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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 corresponding system configuration described
in the  Hitachi Command Suite Administrator Guide .
Configure the prerequisite environment based on requirements. For example,
install and enable software licenses by using Storage Navigator, Hitachi
Storage Navigator Modular 2, or other storage management tools, or
configure a network based on the system configuration.
If Device Manager is set up in an environment that has already been
configured using Storage Navigator, and if you want to use volume labels and
DP pool names from a storage system in Device Manager, register the storage system in Device Manager, and then apply the storage systemresource labels to Device Manager.
The following figure describes the basic task flow for setting up storage
resources.
Registering storage systems
Before you can manage a storage system's resources, you must first register
the storage system.
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							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
(SMI-S) enabled storage systems, the SMI-S provider's IP address is used.
You can modify information about a storage system after a storage system is
registered.
If managing a storage system with HCS is no longer necessary (for example
because of reorganization), you can remove the registered storage system.
Removing a storage system results in the following:
• Configuration information such as parity groups, volumes, and allocated paths are retained within the storage systems.
• Any information configured or specified in HCS, such as tiers and data placement profiles, is deleted.
Related concepts
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About acquiring the most recent storage system information  on page 59
Related tasks
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Registering a storage system  on page 57
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Changing storage system information  on page 58
Related references
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Prerequisites for registering a storage system  on page 55
Prerequisites for registering a storage system Before you can discover and register a storage system, collect storagesystem-related information and complete the following prerequisite tasks.
Collect and confirm the following storage system information
• Storage system type
• Storage system IP address (IPv4 or IPv6) or host name (alias name)
• Authentication information: ○User name and password for Storage Navigator (used with enterprise-
class storage systems or HUS VM). If you have a mid-range storage
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							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 provider (IPv4 or
IPv6).
○ User name and password
○ Port number
○ Protocol used for Device Manager and SMI-S provider communication.
Complete these required tasks
• Connect the target storage system to the network.
• For enterprise-class storage systems or HUS VM: ○Register required accounts for Device Manager in Storage Navigator. For
information about creating Storage Navigator accounts, see the  Hitachi
Command Suite Installation and Configuration Guide .
Note: For Virtual Storage Platform G1000, Virtual Storage Platform, or
HUS VM, you must select the Administrator user group (which is a built- in group) to register the accounts.
• For Virtual Storage Platform G1000 storage systems:
○Enable SSL communications on the Device Manager server and
configure any required firewall exceptions for using HCS authentication for SVP and Command Control Interface (CCI) logins. For details, see
the  Hitachi Command Suite Administrator Guide.
• For mid-range storage systems: ○Register required accounts for Device Manager in Hitachi Storage
Navigator Modular 2 (when Password Protection or Account
Authentication is used). For information about creating Storage
Navigator accounts, see the  Hitachi Command Suite Installation and
Configuration Guide .
Note: The "Storage Administrator (View and Modify)" and "Account
Administrator (View and Modify)" roles are required for the account when Account Authentication is used.
• For SMI-S enabled storage systems:
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							○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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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 system is discovered and registered, it becomes
a managed resource.
Procedure 1. On the  Administration  tab, select Managed Resources .
2. On the  Storage Systems  tab, click Add Storage System .
3. Specify the storage system type and then provide the required
information, depending on the storage system type that you choose:
Storage system typeRequired settingsAll storage system types• An IP address (or hostname).
• Authentication information (username and password) for most supported storage systems.VSP G1000(Optional) Enable user account authentication
If authentication of user accounts is enabled:
• User accounts are authenticated by HCS when they log in to CCI and SVP.
• User accounts that are created in HCS can be used in CCI and in SVP, allowing centralized management of user
accounts.
• From CCI or the SVP you will be able to perform tasks (such as, adding users to a user group, and assigning
resource groups and roles to a user group) according to
the access control settings made in HCS. If you want to
create a new HCS user account for performing tasks on
CCI or the SVP, in HCS set up access control for the
storage resources.
Note:  In the event of the unavailability of the HCS server,
CCI authentication will be forwarded directly to the SVP. If you register the same user accounts for HCS into the SVP,
you can use the user account for the SVP to perform CCI
authentication even if the HCS server is not running.For mid-range storage
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							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 completes, confirm that the registered storage system
appears on the  Storage Systems  tab of Managed Resources , or in the
Storage Systems  tree on the Resources tab.
Result
The storage system is now a managed resource and volumes can be allocated
to managed hosts.
Tip:  To remove storage systems, select one or more storage systems, and
click Remove Storage Systems.
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
Related tasks
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Changing storage system information  on page 58
Related references
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Prerequisites for registering a storage system  on page 55
Changing storage system information You can modify the IP address, host name, or login information (user ID and
password) for a storage system. You can select multiple storage systems to
modify at one time, but when selecting multiple storage systems, only login information (user ID and password) can be modified.
Procedure 1. On the  Administration  tab, select Managed Resources .
2. On the  Storage Systems  tab, select the storage system, or storage
systems, you want to modify.
3. Click  Edit Storage Systems .
4. Specify the appropriate information and click  OK.
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							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 refresh it, the following information is updated for storage resources:
• Volumes
• Parity groups
• DP Pools
• External storage connections
Tip:  When data placement profiles for HDT volumes are being managed, you
can specify an option in the Refresh Storage Systems dialog box to search for
inconsistencies in data placement profiles.
To update information about hosts, such as the host name, WWNs, or iSCSI
name, refresh the hosts.
To update host bus adapter (HBA) WWN nicknames, refresh one or more
storage systems. Refreshing host information does not update WWN
nicknames. When several WWN nicknames are assigned to a single HBA, only one of the nicknames is displayed for that HBA.
If connected to Hitachi Tuning Manager, users can also update performance information that is displayed in the Mobility tab. To automatically update the
storage system information, specify proper settings in the
server.properties  file or dispatcher.properties  file of the management
server. For details about specifiable values, see the  Hitachi Command Suite
Administrator Guide .
Related concepts
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About registering and removing a storage system  on page 55
Related tasks
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Acquiring the most recent storage system information  on page 60
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Viewing current storage system information  on page 401
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							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 storage system information is also displayed on the Resources tab,
in the Storage Systems tree.Note:  Label information for volumes and DP pools is not refreshed. To apply
existing label information from a storage system to HCS, click Refresh Labels.
For Virtual Storage Platform G1000, refreshing labels is unnecessary since label information from the storage system to HCS will always match.
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Operations available to SMI-S enabled storage systems Discovering and registering storage systems that support an SMI-S provider
for storage system management enables you to perform certain tasks.
The Storage Management Initiative Specification (SMI-S) defines software
development standards in support of storage management interoperability.
An SMI-S provider is the software component that resides on a resource, such as a storage system, providing network management (over HTTP/HTTPS) by management clients, such as Hitachi Command Suite.
When you manage storage systems that support an SMI-S provider, the SMI-
S enabled storage systems become Hitachi Command Suite resources on which you can perform the following tasks:
• Register, change, delete, and update the SMI-S enabled storage systems.
• Display summary information for SMI-S enabled storage systems.
• Operate SMI-S enabled storage systems from the SMI-S enabled storage system management tool (launch the management tool from Element
Manager).
• Externally connect and virtualize an SMI-S enabled storage system for migrating data.
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