HP Intelligent Infrastructure Analyzer Software - Manual (Page 18)

1. Click New in the Manage SAN Profiles page. Create New SAN Profile is displayed in a
separate window.
2. Enter the SAN profile name in the SAN Profile Name text box. In the Data Collection Frequency
(in minutes) drop-down list (default
data collection frequency is 5 mins), select the appropriate
frequency at which data has to be collected from the SAN for monitoring and diagnostic
purposes.
3. Click Next.
1. For the switches to be monitored:
NOTE: For information on switch states (Discovered, Monitored and Inferred), see
Table 4 (page 23) .
Enter the switch details:
a.
Enter the IP details in the IP Address text box.
OR
b. Enter the IP subnet details in the IP Subnet text box.
2. Under Switch Settings, enter the switch authentication credentials in the Username and
Password text box, CIMOM port details in the Port text box, the read community string
in the Read Community, and the write community string in the Write Community text box.
NOTE:
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The Default value for CIMOM Port is 5988.
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The Default value for Read Community is public.
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The Write Community string is used only for HP 5900 series switches.
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The Username and Password for HP 5900 series switches are not validated and
used.
3. Click Start Discovery to start the discovery process.
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Based on the discovery-protocol-specific authentication process, all connected switches
are discovered and follow the step specified in 1a.
•
Based on the discovery-protocol-specific authentication process, it discovers all the
switches within the IP address range and follow the step specified in 1b.
4. The discovered switches are displayed with the following details: IP Address, Switch
Name, Vendor, Model, State, Edit, and Status as shown in
Figure 7 (page 19) .
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