HP EVA P6550 HP P6000 EVA Updating Product Software Guide (XCS 11200000) (5697 - Page 15

Using SAN Visibility, SAN Settings, SAN Name, Rename, Component Group Name

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Using SAN Visibility To generate a report using SAN Visibility, you will need the following information: • The IP addresses of the switches in your SAN connected to the array being upgraded and optionally the IP addresses of hosts. You must have SNMP access to the switches to collect information from them. The following procedure describes the steps for using SAN Visibility. For complete information about using this tool, see the SAN Visibility online help. 1. Double-click the SAN Visibility icon on the desktop. The SAN Visibility window is displayed. 2. Click OK to view the SAN Settings window. 3. Select SAN Settings and enter the following information: a. Enter a name in the SAN Name box. You can use the default SAN name, but HP recommends that you change it to a name that is meaningful to you. This name is used when generating reports, so it should be easily recognized as associated with the SAN for which you want a report.) b. Click Rename. c. Click Yes to confirm the name change. d. Select the fabric in the tree view. e. Enter a name in the Component Group Name box. You can use the default fabric name, but HP recommends that you change it to a name that is meaningful to you. This name is used when generating reports, so it should be one that is easily recognized as being associated with the fabric on which data collection will be done. (Mouse-over pop-ups provide detail on SAN settings.) f. Click Rename. Your new component group name (MyComponentGroup in this example) appears in the right panel of the SAN Visibility window. Checking and upgrading your SAN infrastructure 15

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Using SAN Visibility
To generate a report using SAN Visibility, you will need the following information:
•
The IP addresses of the switches in your SAN connected to the array being upgraded and
optionally the IP addresses of hosts. You must have SNMP access to the switches to collect
information from them.
The following procedure describes the steps for using SAN Visibility. For complete information
about using this tool, see the SAN Visibility online help.
1.
Double-click the SAN Visibility icon on the desktop.
The SAN Visibility window is displayed.
2.
Click
OK
to view the SAN Settings window.
3.
Select
SAN Settings
and enter the following information:
a.
Enter a name in the
SAN Name
box. You can use the default SAN name, but HP
recommends that you change it to a name that is meaningful to you. This name is used
when generating reports, so it should be easily recognized as associated with the SAN
for which you want a report.)
b.
Click
Rename
.
c.
Click
Yes
to confirm the name change.
d.
Select the fabric in the tree view.
e.
Enter a name in the
Component Group Name
box. You can use the default fabric name,
but HP recommends that you change it to a name that is meaningful to you. This name
is used when generating reports, so it should be one that is easily recognized as being
associated with the fabric on which data collection will be done. (Mouse-over pop-ups
provide detail on SAN settings.)
f.
Click
Rename
.
Your new component group name (MyComponentGroup in this example) appears in the
right panel of the SAN Visibility window.
Checking and upgrading your SAN infrastructure
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