53-1003161-01 11 July 2014 Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager Server Guide Supporting Brocade Network Advisor 12.3.
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Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager server discovery The Management application enables you to discover Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager (VCEM) servers. NOTE Brocade Network Advisor supports VCEM servers running version 6.2 and 7.1. NOTE You can discover up to 2 VCEM servers. Discovering a VCEM server To discover a VCEM server, complete the following steps. 1. Select Discover > VCEM Server. The Discover VCEM Servers dialog box displays. FIGURE 1 Discover VCEM Servers dialog box 2. Click Add.
FIGURE 2 Add VCEM Server dialog box 3. Enter the IPv4 IP address or fully qualified domain name in the Network Address field. 4. Enter the VCEM server SOAP API port number (default is 50001) in the Port field. 5. Enter the VCEM server user name in the User ID field. 6. Enter the VCEM server password Password field. 7. Click OK on the Add VCEM Server dialog box. If an error occurs, a message displays. Click OK to close the error message and fix the problem.
7. Click OK on the Edit VCEM Server dialog box. If an error occurs, a message displays. Click OK to close the error message and fix the problem. 8. Click Close on the Discover VCEM Servers dialog box. Removing a VCEM server from active discovery If you decide you no longer want the Management application to discover and monitor a specific VCEM server, you can delete it from active discovery. To delete a VCEM server from active discovery, complete the following steps. 1. Select Discover > VCEM Servers.
Viewing the VCEM server discovery state The Management application enables you to view device discovery status through the Discover VCEM Servers dialog box. To view the discovery status of a device, complete the following steps. 1. Select Discover > VCEM Servers. The Discover VCEM Servers dialog box displays. 2. Right-click the VCEM server node select Expand All to show all devices. The Discovery Status field details the actual status message text, which varies depending on the situation.
Virtual Connect module right-click menus TABLE 2 VC module right-click menus Menu item Description Product Only available when VC is missing from one fabric, but present in another fabric. Select to shift the view from the current VC (which is missing) to the VC present in the other fabric. Accept Change Select to accept changes to the selected fabric. Show Ports Select to show ports on the VC module. Show Connections Select to show connections to the VC module.
TABLE 4 Port tab Field Description Fabric The name of the fabric. Switch The name of the VC module. Port # The port number. Type The port type. Status The status of the port. For example, LOGGED-IN or NOT-LOGGED-IN. Port Speed (Gb/s) The speed of the port in gigabits per second. Port WWN The world wide name of the port. Physical/Logical Whether the port is Physical or Logical. NPIV Enabled Whether the port is NPIV enabled or not.
VCEM integration support in SMI-A NOTE Discovery of TopologyView and SANActiveConnections will be incomplete for VC modules connected to the end devices due to lack off support in the HP SOAP API. HP SAN Network Advisor supports virtual connect discovery for the HP VC 8Gb 24-port FC module and VC 8Gb 20-port FC module through the HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager (VCEM) server.
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