HP Intelligent Management Center v7.0 VAN Fabric Manager Administrator Guide

To ensure a successful import, do the following before you perform this task:
1. Enable SPB globally from the CLI on the devices.
2. Import the devices to the IMC platform. For more information, see HP IMC Base Platform
Administrator Guide.
3. Import the devices from the IMC platform to VFM's DC module. For more information, see
"Importing a network device."
To import devices from the DC module to the SPB module:
1. From the navigation tree, select Service > VAN Fabric Manager > LAN Configuration > SPB.
2. Click the Device Management tab.
3. Click Import.
4. Click Select Devices.
5. Select By View or Advanced to filter devices.
For more information, see "Importing devices."
6. Click OK to return to the device import page.
7. To remove undesired devices:
a. Select the devices you want to delete.
b. Click Delete.
c. Click OK.
8. Click OK to start importing devices.
The duration of the import task depends on the number of devices you are importing.
To abort the import, click Quit.
9. When the import task is complete, verify the import result.
The import result page displays the import duration and result. If a device is not imported
successfully, the page also displays the failure cause.
10. Click Back to return to the SPB device list.
Synchronizing SPBM configuration
Perform this task to synchronize SPBM configuration from devices to VFM. SPB configuration
includes MST region, B-VLAN, VSI, AC, and interface-specific SPB status settings.
To synchronize SPB configuration:
1. From the navigation tree, select Service > VAN Fabric Manager > LAN Configuration > SPB.
2. Click the Device Management tab.
3. Select SPB devices from the device list.
4. Click Synchronize.
During the synchronization process, the Sync Status column displays Synchronizing.
5. When synchronization is complete, click Refresh to view the synchronization result (Success
or Failure).
6. If synchronization fails, move your cursor over the failure link to view the failure cause.
Removing devices
This task removes devices from the SPB module and SPB services, but it does not remove devices
from the DC module. The SPB module removes an SPB service automatically when all of its devices
are removed.
To remove devices:
1. From the navigation tree, select Service > VAN Fabric Manager > LAN Configuration > SPB.
2. Click the Device Management tab.
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