IMPORTANT: When you import a file, your previous settings are overwritten.

If you are shown an error message when you try to import the discovery settings, verify you are using the right password. If you are using the correct password, there could be a possibility that the file is corrupt.

To import discovery settings from a file:

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

2.Click the Import Settings from File link.

3.In the Import Settings from File window, do one of the following:

Click the Browse button to find the file.

In the Filename field, type a complete path to the file.

4.In the Password field, type the password for the management server.

5.Click OK. The information on the following tabs is updated:

IP Addresses

IP Ranges

Applications

Windows Proxy tab

Saving Discovery Settings to a File

After you have discovered your elements, save the discovery settings of the elements in your discovery list.

Discovery from HP SIM

NOTE: Refer to the HP SIM documentation for more information about saving discovery settings to a file.

To save discovery settings to a file:

1.Click Options > Discovery on the HP SIM home page menu.

2.Click the Hosts File tab and click the New button.

3.Enable the Systems loaded from the central management server, sorted by: radio button and select the settings you want to save to this file from the list box:

IP address

System name

System type and then by IP address

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