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

Storage Essentials 5.1 Installation Guide 1
1Overview
This chapter describes the following:
• ”About this Product” on page 3
• ”Software Requirements” on page 4
• ”Web Browser Configuration Requirements” on page 4
Storage Essentials integrates tightly with HP Systems Insight Manager. The installation requires you
to install Storage Essentials, HP System Insight Manager, and the HP SIM Connector. It highly
recommended you follow the steps outlined in Table 2 on page 1.
IMPORTANT: If you access HP Systems Insight Manager through HTTP over SSL (HTTPS), you must
provide the full DNS name for the host to be able to access HP Storage Essentials. For example,
you could access HP Systems Insight Manager by using
https://mycomputer.domainname.com:50000, but you could not use
https://mycomputer:50000. For non-secure connections (HTTP), the full DNS name does not need
to be provided.
Table 2 Roadmap for Installation and Initial Configurations
Step Description Where to Find
1 Install the management server (Storage
Essentials). This step requires you to
install third-party software.
See ”Installing the Management Server on
Microsoft Windows” on page 7.
2 Install HP Systems Insight Manager. See ”Step 5 - Install HP Systems Insight
Manager” on page 14.
For detailed information about installing HP
Systems Insight Manager, see the HP Systems
Insight Manager Installation and User Guide.
Keep in mind you will need to do a custom
installation.
3 Install the HP SIM (Systems Insight
Manager) Connector.
After you install the HP SIM
Connector, start AppStorManager,
which is the service for
StorageEssentials.
See ”Step 6 - Install the HP SIM Connector” on
page 16.
4 Browse to System Insight Manager. See ”Step 7 - Browse to HP Systems Insight
Manager Home Page” on page 18.