Removing A Host From Active Discovery; Rediscovering A Host To Active Discovery; Rediscovering A Previously Discovered Host - Brocade Communications Systems WFT-2D User Manual

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Host discovery

Removing a host from active discovery

If you decide you no longer want the Management application to discover and monitor a specific
host, you can delete it from active discovery. Deleting a host also deletes the host data on the
server (both system-collected and user-defined data) except for user-assigned names for the device
port, device node, and device enclosure information.
To delete a host from active discovery, complete the following steps.
1. Select Discover > Host Adapters.
2. Select the host you want to delete from active discovery in the Discovered Hosts table.
3. Click Delete.
4. Click OK on the confirmation message.
5. Click Close on the Discover Host Adapters dialog box.

Rediscovering a host to active discovery

To rediscover a host to active discovery, complete the following steps.
1. Select Discover > Host Adapters.
2. Select the host you want to rediscover in the Discovered Hosts table.
3. Click Rediscover.
4. Click OK on the confirmation message.
5. Click Close on the Discover Host Adapters dialog box.

Rediscovering a previously discovered host

To return a host to active discovery, complete the following steps.
1. Select Discover > Host Adapters.
2. Select the host you want to return to active discovery in the Previously Discovered Addresses
3. Click Discover.
4. Click OK on the confirmation message.
5. Click Close on the Discover Host Adapters dialog box.
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The Discover Host Adapters dialog box displays.
The deleted host displays in the Previously Discovered Addresses table.
The Discover Host Adapters dialog box displays.
The rediscovered host displays in the Discovered Hosts table. The discovery status is updated
dynamically.
The Discover Host Adapters dialog box displays.
table. The table displays the Network Address, Name, User ID, Discovery Type, Communication
Protocol, and Port details of the selected host.
The rediscovered host displays in the Discovered Hosts table.
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