Discovering SMI-S storage devices

IBM Director supports storage managed objects, which represent storage-related devices that comply with the Storage Management Initiative Specification (SMI-S), including IBM TotalStorage DS family of storage systems.

Complete the following steps to discover SMI-S storage devices automatically:

  1. Open IBM Director Console.
  2. Click Tasks > Discover > SMI-S Storage Devices. The discovery operation begins. When it is completed, SMI-S storage devices are displayed in the Group Contents pane.

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