Device Data Files Plug-In Notes


Contents

Overview

Plug-In Prerequisites

Before You Register This Plug-In

Using the Plug-In Registration Wizard

Uninstalling the Plug-In

 

Overview

You can use the Device Data Files Plug-In to import data directly into the Capacity Reporter database from a data file (in .XML format). Using this plug-in, you can import data gathered from RAID, NAS, or SANSwitch devices.

For details on the .XML file format for each type of device, see the Document Type Definition (DTD) Notes for RAID, NAS, and SANSwitch Devices.

Note: This plug-in does not gather data from the device. You are responsible for populating the .XML file from which the plug-in reads the data into the Capacity Reporter database.

Plug-In Prerequisites

A Capacity Reporter 5.0.1 (or greater) Windows NT/Windows 2000 Agent must be installed on the computer on which you plan to install the Device Data Files Plug-In.

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Before You Register This Plug-In

Determine the full file name (including path) of the .XML device data file that represents the device you want to scan. The Plug-In Registration Wizard prompts for this information.

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Using the Plug-In Registration Wizard

You can run the Plug-In Registration Wizard in one of the following ways:

Note: You must run the Plug-In Registration Wizard once for each unmanaged device, or object, that you want to register with the Capacity Reporter Server.

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Registering an Unmanaged Object

  1. Launch the Plug-In Registration Wizard to display the Introduction dialog box.

    Introduction dialog box

  2. Click Next to display the Registration Function dialog box.

    Registration Function dialog box

  3. Select the registration task you want to perform. The following list describes each registration task:
  4. Click Next to display the Required Registration Information dialog box.

    Required Registration Information dialog box

    You must fill in all the fields in this dialog box before you can continue to the next step:

  5. Perform one of the following actions:
  6. In the Optional Registration Information dialog box, enter data in the fields you want to fill in, and click OK.
     
    This screen is optional. You do not have to fill in any fields to proceed.

    Optional Registration Information dialog box

  7. When the wizard has finished registering the unmanaged object, the Registration Command Output dialog box is displayed.

    Registration Command Output dialog box

    If registration was successfully completed, the text STATUS=OK appears in the box. If not, the value following STATUS= contains text describing the error that occurred. In addition, a more detailed description of the error is displayed if enough data is available at the time of the failure.

  8. Do one of the following:
  9. If you successfully registered the RAID device data file, it is located in the group named RAID Group.

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Saving Registration Settings to a File

You can save your registration settings to a file. You may want to do this, if you are registering many unmanaged objects of the same type.

  1. In the Required Registration Information dialog box, click Save As to display the Save As dialog box.
  2. Enter a name for the file and give it an .SVR file extension (for example, MyRAIDSettings.svr).

If you want to use a specific registration settings file (.SVR) when registering an unmanaged object, click Load in the Required Registration Information dialog box, and then select the appropriate .SVR file for your plug-in.

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Unregistering a Managed Object

Use the following procedure to unregister a managed object so that it becomes unmanaged by the Capacity Reporter Server.

  1. Launch the Plug-In Registration Wizard.
  2. In the Registration Function dialog box, select Unregister a managed object.
  3. In the Required Registration Information dialog box, enter the Object Name that corresponds to the object that you want to unmanage.

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Uninstalling the Plug-In

To remove the plug-in, use the Add/Remove Programs applet in the Windows Control Panel on the computer where you installed the plug-in.

To uninstall the plug-in:

  1. Click the Start button, and then click Settings -> Control Panel.

  2. Double-click Add/Remove Programs to display the Add/Remove Programs Properties dialog box.

  3. Select SRM Plug-In for Device Data Files from the list, and click Add/Remove to launch the Uninstall Wizard.

  4. Click Next, and then click Finish to remove the plug-in files from the computer.

Note: If you uninstall the Capacity Reporter 5.0.1 (or greater) Agent from a computer, it automatically removes all plug-ins installed on that computer.

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