HP Storage Essentials NAS Manager Software - Manual (Page 69)

Storage Essentials 5.1 User Guide 37
Discovering Brocade Switches
If you are upgrading to build 5.1 from any build prior to 4.2 of the management server your
Brocade switches are discovered using the Brocade Fabric Access API after the upgrade. If this is a
new installation of the management server software, your Brocade switches are discovered using
the Brocade SMI-S (Storage Management Initiative Specification) provider and you must download
and install the Brocade SMI-S provider software by following the instructions in the
brocade_provider.pdf file located at the following FTP site:
ftp://ftp.compaq.com/pub/products/storageworks/smisproviders/brocade_provider.pdf
.
IMPORTANT: When using the Brocade Fabric Access API, Brocade recommends that the switch
with the most recent version of Brocade API firmware (newer than v.2.6.x) is configured as the proxy
switch.
When discovering Brocade SMI-S hosts the IP address of the Brocade SMI-S proxy server must be
entered for Discovery Step 1. Be sure to see the Support Matrix for the latest details on firmware
requirements.
Brocade SMI-S Provider Installation Requirements
(New Installations of the Management Server)
If this is a new installation of the management server, the management server is configured to
discover Brocade switches through SMI-S, by default, as noted earlier. You must first download and
install the Brocade SMI-S provider software following the instructions in the brocade_provider.pdf
file located on the following site:
ftp://ftp.compaq.com/pub/products/storageworks/smisproviders/brocade_provid
er.pdf
Be sure to check this FTP site periodically to be sure you are running a current version of the Brocade
SMI-S provider. See the Support Matrix for details.
Keep in mind the following for Brocade switches or SMI-S agents:
Table 7 Brocade Discovery Methods
Management Server Installation Status: Default Brocade Discovery Method:
New installation of Build 5.1 SMI-S (You must download and install the
Brocade SMI-S provider following the
instructions in the brocade_provider.pdf file
located at the following site:
ftp://ftp.compaq.com/pub/products/storagewor
ks/smisproviders/brocade_provider.pdf.)
Upgrade from Build 4.2 Fabric Access API (The Brocade Fabric Access
API provider installed with build 4.2 of the
management server is used.)