This topic describes how to add a new SMI-S storage device. You
can choose to add a supported SMI-S storage device in a locked
or unlocked state.
Complete the following steps to add a new SMI-S storage device.
- In IBM Director Console,
right-click in an empty area within the Group Contents pane to display the
context menu. Select . The Add SMI-S Storage Devices dialog
appears.
- Fill in the following required fields on the Add SMI-S Storage
Devices dialog.
- In the Name prefix field, type the leading
part of the name to assign to the SMI-S storage device. The trailing part
of the name is determined by the Template Name specified in the Discovery
Preferences window on the SMI-S Storage Devices page.
- In the Network Address field, type the
IP Address or host name of the storage device's SMI-S provider.
- To unlock the storage device when you add it, select the Advanced check
box and fill in the following fields. Note that if you do not select the Advanced check
box, the storage device appears in the Group Contents pane in an unlocked
state, and you will need to request access to unlock it.
- From the Type pull down list, select SNIA:Array,
which indicates an array of storage (disk drives).
- In the Namespace field, type the name
of the CIM root namespace in the SMI-S provider CIMOM. If not specified, all
root namespaces known to IBM Director are
tried. These are the values of the cim_namespace.*properties in the Director/data/Smis*.properties
files.
- In the User ID field, type a user identification
that satisfies the requirements of the SMI-S provider CIMOM.
- In the Password field, type a corresponding
password that satisfies the requirements of the SMI-S provider CIMOM.
- Click OK. The resulting SMI-S Storage Devices
object appears in the Group Contents pane.