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7.

Set the cimom.snmpTrapListenerPort property to the port you want, as shown in the

following example:

cimom.snmpTrapListenerPort=162

8.

When you are done, click Save.

9.

Restart the service for the management server for your changes to take effect.
While AppStorManager is restarting, users are not able to access the management server. The

AppStorManager service must be running for the management server to monitor elements.

Discovering McDATA and EMC Connectrix Switches

McDATA and EMC Connectrix switches use the Fibre Channel Switch Application Programming

Interface (SWAPI) to communicate with devices on the network. The management server can

discover multiple instances of Enterprise Fabric Connectivity Manager.
Use one of the following techniques to discover McDATA and Connectrix switches:

Keep in mind the following:

If you change a discovery configuration from SNMP to SWAPI or vice versa, the user ID and

password will no longer work. For this reason, it is recommended that you set this property

Table 8

Discovery Settings for McDATA and Connectrix Switches

Discovery

SWAPI setting through a
Proxy

SNMP setting Through a
Proxy

Contacting the
switch directly

Description

Use this option if you have

Enterprise Fabric Connectivity

(EFC) Manager.
You will need to connect

through the proxy instead of

the switch. See ”

SWAPI

Setting Through a Proxy

” on

page 42 for more

information.

Contact the switch through a

proxy. You can use this

option with EMC

Connectrix™ Manager and

Enterprise Fabric

Connectivity (EFC) Manager

to contact the switch. See

SNMP Setting Through a

Proxy

” on page 45 for more

information.

Contact the

switch by its IP

address or DNS

name. This

connection uses

SNMP. See

Contacting a

McDATA or

Connectrix

Switch Directly

on page 48.

Provisioning

Limitations

The SWAPI setting lets you

activate a zone set, in

addition to creating, editing,

and deleting zones and zone

sets. You cannot manage or

view information about zone

aliases.

This SNMP setting through a

proxy does not let you

manage or access

information about zones,

zone sets or zone aliases.

This SNMP

setting provides

view only

access to the

active zone set

and its

members. You

cannot create,

modify, and/or

delete zone sets

or its members.