Data Center Fabric Manager Professional User Manual v10.3.X (53-1001355-01, November 2009)

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Host discovery
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Host discovery
The Management application enables you to discover individual hosts, import a group of hosts from
a CSV file, or import host names from discovered fabrics. The maximum number of host discovery
requests that can be accepted is 1000.
NOTE
Host discovery requires HCM Agent 2.0 or later. SMI and WMI discovery are not supported.
Instructions for discovering hosts are detailed in Chapter 2, “Discovery” and include information
about the following:
Discovering Hosts by IP address or hostname
Importing Hosts from a CSV file
Importing Hosts from a Fabric
Configuring Brocade HBA credentials
Configuring virtual machine credentials
Editing Host credentials
Removing a Host from Discovery
Viewing the discovery state
Troubleshooting discovery
Connectivity map
The Connectivity Map, which displays in the upper right area of the main widow, is a grouped map
that shows physical and logical connectivity of SAN components, including discovered and
monitored devices and connections. These components display as icons in the Connectivity Map.
For a list of icons that display in the Connectivity Map, refer to the following tables in Chapter 1,
“User interface overview”:
• “Product icons” on page 16
• “Group icons” on page 17
• “Port icons” on page 17
The Management application displays all discovered fabrics in the Connectivity Map by default. To
display a discovered Host in the Connectivity Map, you must select the Host in the Product List. You
can only view one Host and physical and logical connections at a time.