Storage Management Initiative Specification (SMI-S) is a Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) standard that enables interoperable management for storage networks and storage devices. HP SIM uses this standard to discover and manage the storage systems it supports.
You must have a storage system’s WBEM SMI-S provider installed and configured for HP SIM to discover it. This includes storage devices such as Fibre Channel disk arrays, switches, tape libraries, or hosts (with Fibre Channel host bus adapters.)
See the HP SIM SMI-S Provider webpage, http://www.hp.com/go/hpsim/providers, to view the latest information regarding HP SIM support for a particular device. This webpage offers information on obtaining, installing, and configuring SMI-S providers.
Installing SMI-S providers |
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Each storage vendor provides the SMI-S provider and installation instructions for its storage system. The webpage referenced in the previous section provides information on obtaining SMI-S providers. Also, consult the storage vendor’s website or representative for more information regarding their SMI-S providers. For each storage system:
Verify that the applicable SMI-S provider is installed.
If the SMI-S provider is not installed, obtain and install it per the vendor’s installation instructions.
HP SIM requires that Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) is enabled for the SMI-S provider in order to discover and manage the storage system that the provider supports. Verify that SSL is enabled for each SMI-S provider.
Configuring SMI-S providers |
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Occasionally, it might be necessary to modify an SMI-S provider’s port number or password. Use the provider’s documentation to perform these modifications.
For example, if two CIMOMs exist on the same host, you must configure them to use different ports to communicate with the CMS.
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