Network os discovery ip address format, Standalone discovery, Vcs fabric discovery – Brocade Network Advisor SAN + IP User Manual v12.1.0 User Manual
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VDX/VCS discovery
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VCS devices use the following to determine reachability:
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Reachable — The VDX/VCS product is online and is accessible by ICMP, Netconf, and SNMP;
therefore, it is reachable.
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Degraded Link — The VDX/VCS product is not accessible by one of the following: ICMP, Netconf,
or SNMP.
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Not Reachable — The VDX/VCS product is offline and is not accessible by any of the following:
ICMP, Netconf, and SNMP.
The following sections detail the VDX/VCS discovery behavior.
Network OS discovery IP address format
You can discover Network OS devices using an IPv4 or IPv6 address. To configure the preferred IP
format for the Management application server to connect with Network OS devices, refer to
“Configuring the preferred IP format”
During discovery, if the product has both an IPv4 and IPv6 address, the Management server uses
the preferred address. If a product does not have the preferred address type, the Management
server uses the other IP type. If the Management application is not IPv6 capable, the Management
application cannot discover products with an IPv6 address directly (as a seed switch). The
Management application can discover products with an IPv6 address indirectly when the seed
switch has an IPv4 address.
Standalone discovery
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When you discover a VDX device that is not VCS-enabled, it displays as an individual L2 (DCB)
device.
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When you enable VCS mode on a discovered VDX device, after rediscovery the VDX displays as
a VCS fabric.
VCS fabric discovery
NOTE
Professional edition can only discover a VCS fabric with one member.
NOTE
IP Base edition can only discover a VCS fabric with two members.
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When you discover a VDX device that is VCS-enabled and is not connected to other
VCS-enabled devices, it displays as a VCS fabric with one member.
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When you discover a VDX device that is VCS-enabled and is connected to other VCS-enabled
devices, it displays as a VCS fabric with all connected VCS-enabled devices as members of the
fabric.