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Before you can monitor or configure a server, you need to add it to the
Managed Servers list through the Server List Setup.
This is the name you use to identify the server. If this name is
in your network's name server database, SANscape determines the
server's IP address and displays it in the IP Address field. If SANscape cannot find an IP address for the name, the name was
either typed incorrectly or has not been recorded in the server's
name database.
If SANscape has not already displayed the IP address (as described
in the previous step), type the IP address manually. Selecting Get IP Addr by Name, located below the IP Address,
field is another method of having SANscape search for the IP address
and display it automatically. As mentioned in the previous step,
it works only if your network has a name server database and you
have typed the server name as it is recorded in that database. Otherwise,
you must type the IP address manually.
When you select No, SANscape does not retrieve server
information when starting up. The server's icon is displayed as
color-coded white (instead of active purple) to indicate it is undiscovered.
When you double-click on an undiscovered server, SANscape prompts
you for the ssmon user password. Optionally, you can also
select the server and select File > Login. Select Yes for Auto Discovery to retrieve all information
available about this server when the SANscape Console is started.
Once the server(s) have been established using Auto Discovery,
you do not need to type the ssmon password when you log into
SANscape; you automatically have monitoring privileges. However whenever you choose a command to perform administration
or configuration activities, you are be prompted with a login dialog
box to change your level of security by typing the password for
either the ssadmin or ssconfig user that was established
earlier. You might want to type your own email address and the addresses
of selected users for the purpose of receiving information about
critical events on the server. NOTE: Instead of keeping the SANscape Console program running
in the foreground, you can use SANscape Alert, a companion utility
of SANscape that runs as a background service that sends messages
from the hosts and array to specified email addresses. For background
information and steps for installing SANscape Alert, see SANscape
Alert. For details, see the SANscape Alert Users Guide.
To ensure that SANscape receives email, see Sending
Email Messages for Each Server and Setting
Up Servers to Send Traps. Refer to the SANscape User's Guide
for more information. Critical - messages that require intervention by the network
administrator, such as failure of a device, power supply, or fan. Informational - messages about the devices on the server
that do not require intervention by the network administrator. Warning - messages that generally indicate internal program
events. If you see a large number of these messages, it might mean
that there is a problem with the server or the network. Call Technical
Support. Whatever level you choose, you receive event messages for that
level and any other levels at a higher security. Thus, if you choose
Informational, for example, you are notified of any form
of malfunction. Conversely, if you want to be notified of only critical
situations, select Critical, and you are not notified of
any Informational or Warning events. To delete a user from the list, select the mail address and click
Delete from List. Note that the Setup Mail Server button toggles with Change
Mail Server, depending on whether a mail server has been defined
previously. For new setups, click Setup Mail Server. A Mail Server
Setup window is displayed.
NOTE: If the array is attached to multiple hosts and a SANscape
Agent is installed on each host, each host's IP address must be entered
and added to the Managed Servers list. |