User Guidehp OpenViewstorage management appliancesoftwareProduct Version: 2.1Fourth Edition (October 2003)Part Number: AA-RS0AD-TEThis guide describ

About this Guidex Storage Management Appliance Software User GuideOverviewThis section covers the following topics: Intended Audience Prerequisites

Migrating Event Notification Settings84 Storage Management Appliance Software User GuideUsing the Migration WizardUse this procedure to migrate event

Migrating Event Notification Settings85Storage Management Appliance Software User Guide5. Choose where to send the previously configured notification

Migrating Event Notification Settings86 Storage Management Appliance Software User GuideUse this procedure to create a new notification recipient acco

Migrating Event Notification Settings87Storage Management Appliance Software User Guide4. Specify that the new user account have a disabled or enabled

Migrating Event Notification Settings88 Storage Management Appliance Software User Guide7. Select the devices and applications that should send event

Migrating Event Notification Settings89Storage Management Appliance Software User GuideBy default, the new user receives notification for all event ty

Migrating Event Notification Settings90 Storage Management Appliance Software User GuideSending Notifications to an Existing AccountWhen you migrate n

Migrating Event Notification Settings91Storage Management Appliance Software User Guide3. Select the target user who is to receive the migrated user’s

Migrating Event Notification Settings92 Storage Management Appliance Software User GuideIf there are more users to migrate, choose another user and cl

93Storage Management Appliance Software User GuideBRestoring the SoftwareAppendix B describes how to use the Storage Management Appliance software res

About this GuideStorage Management Appliance Software User Guidexi HP OpenView Storage Management Appliance Software Using Uninterruptible Power Supp

Restoring the Software94 Storage Management Appliance Software User GuideSteps for Restoring the Storage Management ApplianceIf your Storage Managemen

Restoring the Software95Storage Management Appliance Software User GuideRestoring the Software with a QuickRestore CDYou can restore the Storage Manag

Restoring the Software96 Storage Management Appliance Software User GuideRestore the SMA to its Factory-Installed StateIf you do not use a QuickRestor

Restoring the Software97Storage Management Appliance Software User GuideInstalling the v2.1 Software UpdateInstalling the v2.1 software is not necessa

Restoring the Software98 Storage Management Appliance Software User GuideMigrating to a New Storage Management ApplianceYou can transfer backup data f

Restoring the Software99Storage Management Appliance Software User Guide8. Install any third-party backup software that you had running on the SMA you

Restoring the Software100 Storage Management Appliance Software User Guide4. Install any third-party backup software that you had running on the SMA y

101Storage Management Appliance Software User GuideCMenu Options and Access RequirementsAppendix C describes the feature structure of the Storage Mana

Menu Options and Access Requirements102 Storage Management Appliance Software User GuideTable 5: Storage Management Appliance Menu Options PrimaryNa

Menu Options and Access Requirements103Storage Management Appliance Software User GuideStatus Logs Event Log View Event Details Download Set Log Pro

About this Guidexii Storage Management Appliance Software User GuideConventionsConventions consist of the following: Document Conventions Text Symbo

Menu Options and Access Requirements104 Storage Management Appliance Software User GuideSettings Discovery Displays a Discovery list with task butto

105Storage Management Appliance Software User GuideglossaryThis glossary defines terms used in this guide or related to this product. Tadministrator (

Glossary106 Storage Management Appliance Software User Guidedevice (SAN)A host computer or a storage element connected to a Storage Area Network (SAN)

Glossary107Storage Management Appliance Software User Guidelinks page One of several display types found in the content pane of the Storage Management

Glossary108 Storage Management Appliance Software User Guideprivilege level An attribute of each Storage Management Appliance user account that determ

Glossary109Storage Management Appliance Software User Guideseverity code String of characters used to describe an event. The severity code indicates t

Glossary110 Storage Management Appliance Software User GuideStorage Management Appliance (SMA)An HP product consisting of a rack-mounted computer proc

111Storage Management Appliance Software User GuideindexAacknowledge event 58add new user 28administration web site 21, 39administrator privilege leve

Index112 Storage Management Appliance Software User Guidedevicedescription 50discovered, description 50events 63notification setup 69supported 63unsup

IndexStorage Management Appliance Software User Guide 113IImport User page 29installmanagement application 75, 76software, feature 74third-party appli

About this GuideStorage Management Appliance Software User GuidexiiiText SymbolsThe following symbols may be found in the text of this guide. They hav

Index114 Storage Management Appliance Software User GuideOonline help 16operator privilege level 27optional management applications 3PpageAppliance Na

IndexStorage Management Appliance Software User Guide 115SSAN discovery 47schedule options 49script 81search feature 19Secure Path Managerevents 63Sec

Index116 Storage Management Appliance Software User GuideUuninterruptible power supply applications 76unsupported devicedefined 64e-mail notification

About this Guidexiv Storage Management Appliance Software User GuideAny surface or area of the equipment marked with these symbols indicates the prese

About this GuideStorage Management Appliance Software User GuidexvGetting HelpIf you still have a question after reading this guide and consulting the

About this Guidexvi Storage Management Appliance Software User Guide

1Storage Management Appliance Software User Guide1Understanding the Storage Management Appliance SoftwareThis chapter describes basic features of the

Understanding the Storage Management Appliance Software2 Storage Management Appliance Software User GuideSoftware FeaturesThe Storage Management Appli

Understanding the Storage Management Appliance Software3Storage Management Appliance Software User Guide Auditing—Logs activities on the Storage Mana

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Understanding the Storage Management Appliance Software4 Storage Management Appliance Software User GuideLogging OnYou can log on to the Storage Manag

Understanding the Storage Management Appliance Software5Storage Management Appliance Software User GuideAfter installing the v2.1 update, you can log

Understanding the Storage Management Appliance Software6 Storage Management Appliance Software User GuideWhen initially launching these applications a

Understanding the Storage Management Appliance Software7Storage Management Appliance Software User GuideBrowser ConfigurationTo optimize performance,

Understanding the Storage Management Appliance Software8 Storage Management Appliance Software User GuideClearing the Netscape Navigator Browser Cache

Understanding the Storage Management Appliance Software9Storage Management Appliance Software User GuideHome PageAfter successful logon, the Storage M

Understanding the Storage Management Appliance Software10 Storage Management Appliance Software User GuideGetting Started PageThe Getting Started page

Understanding the Storage Management Appliance Software11Storage Management Appliance Software User GuideTools PageThe Tools page lets you launch any

Understanding the Storage Management Appliance Software12 Storage Management Appliance Software User GuideDevices PageThe Devices page (Figure 6) lets

Understanding the Storage Management Appliance Software13Storage Management Appliance Software User GuideMy Links PageThe My Links feature lets you se

iiiStorage Management Appliance Software User GuidecontentsContentsAbout this Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Understanding the Storage Management Appliance Software14 Storage Management Appliance Software User GuideUser Interface FeaturesThis section describe

Understanding the Storage Management Appliance Software15Storage Management Appliance Software User GuideSession PaneThe Session pane (Figure 9) is lo

Understanding the Storage Management Appliance Software16 Storage Management Appliance Software User GuideOptions on the secondary navigation bar give

Understanding the Storage Management Appliance Software17Storage Management Appliance Software User GuideWizard Pages The Content pane for a wizard pa

Understanding the Storage Management Appliance Software18 Storage Management Appliance Software User GuideProperties PagesThe Content pane for a prope

Understanding the Storage Management Appliance Software19Storage Management Appliance Software User GuideList TablesMany task pages contain tables tha

Understanding the Storage Management Appliance Software20 Storage Management Appliance Software User Guide You can sort the rows of information by th

Understanding the Storage Management Appliance Software21Storage Management Appliance Software User GuideSecurity FeaturesThe Storage Management Appli

Understanding the Storage Management Appliance Software22 Storage Management Appliance Software User Guide

23Storage Management Appliance Software User Guide2Configuring the SoftwareThis chapter provides an overview for configuring the Storage Management Ap

Contentsiv Storage Management Appliance Software User GuideHome Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Configuring the Software24 Storage Management Appliance Software User GuideStorage Management Appliance SettingsMost configuration tasks start with th

Configuring the Software25Storage Management Appliance Software User Guide Groups—Opens the Groups page, where you can import, modify, and remove pre

Configuring the Software26 Storage Management Appliance Software User GuideWorking with UsersThe Storage Management Appliance software requires each u

Configuring the Software27Storage Management Appliance Software User GuideUser Privilege LevelsThe privilege level assigned to a user determines the f

Configuring the Software28 Storage Management Appliance Software User GuideAdding New UsersAn Administrator must set up each user on the Storage Manag

Configuring the Software29Storage Management Appliance Software User GuideImporting Users Administrators can make a Windows domain user a Storage Mana

Configuring the Software30 Storage Management Appliance Software User GuideYou can only import users from a domain that the Storage Management Applian

Configuring the Software31Storage Management Appliance Software User GuideSetting Additional User PropertiesThe User Properties page (Figure 21) allow

Configuring the Software32 Storage Management Appliance Software User GuideThe Default Page tab allows you to set the page displayed when the user log

Configuring the Software33Storage Management Appliance Software User GuideWorking with User GroupsUsing the Groups page (Figure 22), you can import, m

ContentsvStorage Management Appliance Software User Guide3 Discovering Devices and Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Configuring the Software34 Storage Management Appliance Software User GuideThe groups you import must be predefined. In addition, the SMA must be in t

Configuring the Software35Storage Management Appliance Software User GuideManaging PasswordsThe Storage Management Appliance allows you to manage the

Configuring the Software36 Storage Management Appliance Software User GuideRemote AccessThe Remote Access feature allows you to create and maintain an

Configuring the Software37Storage Management Appliance Software User GuideDate and Time SettingsThe Storage Management Appliance maintains various log

Configuring the Software38 Storage Management Appliance Software User GuideMail Server SettingsThe mail server must be defined in the Storage Manageme

Configuring the Software39Storage Management Appliance Software User GuideNetwork SettingsThe links on the Network page (Figure 28) let you manage the

Configuring the Software40 Storage Management Appliance Software User GuideNote: If you use the Network Interfaces page to change the IP, DNS, or WIN

Configuring the Software41Storage Management Appliance Software User GuideChanging the Storage Management Appliance NameAs an Administrator, you can o

Configuring the Software42 Storage Management Appliance Software User GuideThe system displays the warning text shown in Figure 29 if you are not usin

Configuring the Software43Storage Management Appliance Software User GuideDomain MembershipYou can enhance the built-in security features of the Stora

Contentsvi Storage Management Appliance Software User GuideA Migrating Event Notification Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Configuring the Software44 Storage Management Appliance Software User Guide

45Storage Management Appliance Software User Guide3Discovering Devices and ApplicationsThrough device discovery, the Storage Management Appliance soft

Discovering Devices and Applications46 Storage Management Appliance Software User GuideAbout Discoveries The Storage Management Appliance uses a disco

Discovering Devices and Applications47Storage Management Appliance Software User GuideSAN Discoveries The Storage Management Appliance is also connect

Discovering Devices and Applications48 Storage Management Appliance Software User GuidePerforming Discoveries Access the Discovery page (Figure 31) fr

Discovering Devices and Applications49Storage Management Appliance Software User GuideDiscovery Settings SummaryYou define a discovery by providing va

Discovering Devices and Applications50 Storage Management Appliance Software User GuideAbout Devices The Storage Management Appliance is capable of id

Discovering Devices and Applications51Storage Management Appliance Software User GuideFigure 32: Devices page Note: HSV and HSG storage elements are

Discovering Devices and Applications52 Storage Management Appliance Software User GuideDiscovered DevicesAll devices identified by IP discoveries appe

Discovering Devices and Applications53Storage Management Appliance Software User GuideNote that the Notification button on the Discovered Devices page

ContentsviiStorage Management Appliance Software User GuideFigures1 Storage Management Appliance software logon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Discovering Devices and Applications54 Storage Management Appliance Software User Guide

55Storage Management Appliance Software User Guide4Monitoring the SANThis chapter describes how to use the Storage Management Appliance software to mo

Monitoring the SAN56 Storage Management Appliance Software User GuideStorage Management Appliance StatusThe Storage Management Appliance displays its

Monitoring the SAN57Storage Management Appliance Software User GuideAdditional status information is displayed on the Status page (Figure 35). You can

Monitoring the SAN58 Storage Management Appliance Software User GuideThe Status page list displays events in order of severity. You can view the event

Monitoring the SAN59Storage Management Appliance Software User Guide Restore Log—Contains a list of separate log files—one for each restore operation

Monitoring the SAN60 Storage Management Appliance Software User GuideUsing Event and Audit Logs The Event and Audit logs record Storage Management App

Monitoring the SAN61Storage Management Appliance Software User GuideInformation for each event appears in the following columns for each log. Event Lo

Monitoring the SAN62 Storage Management Appliance Software User GuideWhile users with Administrator privileges can use all log features, users assigne

Monitoring the SAN63Storage Management Appliance Software User GuideIf Storage Provisioner and Secure Path Manager were forwarding event information t

Contentsviii Storage Management Appliance Software User Guide38 Contact Info tab of a User Properties page set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Monitoring the SAN64 Storage Management Appliance Software User GuideUnsupported Devices Discovered devices generating SNMP traps that cannot be decod

Monitoring the SAN65Storage Management Appliance Software User GuideAbout Notification TypesYou can use Storage Management Appliance notification feat

Monitoring the SAN66 Storage Management Appliance Software User GuideUser Properties The setup of user properties includes options that determine if a

Monitoring the SAN67Storage Management Appliance Software User GuideEnabling User Properties for Notification In order to receive event notifications

Monitoring the SAN68 Storage Management Appliance Software User GuideFor the selected user to receive notifications, the Enable Notification for this

Monitoring the SAN69Storage Management Appliance Software User GuideSetting Up Notifications After you enable event notifications for users, as descri

Monitoring the SAN70 Storage Management Appliance Software User GuideThe Notification page contains a list of supported discovered devices and registe

Monitoring the SAN71Storage Management Appliance Software User GuideNotification for a UserYou can set and modify notification parameters based on the

Monitoring the SAN72 Storage Management Appliance Software User GuideThe User Event Notification page lets you Set up new notifications for a selecte

73Storage Management Appliance Software User Guide5SAN MaintenanceThis chapter describes how to maintain the Storage Management Appliance environment.

ixStorage Management Appliance Software User Guideabout this guideAbout this GuideAbout this GuideThis guide provides information to help you: Under

SAN Maintenance74 Storage Management Appliance Software User GuideSummary of Maintenance FeaturesYou can use features available on the Maintenance pag

SAN Maintenance75Storage Management Appliance Software User Guide Language—Set the language that is displayed on the Storage Management Appliance sof

SAN Maintenance76 Storage Management Appliance Software User GuideInstallation ProcessThe installation process registers each application with the Sto

SAN Maintenance77Storage Management Appliance Software User GuideFor more information about the supported applications, including installation and con

SAN Maintenance78 Storage Management Appliance Software User GuideManaging Tools and ComponentsThe Manage Tools page (Figure 44) lets you start or sto

SAN Maintenance79Storage Management Appliance Software User GuideManaging Licenses The licensing feature lets you control installed applications that

SAN Maintenance80 Storage Management Appliance Software User GuideDiagnostic TasksThe Diagnostics page (Figure 46) offers the optional tasks of sendin

SAN Maintenance81Storage Management Appliance Software User GuideAutomating MaintenanceThe Storage Management Appliance lets you automate some mainten

SAN Maintenance82 Storage Management Appliance Software User GuideWhen you start Automation Manager, the Policies page opens in a separate browser win

83Storage Management Appliance Software User GuideAMigrating Event Notification SettingsAppendix A describes how to migrate event notifications from v