Updating the connection information for a switch

Change the connection information that IBM Spectrum Control uses to authenticate to a data source that manages a switch. The data source can be a REST API, SMI agent, or SNMP agent.

About this task

To update the connection information for a switch, complete the following steps:

Procedure

  1. In the menu bar, go to Network > Switches. Information about monitored switches is displayed.
  2. Right-click a switch and click Connections > Modify Connection.
    Tip: If a switch is managed by multiple data sources, the menu is displayed as Connections > Modify Connection > data_sources. Select the data source for which you want to update the connection information. For example, a Brocade switch that is running with a version of Fabric OS earlier than 8.2.1 might have multiple SMI-S providers, and therefore multiple data sources.
  3. Update the following information as required and then click OK.
    The information that is displayed depends on the type of data source.
    REST API
    Host names or IP addresses
    The IP address or host name to use to connect to the switch.
    Protocol, Port
    The https or http protocol and the 443 or 80 port to use to connect to the switch.
    User name, Password
    The user name and password for logging on to the switch.
    SMI-S provider
    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
    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
    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
    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.