53-1002308-01 13 May 2011 Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager Server Guide Supporting Brocade Network Advisor 11.1.
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In this guide • Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager server discovery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • Virtual Connect module product icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • Virtual Connect module shortcut menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • Viewing VC module properties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • VCEM integration support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2. Click Add. The Add VCEM Server dialog box displays. 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 username 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.
6. Enter the VCEM server user password Password field. 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.
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 shortcut menus The following table details the command options available from the shortcut menus that display when you right-click VC module product icon on the topology. 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.
TABLE 2 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 Brocade Network Advisor supports virtual connect discovery for the Brocade 24-port 8G model and the QLogic 20-port 8G model switches through HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager (VCEM) server. These switches provide Access Gateway functionality. The AG and NPIV profile is updated to support the VirtualConnect (VC) modules of VCEM integration: • Instances of Brocade_AccessGateway (VC module) for ElementConformsToProfile is not returned as complete topology.
