Slp support includes the following components, Slptool commands – Brocade Network Advisor SAN User Manual v12.3.0 User Manual

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SLP support includes the following components:

slpd script starts the slpd platform

slpd program acts as a Service Agent (SA). A different slpd binary executable file exists for UNIX
and Windows systems.

slptool script starts the slptool platform-specific program

slptool program can be used to verify whether SLP is operating properly or not. A different
slptool exists for UNIX and Windows.

By default, the Management application SMI Agent is configured to advertise itself as a
Service Agent (SA). The advertised SLP template shows its location (IP address) and the WBEM
Services it supports. The default advertised WBEM services show the Management application
SMI Agent:

accepts WBEM requests over HTTP without SSL on TCP port 5988

accepts WBEM requests over HTTPS using SSL on TCP port 5989

slptool commands

Use the following slptool commands to verify whether the SLP is operating properly.

slptool findsrvs service:service-agent

Use this command to verify that the Management application SMI Agent SLP service is properly
running as a Service Agent (SA).

Example output: service:service-agent://127.0.0.1,65535

slptool findsrvs service:wbem

Use this command to verify that the Management application SMI Agent SLP service is properly
advertising its WBEM services.

Example outputs:

service:wbem:https://10.0.1.3:5989,65535

service:wbem:http://10.0.1.3:5988,65535

This output shows the functionalities of the Management application SMI Agent:

accepts WBEM requests over HTTP using SSL on TCP port 5989

accepts WBEM requests over HTTP without SSL on TCP port 5988

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