HP Storage Essentials NAS Manager Software - Manual (Page 64)

Discovering Filers, Tape Libraries, Switches and Storage Systems 34
This field can be left blank if one or more of the following conditions are fulfilled:
• The element's user name and password are one of the default user names and passwords.
• The element does not require authentication.
8. If you typed a password in the previous step, retype the password in the Verify Password field.
9. In the Comment field (optional), type a comment for additional information. The information
typed into this field is displayed under the Comment column in the Addresses to Discover list
(Tools > Storage Essentials > Home > Discovery > Setup).
10. Do not select the Do Not Authenticate option.
11. Click OK.
12. To start discovering elements on the network, click the Start Discovery button on the IP
Addresses
tab.
Verifying Brocade Rapid Program Is Set to 1
If you are discovering Brocade switches, verify that the Rapid program on the switch is set to 1.
1. (Optional) Set the command prompt window so that it displays many rows.
While completing the following steps, the command prompt window displays a large amount of
data. You might want to expand the size and buffer of the command prompt window. To do this
in Microsoft Windows 2000, click the upper-right corner of the command prompt window, click
the Layout tab, and then modify the options under Screen Buffer Size and Window Size.
2. Access the Brocade switch by using the telnet option. For example,
telnet
open 10.1.213.228
where 10.1.213.228 is the IP address of the switch.
3. When prompted for the user name and password, supply them.
4. Type the following to see what is supported on the switch:
supportshow
A large amount of output is displayed.
5. Select all of the output.
6. Paste the output in a text editor, for example Notepad. Use the Find command to search for
rpc.rapid.
7. Verify Rapid is set to one, as displayed below:
rpc.rapid: 1
Discovering CNT Switches
The management server uses the CNT SMI-S provider to discover CNT switches. A provider is a
small software program that is used by the management server to communicate with a device, such
as a switch.