Viewing the host discovery state – Brocade Network Advisor IP User Manual v12.3.0 User Manual

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Host discovery

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2. Select the host you want to delete permanently from discovery in the Previously Discovered

Addresses table.

3. Click Delete.

4. Click OK on the confirmation message.

5. Click Close on the Discover Host Adapters dialog box.

Viewing the host discovery state

The Management application enables you to view device discovery status through the Discover
Host Adapters dialog box.

To view the discovery status of a device, complete the following steps.

1. Select Discover > Host Adapters.

The Discover Host Adapters dialog box displays.

2. Right-click the Hosts node and select Expand All to show all devices.

The Name field displays the discovery status icons in front of the device name. The following
table illustrates and describes the icons that indicate the current status of the discovered
devices.

The Discovery Status field details the actual status message text, which varies depending on
the situation. The following are samples of actual status messages:

CIM Server authentication failed

CIM Server connection failed

CIM Server unknown failure

HCM Agent connection failed

HCM Agent authentication failed

HCM Agent unknown failure

WMI authentication failed

WMI connection failed

WMI Unknown Error

Discovery ignored. One or more adapters in the host are already a part of Host group {}

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Discovery status icons

Icon

Description

Displays when the fabric or host is managed and the management status is okay.

Displays when the fabric or host is not managed.

Displays when any operation is pending.

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