This topic describes tasks you can perform to manage SMI-S storage
devices that have been discovered by IBM Director.
Adding a new SMI-S storage device
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.
Launching Storage Manager for IBM DS storage array devices
IBM DS Storage Manager, which is an application external to IBM Director, is used to manage
DS storage array devices (previously called FAStT storage array devices).
This topic describes how to launch Storage Manager from the IBM Director Console for
IBM DS storage array devices.
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.
Viewing attributes for SMI-S storage devices
Attributes for SMI-S storage devices can include four sets of data values: Default, CIMOM, Base and Extended. This topic describes how to view these attributes and provides definitions for each.