Viewing existing cimom servers – Brocade Network Advisor SAN User Manual v12.3.0 User Manual

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Port commissioning

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Viewing existing CIMOM servers

NOTE

Port commissioning is only supported on FICON devices running Fabric OS 7.1 or later.

Before you can decommission or recommission an F_Port, you must register the CIMOM servers
within the fabric affected by the action. For more information, refer to

“Registering a CIMOM server”

on page 526.

1. Select Configure > Port Commissioning > Setup.

The Port Commissioning Setup dialog box displays (

Figure 215

).

The Port Commissioning Setup dialog box has two main areas: Add/Edit Systems and
Credentials area enables you to register CIMOM servers (system and credentials) one at a time
and contains the following fields and components:

Network Address — Enter the IP address (IPv4 or Ipv6 format) or host name of the CIMOM
server in the field.

Description — (Optional) Enter a description of the CIMOM server in the field. The
description cannot be over 1024 characters.

CIMOM Port — Enter the CIMOM port number for the CIMOM server in the field. The default
port number is 5989.

Namespace — Enter the namespace of the CIM_FCPort in the field. The default
namespace is root/cimv2.

Credentials - User ID (Optional) — Enter a user identifier for the CIMOM server in the field.
The credentials user identifier cannot be over 128 characters.

Credentials - Password (Optional) — Enter a password in the field. The password cannot be
over 512 characters.

Right arrow button — Click to move the defined CIMOM server credentials from the
Add/Edit Systems and Credentials area to the Systems List.

Left arrow button — Select a CIMOM server in the Systems List and click to move the
defined CIMOM server credentials to the Add/Edit Systems and Credentials area for
editing or deletion.

The Systems List details the defined CIMOM server and contains the following data:

Network Address — The IP address (IPv4 or Ipv6 format) or host name of the system.

Description — User-defined description of the system.

CIMOM Port — The CIMOM port number of the system.

Namespace — The namespace of the CIM_FCPort.

User ID — The user identifier for the system.

Status — The system connectivity status. Updates when you test the reachability of the
CIMOM server and when you contact the CIMOM server to respond to the F_Port
decommission or recommission request. 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.

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