12.Click OK.

13.Restart Visio, and select Enable Macros when prompted.

NOTE: If the Storage Planner menu item does not appear when you restart Visio, go to Tools > Add-Ons > Storage Planner, and select Storage Planner.

Updating Element Data

System Manager lets you update data about elements directly from this screen. When you update element data, the management server updates infrastructure details from the element and then redraws the topology with the updated information.

Keep in mind the following:

Do not update element data during Get Topology or Discovery Data Collection. You can determine if the management server is getting the topology or all element details by looking at the label near the status button.

Updating element data does not detect element components that have been removed, such as ports and LUNs. For example, assume you removed several LUNs from an array. If you right-click the storage system and select Update Element Data, the LUNs still appear in the user interface. For the deleted LUNs to be removed from the user interface, you must perform Discovery Data Collection. See Discovery Data Collection” on page 67.

Update Element Data does not correctly update switch ISL and topology changes. To obtain switch ISL and topology changes, you must perform Discovery Data Collection.

To update an element:

1.Click Tools > Storage Essentials > System Manager in HP Systems Insight Manager.

2.Right-click the element you want to update.

3.Select Update Element Data from the menu.

The software begins to update its database with the updated infrastructure details from the element.

When the process is complete, the status button returns to green.

Viewing Ports

When you are looking at an element on the network, such as a switch, it can be difficult to determine how the ports are used. System Manager provides a view that lets you determine the use of each port for all elements in the network.

To view the ports:

1.Do one of the following:

Access System Manager - Click Tools > Storage Essentials > System Manager in HP Systems Insight Manager.

Access the Topology page (for an element) - Do one of the following:

Double-click an element in System Manager, and then click the Topology tab

280 Viewing Element Topology and Properties