page 32.

Step 7 – Check for Required Service Packs and Hot Fix Files

Check with your Sales Engineer to obtain and install the latest required service packs and hot fix files for Storage Essentials and HP Systems Insight Manager.

Step 8 – Install Your CIM Extensions and Set Up Discovery

Before you can discover all of the elements (systems) on your network, you must install the CIM extensions that were copied to the management server during the installation. See the following chapters:

See ”Deploying and Managing CIM Extensions” on page 181. See ”Discovery Steps” on page 109.

If Storage Essentials Fails to Start

If the credentials for the HP SIM server are entered incorrectly, you might not see the Storage Essentials options on the HP SIM menus and/or Storage Essentials might fail to start when you access Storage Essentials options from the HP SIM menus. Re-install the SIM Connector if you see either of these issues following these steps:

1.Put the Storage Essentials CD in the CD drive of the Storage Essentials server. The installation wizard starts automatically, determines that all components are installed, and automatically displays the HP Systems Insight Manager Service Account Credentials screen.

2.Verify that HP SIM is running and accessible if Storage Essentials and HP SIM are installed on separate servers (log in to HP SIM on the separate HP SIM server).

3.Return to Storage Essentials and enter the correct credentials for the HP SIM server and click OK. The SIM Connector is installed and the connection between HP SIM and Storage Essentials is successful as long as the HP SIM credentials you enter in the Re-install Connector screen are correct.

Installing the Standalone Version of Storage Essentials for Windows

Follow the steps in this section to install Storage Essentials for Windows using the standalone installation option. The standalone version of Storage Essentials consists of the following software components:

•Storage Essentials (Build 6.0)

•Oracle 10g for Storage Essentials (Build 6.0)

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