Hitachi Command Suite 8 User Guide

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Discovering, registering, and addingmanagement targets
Managing storage resources requires them to be registered in Hitachi
Command Suite. Registration automatically occurs after discovery.
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Setting up storage resources
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Registering storage systems
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Registering hosts
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Registering file servers
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Setting up storage resourcesCollectively, storage systems, file servers, and hosts are called storage
resources. For storage resources to be managed by HCS, they must first be
discovered and registered.
Registering storage resources requires each resource to be reachable on the
network by its IP address. After storage and host resources are registered,
you can begin allocating volumes to hosts.
Before discovering each resource, verify the system prerequisites, and checksettings requirements for the...

About registering and removing a storage systemRegistering a storage system in HCS is done when it is discovered, whichthen enables you to manage its resources, including:
• Parity Groups
• LDEVs
• Volumes • DP pools
• Resources available through external storage connections
When you specify IP address (or host name) and authentication informationfor a storage system, the storage system is discovered and registered based
on the specified information. For Storage Management Initiative Specification...

system, use your user name and password for Account Authenticationor Password Protection.Note:
• Avoid using built-in user account names for Account Authentication. Changing the registration account password on the storage systemrequires that you also change the password using the Administration
tab.
• User names and passwords are not required when Password Protection or Account Authentication is not in use.
• For SMI-S enabled storage systems:
○ Host name (alias name) or IP address for the SMI-S...

○Verify that the SMI-S provider is specified.
Related concepts
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About registering and removing a storage system  on page 55
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About user accounts and controlling access to resources  on page 84
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Registering a storage system  on page 57
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Setting the Fibre Channel port address  on page 221
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Setting the data transfer speed on a Fibre Channel port  on page 220
Registering a storage system A storage system must be registered in Hitachi Command Suite before it canbe managed. After a storage...

Storage system typeRequired settingsFor SMI-S enabled storage
systems• SMI-S provider IP address
• Authentication information
• Protocol information (secure, not secure)
• And, possibly, specify a non-default port number
If an SMI-S provider that manages multiple SMI-S enabled storage systems is specified, all the SMI-S enabled storage
systems under that provider are registered.
4. Click  OK.
5. Check the  Data Collection Tasks  tab to verify that the task completes
successfully.
6. When the task...

5.Check the  Data Collection Tasks  tab to verify that the task has
completed successfully.
6. Confirm that the information in the storage system list is updated.
Related concepts •
About registering and removing a storage system  on page 55
Related tasks
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Registering a storage system  on page 57
About acquiring the most recent storage system information To get the most current information about a target storage system, manuallyrefresh the system to display it.
When you click Refresh Storage System to...

Acquiring the most recent storage system informationRefreshing a storage system updates and displays the latest storage system
information.
Procedure 1. On the  Administration  tab, select Managed Resources .
2. On the  Storage Systems  tab, select one or more storage systems to
refresh.
3. Click  Refresh Storage Systems , then click OK.
4. Check the  Data Collection Tasks  tab to verify that the task completed.
Result
Updated storage system information displays in the list of storage systems. Updated...