HP Storage Essentials NAS Manager Software User Manual

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Keep in mind the following:

If you change a discovery configuration from SNMP to SWAPI or vice versa, the user ID and

password will no longer work. For this reason, it is recommended that you set this property

before discovering any McDATA switches. If you must change the configuration, see ”

(Discovery

from HP SE only) Changing the Discovery Settings

” on page 57.

After you discover a McDATA or Connectrix switch through a proxy, the IP address displayed

next to the name of the switch is actually the IP address of the proxy for the switch in the

Discovery, and Get Details screens. To find the IP address of the switch, click the link for the

switch in the Topology screen (Tools > Storage Essentials > Home > Discovery >
Topology

), Discovery Data Collection screen (Options > Storage Essentials > Discovery >

Run Discovery Data Collection

), or Get Details screen (Tools > Storage Essentials >

Home

> Discovery > Details) and then click the Properties tab. The Properties tab can also

be accessed by double clicking the switch in System Manager.

If you want to add, remove, or replace McDATA or Connectrix switches after you have

discovered the service processor, you must perform additional steps, see ”

About Managing

McDATA and EMC Connectrix Switches

” on page 103.

If you have problems obtaining information from McDATA or Connectrix switches during

discovery and/or Get Details (Discovery Data Collection for HP SIM), see ”

Step 2 - Discover

Storage Systems, NAS Devices and Tape Libraries

” on page 61.

All McDATA switches in a fabric must be managed by the same EFC Manager. Do not have

more than one EFC Manager to a fabric for McDATA switches. If you do use more than one EFC

Manager in a fabric, you must use the same EFC Manager for your zoning. Do not use the other

EFC Managers for zoning, as this will create zoning database problems.

All Connectrix switches in a fabric must be managed by the same Connectrix Manager. Do not

have more than one Connectrix Manager to a fabric for Connectrix switches. If you do use more

than one Connectrix Manager in a fabric, you must use the same Connectrix Manager for your

zoning. Do not use the other Connectrix Managers for zoning, as this will create zoning

database problems.

If you want the management server to receive SNMP events from Connectrix or McDATA

switches, do one of the following:

Provisioning

Limitations

The SWAPI setting

lets you activate a

zone set, in addition

to creating, editing,

and deleting zones

and zone sets. You

cannot manage or

view information

about zone aliases.

This SNMP setting

through a proxy does

not let you manage

or access information

about zones, zone

sets or zone aliases.

This SNMP setting provides

view only access to the

active zone set and its

members. You cannot

create, modify, and/or

delete zone sets or its

members. SMI-S provides

active management of

zones.

Table 9

Discovery Settings for McDATA and Connectrix Switches (continued)

Discovery

SWAPI setting
through a Proxy

SNMP setting
Through a Proxy

Contacting the switch
directly

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