HP Smart Storage Administrator - Manual (Page 16)

Operations 16
o Optional: Under Preferred Language, select a language or leave as System Default.
o Click Exit.
2. On the server that you want to configure, connect to the Systems Insight Manager server (port: 280),
and then log in.
3. Select Device Queries.
4. Under Device by Type, select All Servers.
5. Connect to the server that is running HP SSA.
6. Under Device Links, select System Management Homepage.
The login screen for the System Management Homepage opens.
7. Log in using your credentials:
o If you are using version 7.0.0 or later of the System Management Homepage, use your operating
system user name and password.
o If you are using an earlier version of the System Management Homepage, use your WBEM user
name and password.
The System Management Homepage opens.
For more information about the System Management Homepage, see the following:
— The HP System Management Homepage webpage
( http://h18013.www1.hp.com/products/servers/management/agents/index.html )
— The HP System Management Homepage Installation Guide on the HP website
(
http://www.hp.com )
8. Click HP Smart Storage Administrator on the left side of the screen.
HP SSA opens, scans the remote server, and detects controllers. When controller detection is complete,
the controllers are available on the Controller/Device menu.
9. Configure a controller (" Configuring a controller " on page 24 ).
When configuration is complete, continue with the next step.
10. (Optional) To make newly created logical drives available for data storage, in a Windows OS, use the
operating system disk management tools to create partitions and format the drives.
Using the HP SSA GUI
Access HP SSA with one of the many methods available:
• Accessing HP SSA in the offline environment (on page 10 )
• Accessing HP SSA in the online environment (on page 14 )
When you launch the HP SSA GUI, the application opens and HP SSA scans the system and detects
controllers. This process can last up to 2 minutes. When controller detection is complete, the controllers are
available on the Devices/Tools menu.
After the GUI is open, tasks are distributed among categories. For more information, see "Navigating the
GUI (on page 18 )."