Esxi Cim Listener Ports - Brocade Communications Systems WFT-2D User Manual

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HCM and Management application support on ESXi systems

ESXi CIM listener ports

The Management application server uses two CIM indication listener ports to listen for CIM
indications.
NOTE
s Management Application does not support CIM indications for Emulex Adapters.
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The two ports described above are part of the range of ports reserved for use by the Management
application server, configurable during installation from the Server Configuration wizard. Refer to
the Installation and Migration Guide for server configuration instructions.
Adding host adapter credentials for ESXi
CIM-based discovery is available for ESXi versions 4.1 and later. The CIM server transport does not
support operating systems other than ESXi.
NOTE
CIM server credentials are optional. If you do not provide credentials, basic authentication on the
CIM server is disabled and the Management application attempts discovery without authentication.
The Protocol, Port, User ID, and Password fields on the Add Host Adapters dialog box are persisted
when changing from HCM agent to CIM Server (ESXi only).
1. Select Discover > Host Adapters.
2. Click Add.
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HCM Proxy Service CIM Indication Listener Port — This port is used to listen for CIM indications
from ESXi hosts managed through HCM instances launched by the Management application.
You can learn the value of these ports through the Port Status dialog box.
Fault Management CIM Indication Listener Port — This port is used to listen for CIM indications
from ESXi hosts managed through the Management application's host adapter discovery.
The Host Adapters dialog box displays.
The Add Host Adapters dialog box, shown in
FIGURE 220
Add Host Adapters dialog box
Figure 220, displays.
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