IMPORTANT: Provide the SNMP credentials in the WBEM settings section on the System Protocol Settings page (Options > Protocol Settings > System Protocol Settings). Only the WBEM default credentials are passed from HP SIM to HP Storage Essentials. Any default credential information you set up in regards to SNMP is not passed from HP SIM to HP Storage Essentials.

•System name or primary IP address of the switch you want to discover.

•Do one of the following:

•For switches with SNMP connections, provide the user name for the switch. This is the public community SNMP string for the switch.

•For switches with SMI-S connections, provide the switch user name.

•HP SIM does not allow blank passwords. Do one of the following:

•For SNMP switches enter anything for the password.

•For SMI-S switches enter the switch password.

Discovering McDATA and EMC Connectrix Switches

McDATA and EMC Connectrix switches use SMI-S, the Fibre Channel Switch Application Programming Interface (SWAPI), or SNMP to communicate with devices on the network. The management server can discover multiple instances of Enterprise Fabric Connectivity (EFC)

Manager. Use one of the following methods to discover McDATA and Connectrix switches: Table 5 Discovery Settings for McDATA and Connectrix Switches

Method

Description

Provisioning limitations

 

 

 

SMI-S

SMI-S is the default discovery method

The SMI-S setting lets you activate a

Discovery

for new installations. For more

zone set, in addition to creating,

 

information, see Discovering

editing, and deleting zones and zone

 

McDATA and Connectrix switches

sets. You cannot manage or view

 

with SMI-S, page 126.

information about zone aliases and

 

 

nicknames are not supported.

 

 

 

SWAPI setting

You will need to connect through the

The SWAPI setting lets you activate a

through a

proxy instead of the switch. For more

zone set, in addition to creating,

Proxy

information, see ”Discovering

editing, and deleting zones and zone

 

McDATA and Connectrix Switches

sets. You cannot manage or view

 

through a Proxy with SWAPI” on

information about zone aliases.

 

page 127.

 

 

 

 

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