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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 130.
• 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 116.
• 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 130.
• 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
SNMP setting
Through a
Proxy
Contact the switch through a proxy.
You can use this option with EMC
Connectrix™ Manager and EFC
Manager to contact the switch. For
more information, see ”Discovering
McDATA and Connectrix Switches
through a Proxy with SNMP” on
page 128.
This SNMP setting through a proxy
does not let you manage or access
information about zones, zone sets, or
zone aliases.
Contacting the
switch directly
(SNMP)
Contact the switch by its IP address or
DNS name. This connection uses
SNMP. See the support matrix for
your edition for details on switch
models (Help > Documentation Center
in HP Storage Essentials). For more
information, see ”Discovering
McDATA and Connectrix Switches
through a Direct Connection and
SNMP” on page 129.
This SNMP setting provides view-only
access to the active zone set and its
members. You cannot create, modify,
and/or delete a zone set or its
members.
Table 5 Discovery Settings for McDATA and Connectrix Switches
Method Description Provisioning limitations