Unlocking SMI-S storage devices

This topic provides information about how to unlock SMI-S storage devices. An SMI-S storage device must be unlocked before IBM Director can communicate with the device and obtain Common Information Model (CIM) data from it.

To unlock an SMI-S storage device, complete the following steps:

  1. Open IBM Director Console.
  2. In the Group Contents pane, right-click the storage managed object you want to unlock.
  3. Click Request Access.
  4. Type a valid login ID and password that will enable access to the SMI-S provider for the storage managed object.
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