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Initiating data collection
You can initiate data collection either for all the component groups or for a specific component
group.
HP Storage SAN Visibility supports switches configured with N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV) mode.
NPIV is an industry-standard Fibre Channel (FC) protocol that provides a means to assign multiple
FC addresses on the same physical link. SAN Visibility identifies NPIV enabled Brocade, Cisco
and QLogic switches. SAN Visibility also supports explicit data collection from Brocade switches
configured in AG (Access Gateway) mode.
NOTE: SAN Visibility does not support data collection from Cisco switches configured in NPIV
mode.
To initiate data collection, complete the following steps:
Figure 23 Data Collection Window
1. Click Data Collection from the navigation area of the SAN Visibility GUI. The Data Collection
window opens, as shown in
Figure 23
2. Select a component group from the Select a component group for data collection dropdown
list, or select Collect data for all component groups check box if you want to initiate data
collection for all the component groups.
3. Select Schedule data collection check box if you want to schedule data collection. When you
select this option, the Schedule button is enabled. To schedule data collection, do the following:
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