HP Storage Essentials V5.1 User Guide Second Edition (Linux Release) (T4283-96056, November 2006)

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The Downloading window appears.
7. Type a name for the *.xml file and select the directory to which you want to save the file. The
name of the file is DiscoverySettings.xml by default.
IMPORTANT: Netscape 7 assumes the file is an HTML file. If you are running Netscape,
make sure the file type is selected to All Files and the file extension is xml. You can make
Netscape 7 recognize the xml file next time, by clicking the Advanced button See the topic,
”Assigning a File Extension in Netscape 7” on page 105 for more information.
8. Leave the Password field blank, a password is not required. If you enter a password, that
password is required later when you import the file. Leaving the password field blank allows the
file to be imported without a password.
9. Click the Save button in the Save As window. The file is saved.
Step 1 - Discover Switches
This section describes the following:
• ”SMI-S Switches Must Be Removed and Rediscovered After Upgrading” on page 36
• ”Discovering Brocade Switches” on page 37
• ”Discovering CNT Switches” on page 41
• ”Discovering Cisco Switches” on page 43
• ”Discovering Sun StorEdge and QLogic Switches” on page 45
• ”Changing the SNMP Trap Listener Port for Sun StorEdge Switches” on page 47
• ”Discovering McDATA and EMC Connectrix Switches” on page 48
• ”(Discovery from SE Only) Excluding McDATA and EMC Connectrix Switches from Discovery” on
page 58
The following table provides an overview of the discovery requirements for switches.
Table 6 Discovery Requirements for Switches
Element Discovery Requirements Additional Information
Brocade switches
(Fabric Access API)
Enter the IP address/DNS name,
user name and password of the
Brocade switch to discover it. The
user name (default admin) and
password must be for the Admin
Account.
See ”Discovering Brocade
Switches” on page 37.