Adding A Device

After the initial discovery, you can use 'Manage Storage Devices --> Add Device' option in the 'Admin' tab, to add a new device.
 

To add a Device, follow these steps:

1. Click the ‘Admin’ tab in the OpStor client.

2. Select ‘Manage Storage Devices’ option.

3. Enter the IP address of the new device.

4. Choose the Device Type whether it is a Raid, FC Switch, Tape Library or a Host
5. Depending on the Device Type selected, other required fields given below appear.
1. Choose Vendor : Displays the Vendor list
2. Choose Model : Displays all the supported device models for the selected vendor.
3. Provider : This is a non editable field, where the Management Interface used for fetching the data from the devcie is displayed
4. Depending on the provider the other options like Username, Password, Port, SSL, Community, Namespace and Timeout will be displayed.
6. The option for the 'Ping the given IP' can either be checked or unchecked depending on the ping facility available for the device.
7. Submit the data in the above fields.
8. Click 'Add Device' button.

In case of non discovery of the device, you can follow the troubleshooting tips displayed in the webclient and try readding the device.