Brocade Network Advisor Port Commissioning Quick Start Guide (Supporting Network Advisor 12.3.0) - Manual (Page 10)

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Changing CIMOM server credentials
You can edit the CIMOM server credentials for one or more CIMOM servers at the same time.
1. Select Configure > Port Commissioning > Setup.
The Port Commissioning Setup dialog box displays ( Figure 1 ).
2. Select one or more CIMOM servers from the System List table and click Change Credentials.
The Edit Credentials dialog box displays. If you selected one CIMOM server, the credentials for the selected
server display in the dialog box. If you selected more than one CIMOM server, the credential fields are empty.
3. (Optional) Enter a user identifier for the CIMOM server in the User ID field.
The user identifier cannot be over 128 characters.
4. (Optional) Enter a password in the Password field.
The password cannot be over 512 characters.
5. Click OK to close the Edit Credentials dialog box.
The Port Commissioning Setup dialog box and the status of the selected CIMOM server rows displays
“Credentials Updated”.
To validate the credentials, refer to “Testing CIMOM server credentials” on page 10.
6. Click OK to close the Port Commissioning Setup dialog box.
Testing CIMOM server credentials
You should validate the CIMOM server credentials before you decommission or recommission ports. During the
decommission or recommission of an F-Port, the Management application validates the CIMOM server credentials.
1. Select a device and select Configure > Port Commissioning > Setup.
The Port Commissioning Setup dialog box displays ( Figure 1 ).
2. Select one or more CIMOM servers from the System List table and click Test.
The status of the selected CIMOM server rows display “Testing” in the System List table. When testing is
complete, the CIMOM server connectivity status displays. Valid status options include:
• OK — CIMOM server contact successful with current credentials.
• Not Contacted Yet — CIMOM servers configured, connectivity not tested yet.
• Credentials Updated — Credentials changed, connectivity not tested yet.
• Credentials Failed — CIMOM server contact failed with current credentials.
• Not Reachable — CIMOM server not reachable.
• Wrong Namespace — CIMOM server namespace is incorrect.
3. Click OK to close the Port Commissioning Setup dialog box.
When the test is complete, an application event displays in the Master Log detailing success or failure.