If a switch has more than one connection to an element, the number of connections is displayed above the line linking the switch and the element. For example, assume the number two is shown between a switch and a storage system. This means the elements have two connections to each other. To view the port details for the connection, right-click the element and select Show Port Details from the drop-down menu. If the topology changes, you can update how the element is viewed in the topology by selecting the element and clicking the Get Topology for Selected button in the Get Topology for discovered elements page (Tools > Storage Essentials > Home > Discovery > Topology). The management server obtains just enough information about where the element is connected in the topology, for example a switch connected to a host.

The management server marks an element as “discovered” in the topology if the management server discovers an element but it cannot obtain addition information about it. To learn more about fixing discovered and/or disconnected elements, see the topic, ”Troubleshooting Topology Issues” on page 615.

Step E - Obtain Details

Get Details or Discovery Data Collection must be performed before you can do provisioning and/or obtain provisioning information, such as data about zone sets and LUN numbers.

Keep in mind the following:

•Obtaining details takes some time. You might want to perform this process when the network and the managed elements are not busy.(SE Discovery only)To obtain a picture of device connectivity quickly, click the Get Topology button on the Topology tab.

•If you want to monitor and manage backup servers, select Include backup details. If you also want to manage and monitor the host itself, select Include infrastructure details; otherwise, the host appears as a generic element in the topology in System Manager.

•If you want to enable File System Viewer for a host, make sure the File SRM option is selected.

•If Get Details/Discovery Data Collection includes an AIX host, the system log displays three SCSI errors (2 FSCSI error and 1 FCS error) per IBM adapter port. You can ignore these errors.

•You can quarantine elements to exclude them from Get Details/Discovery Data Collection. See ”Placing an Element in Quarantine” on page 89 for more information. Let us assume you want to discover all the elements in a discovery group, except for one. Perhaps the element you want to quarantine is being taken off the network for maintenance. You can use the quarantine feature to exclude one or more elements from discovery.

•When an element in a given discovery group is updated, its dependent elements are also updated. For example, assume Host_A is the only element in Discovery Group 1. Host_A is connected through a switch and storage system. When you Get Details/Discovery Data Collection for Discovery Group 1, you also obtain details from the switch and storage system.

•If the management server unable to obtain information from a UNIX host during Get Details/Discovery Data Collection as a result of a CIM Extension hanging, the management server places the access point where the CIM Extension is located in quarantine. The management server then moves onto getting details for the next element in the Get Details/Discovery Data Collection table. These UNIX hosts appear as missing until they are removed from quarantine. See ”Removing an Element from Quarantine” on page 90 for information on how to remove an element from quarantine.

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