Brocade Communications Systems IP250 HCM and Management application support on ESXi systems

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The VMM discovery process begins. When complete, the vCenter server and all ESX and ESXi hosts managed by that vCenter display in the Host product tree.

Editing a VM Manager

The fields in the Edit VM Manager dialog box are identical to the fields in the Add VM Manager dialog box except for the Network Address field, which you cannot edit.

1.Click Edit on the Discover VM Managers dialog box. The Edit VM Manager dialog box displays.

2.Enter the VMM server port number into the Port field. The valid port number range is from 0 through 65536.

3.Enter the user ID into the User ID field to identify the user of the VMM. The maximum number of supported characters is 64.

4.Enter the password into the Password field. The maximum number of supported characters is 64.

5.Click OK.

The VMM discovery process begins. When complete, the vCenter server and all ESX and ESXi hosts managed by that vCenter display in the Host product tree.

Deleting a VM Manager

You cannot delete an ESX host. Hosts can only be excluded or included. If you select a host from the Discovered VM Managers list in the Discover VM Managers dialog box and click Delete, the host displays in the Previously Discovered Addresses list.

HCM and Management application support on ESXi systems

Through the Brocade Adapters ESXi Management feature, ESXi systems support HCM and the Management application when CIM Provider is installed on these systems.

For installation and other information on CIM Provider, refer to the following publications:

•CIM Provider for Brocade Adapters Developer’s Guide

•CIM Provider for Brocade Adapters Installation Guide

ESXi CIM listener ports

The Management application server uses two CIM indication listener ports to listen for CIM indications.

•HCM Proxy Service CIM Indication Listener Port — This port is used to listen for CIM indications from ESXi hosts managed through HCM instances launched by the Management application. You can learn the value of these ports through the Port Status dialog box.

•Fault Management CIM Indication Listener Port — This port is used to listen for CIM indications from ESXi hosts managed through the Management application’s host adapter discovery.

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