## Basic Instructions for Running the Plug-In Registration Wizard

### Contents

Starting the Plug-In Registration Wizard

Registering an Unmanaged Object

Saving Registration Settings to a File

Unregistering a Managed Object

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### Starting the Plug-In Registration Wizard

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

- At the end of a plug-in installation, on the Installation Complete dialog box, select the check box labeled Run the registration utility to register this plug-in with the SRM Server.
  If you select this option, the installation procedure runs the Plug-In Registration Wizard for you before exiting.
- Click the Start button, and then click Programs > Storage Resource Manager Plug-In Registration, and select the particular plug-in that you want to register.
  Note: You must run the Plug-In Registration Wizard once for each unmanaged 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.

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

3. Select the registration task you want to perform. The following list describes each registration task:
   - Register an unmanaged object - This option registers the device as a managed object with the Capacity Reporter Server. Upon the successful completion of this task, the Capacity Reporter Server knows about and manages scans for the object you specified.
   - Unregister a managed object - This option removes the managed object from the list of managed objects that the Capacity Reporter Server knows about and manages.
4. Click Next to display the Required Registration Information dialog box.

5. You must fill in all of the fields in this dialog box before you can continue to the next step.
   - Host Name - The name of this field may be different depending upon the type of object you are registering. In the sample dialog box shown above, this field is labeled Filer Name. If you are registering a SAN switch, the field label is TCP/IP Address.
     For information about what to enter in this field, refer to the Readme file included in the same directory (on the CD-ROM) as the plug-in you want to register.
   - Proxy Agent Name -This is the name of the Capacity Reporter Agent computer where you installed the plug-in.
     Note: The Capacity Reporter Agent computer named in this field must be a managed computer on the Sun Capacity Reporter Server with which you want to register the object.
   - SRM Display Name - This is the name by which the Capacity Reporter Server knows the managed object, and it is displayed in all Capacity Reporter reports.
     This box is automatically filled in with the name you entered in the Host Name box. However, you can change or edit the entry if necessary.
     This name must be unique for a given type of object. For example, there cannot be two managed objects named MySANSwitch in the SAN switch category.
   - Community - This is the SNMP community name to use for connecting to a SAN switch, a SmartArray controller, or a Filer.
     This field is not displayed if you are registering a NetWare server.
6. Do one of the following:
   - If you want to provide additional information to be included in Capacity Reporter reports, click Optional Information. The Optional Registration Information dialog box is displayed. Proceed to step 7.
   - To complete the registration process, click Finish. Proceed to step 8.
     Note: For NAS and NetWare plug-ins, click Next. Additional dialog boxes are displayed. For more information about what to enter in these dialog boxes, refer to the Readme file that comes with each plug-in.
7. 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.

   - Contact information - Enter the contact information for the unmanaged object being registered (for example, System Administrator, x555).
   - Location information - Enter the geographical location of the unmanaged object being registered (for example, Data Center, Building 5).
   - Management Server URL - Enter the URL of the management console for the unmanaged object being registered.
   - Display Text for Management Server URL - Enter the text to be displayed in Capacity Reporter reports as the link to the management console.
   - Help URL - Enter the URL to manuals, troubleshooting documentation, or a help desk associated with the unmanaged object being registered.
   - Display Text for Help URL - Enter the text to be displayed in Capacity Reporter reports as the link to the help page.
   - Manufacturer URL - Enter the URL of the corporate Web site for the vendor that produced the unmanaged object being registered.
   - Display Text for Manufacturer URL - Enter the text to be displayed in Capacity Reporter reports as the link to the manufacturer's Web site.
8. When the wizard has finished registering the unmanaged object, the Registation Command Output dialog box is displayed.

   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 displays if enough data is available at the time of the failure.

9. Do one of the following:
   - If you want to close the Plug-In Registration Wizard, click Finish.
   - If you want to register another unmanaged object, click Register Another Object.

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### Saving Registration Settings to a File

You can save your registration settings to a file if you want. 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, MySANSwitchSettings.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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