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

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.

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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:

  1. From the Network Device page, locate the Fibre Channel Ports section.
  2. Click the link to display a list of FC Ports related to the network device, then click the port name you wish to access.

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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.

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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.

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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.

 

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