This provider communicates with CNT InVsn Enterprise Manager to obtain information about the switch. The provider requires a certain version of InVsn depending on the switch model. See the following table for more information.

Table 7 Required Switch Models and InVsn Versions for Discovery

Switch Model

InVsn Software Version

 

 

FC/9000

9.0 or later

 

 

UMD

9.5 or later

 

 

IMPORTANT: The InVsn credentials are used by the SMI-S provider. Make sure the SMI-S provider is enabled as described in the steps in this section.

Keep in mind the following for CNT switches:

•SNMP is not supported for CNT switches.

•CNT InVsn Enterprise Manager must be running for the management server to discover it.

•The management server does not support provisioning for CNT switches. Only the active zone set and its zone members are reported.

•No ports are reported for uninstalled blades or GBICs.

Discovery from HP SIM

IMPORTANT: First discover the host running the InVSN software. See ”Adding an IP Range for Scanning” on page 23 or ”Adding a Single IP Address or DNS Name for Discovery” on page 24 for more information. Then, select Options > Protocol Settings > System Protocol Settings and select the host you discovered as a target. On the System Protocol Settings page, provide the port number for the host under the WBEM section. You can also provide the user name and password for the element if it is not one of the default user name and passwords.

1.Before you can discover a CNT switch, you must do the following in the CNT InVsn Enterprise Manager software:

a.Open the file ProductInfo.ini in a text editor, such as Notepad. If the software was installed in the default directory, this file should be in the following directory:

\Program Files\CNT\inVSN_EM

b.Change the following entry in the file:

cimomenabled=TRUE

c.Save the file, then restart the InVsn software.

To discover a CNT switch in HP Systems Insight Manager, you must provide the following:

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