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Excluding EMC Symmetrix Storage Systems from Discovery

When multiple EMC Symmetrix storage systems are managed through a single Solutions Enabler, specific storage systems may be excluded from discovery by using system properties.

To exclude one or more Symmetrix storage systems from discovery, you must modify the cimom.symmetrix.exclude property. Set the property cimom.symmetrix.exclude to a comma separated list of serial numbers of the storage systems you want excluded, as shown in the following example:

cimom.symmetrix.exclude=000183500570,000183610580

The management server excludes the storage systems with one of the following serial numbers: 000183500570 and 000183610580.

If the cimom.symmetrix.exclude property, the management server discovers and obtains details from all EMC Symmetrix Storage Systems managed by discovered Solutions Enablers.

IMPORTANT: The IP addresses of excluded elements appear in the discovery (Tools > Storage Essentials > Home > Discovery > Setup), topology (Tools > Storage Essentials > Home > Discovery > Topology), Discovery Data Collection (Options > Storage Essentials > Discovery > Run Discovery Data Collection), or Get Details lists (Tools > Storage Essentials

>Home > Discovery > Details). The management server does not display additional information about excluded elements in the user interface. The management server, however, does mention in the logs (Tasks & Logs > View Storage Essentials Log) that a provider instance has been created for an excluded element. You can ignore this message that appears in the logs.

To modify the cimom.symmetrix.exclude property:

1.Select Options > Storage Essentials > Manage Product Health. Then, click Advanced in the Disk Space tree.

2.Click Show Default Properties at the bottom of the page.

3.Copy the following command. How you copy the text depends on your Web browser. If you are using Microsoft Explorer or Netscape Navigator, select the text and then right-click the selected text. Then, select Copy.

#cimom.symmetrix.exclude=000183500570,000183500575

4.Return to the Advanced page.

5.Paste the copied text into the Custom Properties field. How you paste the text depends on your Web browser. If you are using Microsoft Explorer or Netscape Navigator, right-click the field and select Paste.

6.Make sure the property is not commented out by removing the hash (#) symbol in front of the property. Add the serial numbers corresponding to the Symmetrix storage systems you want to

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