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Table 3-10 HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager configuration parameters

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Install, Reuse, Upgrade Install HP SIM Parameter Value SNMP community string (recommended) Install HP SIM HP SIM Discovery range (recommended) Possible value Description Up to 32 characters and including the following: uppercase and lowercase alphanumeric, hyphen, or underscore. Do not include spaces. The SNMP community string enables authentication of SNMP messages. If you have SNMP systems and you do not enter read community strings that match these systems, HP SIM does not discover them. where ### ranges from 0 to 255. Multiple ranges can be specified by separating them with white space (tabs, new lines, and spaces). The range of IP addresses on which HP SIM attempts to discover devices. A large IP address range takes longer to discover than a targeted range. Starting a discovery process from the integrated installer initiates the population of the database. Scheduled discoveries can be set up during the HP SIM postinstallation configuration process. Table 3-10 HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager configuration parameters Install, Reuse, Upgrade Install Parameter Local storage directory Value Possible value Description Any valid directory on the installation system that the user has access to (default is C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\ Application Data\ HP\Virtual Server Environment) Location to store VSE Management Software data such as power information for each managed node, capacity planning historical utilization data, and capacity planning reports. If large amounts of historical utilization data is desired for better capacity planning purposes, a separate drive with ample disk space should be considered to enable future growth (max of 4 GB for every 100 workloads with 4 years of historical data each). Table 3-11 HP Insight Orchestration software configuration parameters Install, Reuse, Upgrade Reuse Parameter RDP hostname Reuse RDP account name Reuse RDP password Reuse SMTP hostname Value Reuse Reuse SMTP port number SMTP username Possible value Valid hostname Valid account name Valid password Valid hostname Valid port number, typically 25 Valid username Description The host name or IP address of the RDP server A valid account name for the RDP server A valid password for the RDP server The host name or IP address of the SMTP server A valid account name for the RDP server If required, a user name for the SMTP server can be entered HP Insight Software configuration parameters 23

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Description
Possible value
Value
Parameter
Install, Reuse, Upgrade
The SNMP community
string enables
authentication of SNMP
messages. If you have
SNMP systems and you
do not enter read
community strings that
match these systems, HP
SIM does not discover
them.
Up to 32 characters and
including the following:
uppercase and
lowercase alphanumeric,
hyphen, or underscore.
Do not include spaces.
SNMP community string
(recommended)
Install HP SIM
The range of IP addresses
on which HP SIM
attempts to discover
devices. A large IP
address range takes
longer to discover than a
targeted range. Starting
a discovery process from
the integrated installer
initiates the population of
the database. Scheduled
discoveries can be set up
during the HP SIM
postinstallation
configuration process.
###.###.###.###,
where
###
ranges from
0 to 255. Multiple
ranges can be specified
by separating them with
white space (tabs, new
lines, and spaces).
HP SIM Discovery range
(recommended)
Install HP SIM
Table 3-10 HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager configuration parameters
Description
Possible value
Value
Parameter
Install, Reuse, Upgrade
Location to store VSE
Management Software
data such as power
information for each
managed node, capacity
planning historical
utilization data, and
capacity planning
reports. If large amounts
of historical utilization
data is desired for better
capacity planning
purposes, a separate
drive with ample disk
space should be
considered to enable
future growth (max of 4
GB for every 100
workloads with 4 years
of historical data each).
Any valid directory on
the installation system
that the user has access
to (default is
C:\Documents and
Settings\All Users\
Application Data\
HP\Virtual Server
Environment)
Local storage directory
Install
Table 3-11 HP Insight Orchestration software configuration parameters
Description
Possible value
Value
Parameter
Install, Reuse, Upgrade
The host name or IP
address of the RDP server
Valid hostname
RDP hostname
Reuse
A valid account name for
the RDP server
Valid account name
RDP account name
Reuse
A valid password for the
RDP server
Valid password
RDP password
Reuse
The host name or IP
address of the SMTP
server
Valid hostname
SMTP hostname
Reuse
A valid account name for
the RDP server
Valid port number,
typically
25
SMTP port number
Reuse
If required, a user name
for the SMTP server can
be entered
Valid username
SMTP username
Reuse
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