Brocade Network Advisor SAN User Manual v11.1x (53-1002167-01, May 2011)

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SMI Agent configuration
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SLP support includes the following components:
• slpd script starts the slpd platform
• slpd program acts as a Service Agent (SA). A different slpd binary executable file exists for UNIX
and Windows systems.
• slptool script starts the slptool platform-specific program
• slptool program can be used to verify whether SLP is operating properly or not. A different
slptool exists for UNIX and Windows.
By default, the Management application SMI Agent is configured to advertise itself as a
Service Agent (SA). The advertised SLP template shows its location (IP address) and the WBEM
Services it supports. The default advertised WBEM services show the Management application
SMI Agent:
• accepts WBEM requests over HTTP without SSL on TCP port 5988
• accepts WBEM requests over HTTPS using SSL on TCP port 5989
slptool commands
Use the following slptool commands to verify whether the SLP is operating properly.
• slptool findsrvs service:service-agent
Use this command to verify that the Management application SMI Agent SLP service is properly
running as a Service Agent (SA).
Example output: service:service-agent://127.0.0.1,65535
• slptool findsrvs service:wbem
Use this command to verify that the Management application SMI Agent SLP service is properly
advertising its WBEM services.
Example outputs:
service:wbem:https://10.0.1.3:5989,65535
service:wbem:http://10.0.1.3:5988,65535
This output shows the functionalities of the Management application SMI Agent:
• accepts WBEM requests over HTTP using SSL on TCP port 5989
• accepts WBEM requests over HTTP without SSL on TCP port 5988