HP Storage Essentials V5.1 Installation Guide First Edition (T4283-96025, August 2006)

Installing the Management Server on Microsoft Windows26
NOTE: An element may be listed more than once in the table if it was discovered through
multiple access points. You must delete all of its access points by removing all the entries of
the element in the topology table.You may end up removing other elements from the table as
well. For example, if a CNT switch was used to discover host_A and host_B, you will end up
removing host_A and host_B from the topology table. You will obtain information about
your elements again, once you perform Discovery Data Collection/Get Details in the next
step.
2. Rediscover the elements you removed. Select Tools > Storage Essentials > Home. Then,
click Discovery > Setup in the upper-right corner. Provide the authentication information for
your elements, as described in ”Discovery Steps” on page 32.
Step 8 - Perform Discovery Data Collection/Get Details
Perform Discovery Data Collection/Get Details from HP SIM for all elements to repopulate the
database. Discovery Data Collection/Get Details is also required to repopulate information for
Brocade switches. Click Options > Storage Essentials > Discovery > Run Discovery Data
Collection. Then, click Get Details.
Important Information About Upgrading and Brocade Switches
As mentioned earlier, with new installations of build 5.1 of the management server, the default
Brocade provider is SMI-S. If you upgrade to build 5.1 from any build prior to 4.2 of the
management server your Brocade switches are discovered using the Brocade Fabric Access API.
To change the default discovery provider from Brocade Fabric Access API to Brocade SMI-S after
an upgrade follow the steps below:
1. Delete any previously discovered Brocade switches. See ”Step 7 - Remove and Rediscover
Certain Elements” on page 25 for details.
2. Change the Brocade provider setting. See ”About Brocade Discovery (Specifying Brocade
Discovery Using Fabric Access API or SMI-S)” on page 50 and specify the Brocade SMI-S
setting).
3. Restart the AppStorManager service.
IMPORTANT: Before performing any provisioning operations that involve a Brocade switch you
must perform Discovery Data Collection/Get Details for any subset of elements that includes the
Brocade switch. See ”Get Details or Discovery Data Collection” on page 105.
See ”Discovering Brocade Switches” on page 48 and ”About Brocade Discovery (Specifying
Brocade Discovery Using Fabric Access API or SMI-S)” on page 50 for important information.
Step 9 - Re-add Remote Sites in Global Reporter
All sites that provide global reports must be upgraded to this version of the management server.
Install this version of the management server on all remote sites, then complete the following steps
for each management server that is using Global Reporter.