Discovering 3PAR Storage Systems

NOTE: You do not need to provide the interop namespace because the management server includes the interop namespace for 3PAR storage systems in its default list.

Discovery from HP SIM

To discover a 3PAR storage system, provide the following information in HP Systems Insight Manager:

Provide the IP address or system name for the storage system. See Adding an IP Range for Scanning” on page 23 or Adding a Single IP Address or DNS Name for Discovery” on page 24 for more information.

User name of the storage system.

Password of the storage system.

Discovery from HP SE

To discover a 3PAR storage system:

1.Click Tools > Storage Essentials > Home. See Accessing the Discovery Pages for HP SIM and HP SE” on page 17 if needed. Discovery > Setup.

2.Select Step 1 at the top of the page.

3.Click the IP Addresses tab.

4.Click the Add Address button.

5.In the IP Address/DNS Name field, the following for the 3PAR storage system you want to discover.

<host>

where <host> is the IP address or DNS name of the 3PAR storage system you want to discover.

6.Enter the User Name of the storage system.

7.Enter the Password of the storage system.

8.Retype the password in the Verify Password field.

9.In the Comment field (optional), type a comment for additional information. The information typed into this field is displayed under the Comment column in the Addresses to Discover list (Tools > Storage Essentials > Home > Discovery > Setup).

10.Do not select the Do Not Authenticate option.

11.Click OK.

12.To start discovering elements on the network, click the Start Discovery button on the IP Addresses tab.

Discovering EMC Solutions Enabler 5.1

EMC Solutions Enabler restricts access to itself through the nethost file. If present, the nethost file is located in the same directory as the netcnfg file. If you are using a nethost file, edit it to allow the

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