2.Select Step 1 at the top of the page.

3.Click the IP Addresses tab.

4.Click the Add Address button.

5.In the IP Address/DNS Name field, type the IP address or DNS name of the switch you want to discover.

6.In the User Name field, type the user name for accessing the switch. The default user name is “public” (the read-only community string).

7.Leave the Password (Optional) field blank. The password does not matter since the management server is not doing any configurations through SNMP.

8.You can leave Verify Password field blank.

9.In the Comment field (optional), type a comment for additional information. The information typed into this field is displayed under the Comment column in the Addresses to Discover list (Tools > Storage Essentials > Home > Discovery > Setup).

10.Do not select the Do Not Authenticate option.

11.Click OK.

12.To start discovering elements on the network, click the Start Discovery button on the IP Addresses tab.

Discovery is complete when the software displays the DISCOVERY COMPLETED message in the Log Messages field.

IMPORTANT: To obtain more information about the switch, you need to map the topology and obtain element details. See the topics ”Building the Topology View” on page 75 and ”Get Details or Discovery Data Collection” on page 80.

(Discovery from HP SE Only) Make Sure There Are No Port Conflicts for Receiving SNMP Traps

When the management server is configured to contact a switch by SNMP, the management server receives events from the switch in the form of SNMP traps. By default, the management server uses port 162 to receive SNMP traps. If another software package is using that port, the management server is unable to receive the traps. To change the port the management server uses:

1.Select Configuration > Product Health. Then, click Advanced in the Disk Space tree.

2.Click Show Default Properties at the bottom of the page.

3.Copy the following command:

cimom.snmpTrapListenerPort

4.Return to the Advanced page.

5.Paste the copied text into the Custom Properties field. How you paste the text depends on your Web browser. If you are using Microsoft Explorer or Netscape Navigator, right-click the field and select Paste.

6.Set the cimom.snmpTrapListenerPort to another port, as shown in the following example:

cimom.snmpTrapListenerPort=1234

where 1234 is the new port

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