Change the connection information that IBM
Spectrum Control uses to authenticate to a data source that
manages a fabric. The data source can be an SMI-S provider or an SNMP agent.
About this task
To update the connection information for a fabric, complete the following steps:
Procedure
- In the
menu bar, go to .
Information about monitored fabrics is displayed.
- Right-click a fabric and click .
Tip: If a fabric is managed by multiple data sources, for example multiple SMI-S
providers, the menu is displayed as . Select the data source for which you want to update the connection information.
- Update the following information as required and then click
OK.
The information that is displayed depends on the type of data source.
- SMI-S provider
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- SMI-S provider host name or IP address
- The IP address or host name of the SMI-S provider that manages the switch. For Brocade switches,
the SMI-S provider is on Brocade Network Advisor (BNA).
- User name, Password
- The user name and password for logging on to the SMI-S provider.
- Advanced
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- Protocol, Port
- The https or http protocol and the 5989 or 5988 port to use to connect to the SMI-S
provider.
- Namespace
- The namespace that includes the class instances of the Server Profile. The interaction with the
SMI-S provider when information is retrieved is determined by the namespace.
- SNMPv3 agent
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- SNMP version
- The SNMP version of the agent.
- User name
- The user name used to log in to the switch.
- Authentication password
- The password for the user logged in to the switch.
- Authentication protocol
- The protocol or digest used for authentication to the switch.
- Encryption protocol
- The protocol used for encryption.
- SNMPv1 agent
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- SNMP version
- The SNMP version of the agent.
- Read community
- The SNMP community string. The default is public.
- Write community
- The SNMP community string. The default is private.