Brocade Network Advisor SAN + IP User Manual v12.3.0 - Manual (Page 205)

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5. Refresh the Discover VM Managers list by clicking Refresh.
6. Click Close on the Discover VM Managers dialog box.
Viewing the VM manager discovery state
The Management application enables you to view device discovery status through the Discover VM
Managers dialog box.
To view the discovery status of a device, complete the following steps.
1. Select Discover > VM Managers.
The Discover VM Managers dialog box displays.
2. Right-click the Hosts node select Expand All to show all devices.
The Discovery Status field details the actual status message text, which varies depending on
the situation.
The following are samples of actual VMM status messages:
• Active
• Failed – Not reachable
• Failed – Authentication failure
The following are samples of actual ESX host status messages:
• Active
• Discovery pending,
• Excluded,
• Conflict – Existing Host <hostname>
3. Refresh the Discover VM Managers list by clicking Refresh.
4. Click Close on the Discover VM Managers dialog box.
Troubleshooting VM manager discovery
If you encounter discovery problems, complete the following checklist to ensure that discovery was
set up correctly.
Verify IP connectivity by issuing a ping command to the switch.
1. Open the command prompt.
2. From the Server, type
ping Device_IP_Address .
IP Rediscovery
When you change device configuration using the CLI or Web Management Interface, the updated
configuration information does not automatically update in the Management application. You must
rediscover devices to update configuration information.
For VCS devices, if you do not have the All IP Products AOR (area of responsibility) in your user
account, you can not rediscover missing fabric members.