HP Storage Essentials SRM 6.0 User Guide for Enterprise Edition and Standard Edition SRM Software (July 2008)

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Keep in mind the following:
• SMI-S is the default method for discovering McDATA and Connectrix switches. If you need to
migrate to SMI-S or change the discovery settings, see ”Changing the Discovery Settings” on
page 43.
• You can only choose one discovery method for McDATA and Connectrix switches. For example,
if you use SMI-S, you cannot discover additional McDATA and Connectrix switches with SWAPI
or SNMP.
• If you use EFC Manager or Connectrix Manager, see the support matrix for your edition to verify
the version requirements.
• Brocade 5000ni switches running in McDATA mode are managed by the Brocade SMI Agent
and not by McDATA SMI-S. For more information, see ”Discovering Brocade Switches” on
page 30.
• Managing McDATA and Connectrix switches through SWAPI is not supported on management
servers running on Linux.
• If you change the discovery settings, the user ID and password will no longer work. For this
reason, HP recommends setting this property before discovering any McDATA or Connectrix
switches. If you must change the configuration, see ”Changing the Discovery Settings” on
page 43.
• After you discover a McDATA or Connectrix switch through a proxy, the IP address displayed
next to the name of the switch is the IP address of the proxy for the switch in the Discovery and
Discovery Data Collection screens. To find the IP address of the switch, click the link for the
switch in the Discovery Data Collection screen (Options > Storage Essentials > Discovery > Run
Discovery Data Collection), and then click the Properties tab. The Properties tab can also be
accessed by double-clicking the switch in System Manager.
• If you want to add, remove, or replace McDATA or Connectrix switches after you have
discovered the service processor, you must perform additional steps, see ”Managing McDATA
and EMC Connectrix Switches” on page 45.
• All McDATA or Connectrix switches in a fabric must be managed by the same EFC Manager or
Connectrix Manager. Do not have more than one EFC Manager or Connectrix Manager to a
fabric for McDATA or Connectrix switches.
• If you want the management server to receive SNMP traps from McDATA or Connectrix switches,
do one of the following:
• If you discovered Connectrix Manager or EFC Manager, enable SNMP trap forwarding to
the management server only on the Connectrix Manager or EFC Manager, not on the
individual switches.
• If you discovered Connectrix or McDATA switches directly, enable SNMP trap forwarding on
the switches, not in any other management software.
• For more information about the SNMP port and community string, see ”Changing the SNMP
Trap Listener Port and Community String for Switches Discovered with SNMP” on page 46.
Discovering McDATA and Connectrix switches with SMI-S
Before you can discover McDATA and Connectrix switches with SMI-S, you must download and
install the McDATA SMI-S provider software. See the document HP StorageWorks M-Series at: