HP Storage Essentials V5.1 Installation Guide Second Edition (Linux Release) (T4283-96055, November 2006)

Discovering NAS Devices, Tape Libraries, Switches and Storage Systems88
• If you discovered Connectrix Manager or EFC Manager, only enable SNMP trap forwarding
to the management server on the Connectrix Manager or EFC Manager, not on the
individual switches.Connectrix Manager or EFC Manager should be configured to forward
SNMP traps to the IP address of the management server, and the community string should
match the user ID you used to discover Connectrix Manager or EFC Manager.
• If you discovered Connectrix or McDATA switches directly, enable SNMP trap forwarding on
the switches, not on any other management software. The switches should be configured to
forward SNMP traps to the IP address of the management server, and the community string
should match the user ID you used to discover the Connectrix or McDATA switches.
SWAPI Setting Through a Proxy
With the SWAPI setting, the management server contacts a proxy to obtain information about the
switches connected to it. Use Enterprise Fabric Connectivity (EFC) Manager for this option. If you do
not have EFC Manager, see ”SNMP Setting Through a Proxy” on page 91. 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 EFCM)
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 the Fibre Zone Bridge
Agent 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 are not able to discover EMC switches using SWAPI. You must discover them through
the SNMP provider, either directly or through a proxy. See ”SNMP Setting Through a Proxy” on
page 91 for more information about using the SNMP provider to discover switches through a proxy.
See ”Contacting a McDATA or Connectrix Switch Directly” on page 94 for more information about
discovering switches by their IP address.
NOTE: 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
switches using SWAPI, you should check with your EMC or McDATA representative to determine the
implications of this configuration.
Step 1 - (McDATA Switches Only) Install the Bridge Agent
To communicate with EFC Manager, the management server requires the Bridge Agent. Refer to
your McDATA representative for more information about the Bridge Agent.