HP StorageWorks XP Command View Advanced Edition Software 6.4 Server Administrator Guide for Device Manager and Provisioning Manager (web) (T1780-96341, July 2010)

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5-2 Settings for starting Storage Essential from
the Dashboard
To link with Storage Essentials and start Storage Essentials from the Dashboard menu, create the
StorageEssentials.conf file in the following directory if the file has not been created yet. This
file is stored in the following location:
In Windows:
installation-folder-for-Common-Component\common
In Linux:
installation-directory-for-Common-Component/common
In the StorageEssentials.conf file, specify the LaunchURL parameter in the following format:
LaunchURL= Storage-Essentials-URL
In Storage-Essentials-URL, specify the URL used to start Storage Essentials. For details about this
URL, see the Storage Essentials documentation.
For example, if the name of the HP Storage Essential management server is computer-name,
configure the StorageEssentials.conf as follows:
For Secure Connections:
LaunchURL=https://computer-name
For Nonsecure Connections:
LaunchURL=http://computer-name
5-3 Settings for starting an XP Command View
AE Suite product from HP SIM
Linking HP SIM and Device Manager enables you to use XP Command View AE Suite products
from HP SIM without having to log in again.
You can start web client of Device Manager from HP SIM. Once you have started web client of
Device Manager, you can start other XP Command View AE Suite products from the Dashboard
menu.
5-3-1 Setting up the environment
To set up the environment to enable Device Manager to be launched from HP SIM:
1. Set up the SSL of HBase Storage Mgmt Web Service.
2. Import the HP SIM certificate.
3. Register the URL for starting Device Manager in HP SIM.
4. Add, to HP SIM, users who are to use Device Manager.
Each step of this procedure is explained below.
To set up the environment:
1. Enable the SSL settings of HBase Storage Mgmt Web Service.
If the SSL settings are already enabled, you need not perform this step.