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

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NOTE: The user name and password are defined during the SMI-S provider installation.
These credentials might be different from the EFC Manager or Connectrix Manager
credentials.
Discovering McDATA and Connectrix Switches through a Proxy with SWAPI
With the SWAPI setting, the management server contacts a proxy to obtain information about the
switches connected to it. Use EFC Manager or Connectrix Manager for this option. If you do not
have EFC Manager or Connectrix Manager, see ”Discovering McDATA and Connectrix Switches
through a Direct Connection and SNMP” on page 43.
EFC Manager versions 7.0, 1.3 and later can communicate with the management server and the
switch. EFC Manager accesses the switch through a SWAPI connection. This configuration lets
multiple instances of the management server or other clients contact EFC Manager, which in turn
provides information about the switch.
IMPORTANT: EMC customers using the EMC Connectrix Manager (EMC’s rebranded EFC
Manager) cannot use the EMC Fibre Zone Bridge (EMC’s rebranded Bridge Agent) to discover
EMC switches using SWAPI. The McDATA SWAPI library is incompatible with EMC’s Fibre Zone
Bridge Agent.
If the Fibre Zone Bridge Agent is not installed or not needed, you can uninstall it and install
McDATA’s Bridge Agent. The McDATA Bridge Agent will work with EMC’s Connectrix Manager, but
it cannot co-exist with EMC’s Fibre Zone Bridge Agent.
If you are running Connectrix Manager and you need to have the EMC Fibre Zone Bridge Agent
running, you cannot discover EMC Connectrix switches using SWAPI. You must discover them
through the SNMP provider, either directly or through a proxy. For more information, see
”Discovering McDATA and Connectrix Switches through a Proxy with SNMP” on page 42 and
”Discovering McDATA and Connectrix Switches through a Direct Connection and SNMP” on
page 43.
Neither McDATA nor EMC officially support running the EMC Connectrix Manager with the
McDATA Bridge Agent. Although this configuration has been tested for discovering EMC Connectrix
switches using SWAPI, you should check with your EMC or McDATA representative to determine the
implications of this configuration.
1. For McDATA switches only, install the McDATA Bridge Agent. To communicate with EFC
Manager, the management server requires the Bridge Agent. Consult your McDATA
representative for more information about the Bridge Agent.
2. Change the discovery setting for McDATA and Connectrix switches to SWAPI following the steps
in ”Changing the Discovery Settings” on page 43.
3. To discover the proxy, enter the following information in HP SIM:
• IP address or system name of the EFC Manager or Connectrix Manager you want to
discover.