BPCIN0308W Brocade switches that use SNMP services were detected. SNMP data sources are no longer used to manage Brocade fabrics and switches. Instead, you must use the embedded SMI agent in Brocade Network Advisor.

Explanation

You must use the embedded SMI agent in Brocade Network Advisor to collect metadata about switches after you upgrade to IBM Spectrum Control V5.2.10 or later. Brocade switches that used SNMP services before the upgrade will display as unreachable. To collect metadata about those switches, you must configure them to use the SMI agent in Brocade Network Advisor. The metadata that was collected for these switches before you upgraded to V5.2.10 is retained.

Important: The embedded SMI agent is only available in the Professional Plus and Enterprise editions of Brocade Network Advisor. If you don't already have a license for Brocade Network Advisor, you can purchase it from Broadcom before February 2020 and use it as an SMI agent for IBM Spectrum Control. After that time, it will no longer be available for purchase, although it will be supported by Broadcom until 2022. For more information about end of support for Brocade Network Advisor, see https://www.broadcom.com/support/fibre-channel-networking/eol.

Action

Follow these steps to configure your Brocade switches to use the Brocade Network Advisor SMI agent:
  • If you do not have Brocade Network Advisor, download and install the Brocade version. Select the SMI Agent Only option during installation.
  • In the IBM Spectrum Control GUI, go to Network -> Switches.
  • Select one or more switches and select Actions-> Connection-> Modify Connection.
  • Enter the switch information and save.
  • Go to Actions -> Data Collection > Schedule to schedule data collections for the switches.