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2.

Click Show Default Properties at the bottom of the page.

3.

Copy the cimom.snmpTrapListenerPort property. How you copy the text depends on

your Web browser. If you are using Microsoft Explorer or Netscape Navigator, select the text

and then right-click the selected text. Then, select Copy.

4.

Return to the Advanced page (Options > Storage Essentials > Manage Product Health.

Then, click Advanced in the Disk Space tree).

5.

Paste the copied text into the Custom Properties field. How you paste the text depends on

your Web browser. If you are using Microsoft Explorer or Netscape Navigator, right-click the

field and select Paste.

6.

Make your changes in the Custom Properties field. Make sure the property is not commented

out by removing the hash (#) symbol in front of the property.

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:

Table 9

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 46

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 49 for more

information.

Contact the switch by its IP

address or DNS name. This

connection uses SNMP or

SMI-S depending on the

McDATA switch model. See

the Support Matrix for

details on McDATA switch

models (Help >
Documentation

Center >

Support Matrix

). See

Contacting a McDATA or

Connectrix Switch Directly

on page 52.