Brocade SAN Switches via SANnav Discovered Information
This page details the storage information collected for each of the Brocade SAN switch discovered in your IT infrastructure.
- Network Device Information
- Fibre Channel (FC) Ports Information
- Edge Device Ports (Edge Connectivity) Information
- IPv4 Address Information
Network Device Information
A network device in BMC Discovery represents a Brocade SAN Switch discovered via SSH and SANnav REST API.
To access the collected information for storage devices, click the Network Device link available from the Software Instance page of a Host.
The table below lists the Network Device Information as discovered and displayed in the BMC Discovery console.
Name | The name of the device. |
Type | The type of device. |
Vendor | The device vendor. |
Model | The model name. |
Serial ID | The unique identification number of the device. |
System Name | The storage system related to the device. |
OS Type | The operating system vendor. |
OS Version | The version of the operation system installed on the device. |
OS Vendor | The operating system vendor. |
Fibre Channel Ports | Link to the fibre channel port(s) related to the device. |
Managed by Software Instance | The software instance that manages the device. |
Discovery Access | The discovery access history for the device. |
Fibre Channel (FC) Ports Information
To access the collected information for Fibre Channel Ports:
- From the Network Device page, locate the Fibre Channel Ports section.
- Click the link to display a list of FC Ports related to the network device, then click the port name you wish to access.
The table below lists the FC Ports Information as discovered and displayed in the BMC Discovery console.
Port Name | The name of the FC port. |
WWPN | The World Wide Port Name — Unique serial number of the FC port. |
Role | The role of the FC port. |
Type | The FC port type. |
State | The FC port state. |
Speed | The FC port speed (in Gbit/s). |
Supported Speeds | The speed rates supported by the FC port. |
Storage Processor | The storage processor for this port. This is also a link to the Storage Processor page. Refer to the Storage Processors Information section for details. |
Edge Device Port | Link to the Edge Device port. |
Edge Device Ports (Edge Connectivity) Information
To access the collected information for Edge Device Ports, access the Fibre Channel Port page and click the Edge Device Port you wish to access.
The table below lists the Edge Device Ports Information as discovered and displayed in the BMC Discovery console.
Port Name | The name of the Edge Device port. |
WWPN | The World Wide Port Name — Unique serial number of the Edge Device port. |
Role | The role of the Edge Device port. |
Type | The Edge Device port type. |
State | The Edge Device port state. |
Speed | The Edge Device port speed (in Gbit/s). |
Fabric Name | The name of the Fabric related to the Edge Device port |
Edge Client Port | Link to the Edge Client port. |
IPv4 Address Information
This section provides information about the IPv4 addresses used by the storage system.
To access the collected information for the IPv4 addresses, click the IPv4 Address Link of the Network Device page.
The table below lists the IPv4 Address Information as discovered and displayed in the BMC Discovery console.
IP Address | The IP address of the storage system node. |
Type | The type of IP address. |
Network Device | The network device related to the IP address. This is also a link to the Network Device page. |
FQDNs | The fully qualified domain name related to the IP address. |