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

Discovery from HP SIM

IMPORTANT: First discover the host running the IBM CIMOM. 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. Then, select Options > Protocol Settings > System Protocol Settings and select the host you discovered as a target. On the System Protocol Settings page, provide the port number for the host under the WBEM section. You can also provide the user name and password for the element if it is not one of the default user name and passwords.

To discover an IBM storage system, provide the following information in HP Insight Manager:

IP address or system name for the system running the IBM CIMOM you want to discover.

Port number for the IBM CIMOM. Enter its port number on the System Protocol Settings page (Options > Protocol Settings > System Protocol Settings) under the WBEM section. Refer to the HP SIM documentation for more information.

User name of the system running the IBM CIMOM.

Password of the system running the IBM CIMOM.

Refer to the HP SIM documentation for more information on discovering storage systems with HP SIM.

Discovery from HP SE

To discover an IBM storage system, you must discover its CIMOM, as described in the following steps:

1.Click Tools > Storage Essentials > Home on the HP SIM home page menu. The HP SE home page opens in a separate web browser window. Click Discovery > Setup in the upper-right pane of the HP SE home page window.

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, enter one of the following for the system running the IBM CIMOM you want to discover.

<host> - server where the CIM Agent has been installed.

where <host> is the IP address or DNS name of the system running the IBM CIMOM you want to discover.

6.Enter the User Name of the system running the IBM CIMOM.

7.Enter the Password of the system running the IBM CIMOM.

8.Retype the password in the Verify Password field.

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