HP Storage Essentials V5.1 User Guide First Edition (T4283-96026, August 2006)

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dependent are highlighted in yellow. This means that if any of these highlighted elements are
removed from the network, klu2e may have difficulty functioning.
Figure 34 Showing the Impact of an Application
However, the show impact feature not only shows the other elements on which an element is
dependent, but it also displays the other elements dependent on it. For example, assume you
right-clicked a switch and selected Show Impact from the drop-down menu. The highlighted
elements would include its dependent elements, such as the hosts, applications, and storage
systems connected to it. These elements might have difficulty communicating with one another if the
switch was removed.
Likewise, if you decided to show the impact of a host, the highlighted elements would not only
include its dependent elements, such as its applications, but also the elements on which it is
dependent, such as switches.
Use the following table as a guideline to help you in determining whether the highlighted elements
are dependent or required.