When transitioning to Administrator, the software automatically copies server information from Hitachi Storage Advisor Embedded (HSAE) when you onboard the storage system in Administrator. Server object copy does not change any existing storage configuration or related information (for example, path information) and only differential information is updated for server objects in the software.
Note that after you onboard the storage system and server object copy is complete, you must manage your servers by using Administrator. You can no longer manage servers with Storage Advisor Embedded because the provisioning function is disabled for data integrity reasons.
Server object copy results depend on the configuration of server WWNs and iSCSI names between Administrator and Storage Advisor Embedded for all storage systems that you onboard. This means that before you onboard any storage system, you must first ensure that the server configuration in Storage Advisor Embedded including the server name, WWNs and iSCSI name is consistent for all storage systems you plan to onboard.
Because server information takes priority over the information in Storage Advisor Embedded, when server inconsistency is found, you may see different server configuration information in Administrator than you do in Storage Advisor Embedded.
Provisioning is reenabled for a storage system in Storage Advisor Embedded after you remove it from Administrator. For detailed instructions on how to onboard a storage system, see "Chapter 2: Adding a storage system" in the Hitachi Ops Center Administrator User Guide. If server object copy fails when onboarding, try manually refreshing the storage system.
For detailed instructions on how to switch to managing servers with Hitachi Storage Advisor Embedded, see "Switching to server management that uses Storage Advisor Embedded from another management tool" in the Hitachi Storage Advisor Embedded User Guide.
For detailed instructions on how to switch to managing servers with VSP One Block Administrator, see "Switching to server management that uses Hitachi VSP One Block Administrator from another management tool" in the VSP One Block Administrator User Guide.