Configuring discovery preferences for SMI-S storage devices

The SMI-S Storage Devices page allows you to customize the discovery parameters for SMI-S storage devices.

Complete the following steps to configure discovery preferences for SMI-S storage devices:
  1. In IBM Director Console, click Options > Discovery Preferences.
  2. In the Discovery Preferences window on the SMI-S Storage Devices page, select the preferences that you want IBM Director to use.
    1. In the Auto-discover period (hours) field, select the frequency with which IBM Director Server attempts to discover SMI-S storage devices automatically. The possible range is one to 168 hours (seven days). By default, autodiscovery is disabled.
    2. In the Presence Check period (minutes) field, select the frequency that IBM Director Server checks the status of each SMI-S storage device. A presence check detects whether a storage device is online or offline. The possible range is one to 240 minutes (four hours); this feature also can be disabled. By default, a presence check is set to occur every 15 minutes.
    3. Under Service Location Protocol (SLP) Profiles, select the SLP profiles that IBM Director Server will discover. The default is SNIA:Array.
    4. Under Naming Conventions Template for SMI-S Devices, add the parameters to include in the Template Name by selecting a parameter in the Available Parameters column, and then clicking Add to place it in the Selected Parameters column. To remove a parameter from the template name, select a parameter in the Selected Parameters column, and then click Remove. To restore the original default parameters, select the Reset to default value check box. The default is %MANUFACTURER% %HARDWARE_TYPE_MODEL% %HARDWARE_SERIAL_NUMBER%
  3. To save your selections, click OK.

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