Brocade Communications Systems StoreFabric SN6500B Installation Manual page 40

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Configuring Network Advisor
8. Complete the following steps on the Server IP Configuration screen.
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NOTE
If the Management server or client has multiple Network Interface Cards and if any of these
interfaces are not plugged in, you must disable them; otherwise, the following features do not
work properly:
Server impact
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Configuration wizard (does not display all IP addresses)
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Trap and Syslog auto registration
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Report content (Ipconfiguration element does not display all server IP addresses)
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Network OS configuration backup through FTP
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Trace dump through FTP
Client impact
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Options dialog box (does not display all IP addresses)
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Firmware import and download dialog box
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Firmware import for Fabric OS and Network OS products
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FTP button in Technical Support Repository dialog box
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Technical supportSave of Fabric OS, Network OS, and Host products through FTP
a. Select an address from the Server IP Configuration list.
NOTE
For Professional software, the Server IP Configuration address is set to "localhost" by
default. You cannot change this address.
NOTE
For SMI Agent, if the Server IP Configuration list contains a duplicate IP address or is
empty, an error message displays and the configuration wizard closes.
b. Select an address from the Switch - Server IP Configuration Preferred Address list.
NOTE
If the "hostname" contains invalid characters, the host name does not display in the list.
Valid characters include alphanumeric and dash (-) characters. The IP address is selected
by default. If the an IPv6 address is selected, server start up will fail.
If Domain Name System (DNS) is not configured for your network, do not select the
"hostname" option from either the Server IP Configuration or Switch - Server IP
Configuration Preferred Address list. Selecting the "hostname" option prevents clients and
devices from communicating with the server.
If you select a specific IP address from the Server IP Configuration screen and the selected
IP address changes, you will not be able to connect to the server. To change the IP address
after configuration, refer to
c. Click Next.
"Configuring an explicit server IP address"
Network Advisor Installation and Migration Guide
on page 36.
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