Installation Manual

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IMPORTANT: Provide the SNMP credentials in the WBEM settings section on the System Protocol
Settings page (Options > Protocol Settings > System Protocol Settings). Only the WBEM default
credentials are passed from HP SIM to HP Storage Essentials. Any default credential information
you set up in regards to SNMP is not passed from HP SIM to HP Storage Essentials.
• System name or primary IP address of the switch you want to discover.
• Do one of the following:
• For switches with SNMP connections, provide the user name for the switch. This is the public
community SNMP string for the switch.
• For switches with SMI-S connections, provide the switch user name.
• HP SIM does not allow blank passwords. Do one of the following:
• For SNMP switches enter anything for the password.
• For SMI-S switches enter the switch password.
Discovering McDATA and EMC Connectrix Switches
McDATA and EMC Connectrix switches use SMI-S, the Fibre Channel Switch Application
Programming Interface (SWAPI), or SNMP to communicate with devices on the network. The
management server can discover multiple instances of Enterprise Fabric Connectivity (EFC)
Manager. Use one of the following methods to discover McDATA and Connectrix switches:
Table 5 Discovery Settings for McDATA and Connectrix Switches
Method Description Provisioning limitations
SMI-S
Discovery
SMI-S is the default discovery method
for new installations. For more
information, see Discovering
McDATA and Connectrix switches
with SMI-S, page 126.
The SMI-S setting lets you activate a
zone set, in addition to creating,
editing, and deleting zones and zone
sets. You cannot manage or view
information about zone aliases and
nicknames are not supported.
SWAPI setting
through a
Proxy
You will need to connect through the
proxy instead of the switch. For more
information, see ”Discovering
McDATA and Connectrix Switches
through a Proxy with SWAPI” on
page 127.
The SWAPI setting lets you activate a
zone set, in addition to creating,
editing, and deleting zones and zone
sets. You cannot manage or view
information about zone aliases.