Host Policy Monitors - Brocade Communications Systems StoreFabric SN6500B User Manual

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Host policy monitors

Host policy monitors enable you to set the following checks on host devices.
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Check for SNMPv3 (secure SNMP) configuration — This switch and router policy monitor
enables you to check each target to see if SNMPv3 is active for device data transmission and
SNMPv1 and SNMPv2 are not configured.
NOTE
For this check to pass, you must discover the products using SNMPv3 credentials.
Rule Violation Fix — If the policy monitor report shows a violation, configure SNMPv3 on the
device. Remove SNMPv1 and SNMPv2 settings on the device, if configured.
Check for multiple fabrics connections — This host policy monitor enables you to determine if
each host is connected to multiple fabrics to prevent a single point of failure.
Available hosts include both automatic hosts and manual hosts. Automatic hosts are those
hosts discovered through Host or VM Manager discovery. Manual hosts are those host
enclosures that are manually created through Host Port Mapping in the fabric topology.
The Management application determines if the host has redundant connections to different
fabrics based on discovery type and connection knowledge that the Management application
collects; however, there is no guarantee that redundant paths exist to the same storage target.
Depending on how you discover the hosts, there are recommended configurations you should
complete to avoid inaccuracy:
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Fabric discovery for manual host enclosures to fabric connections (refer to
fabrics" on page 41)
Make sure there are Brocade HBAs on the host.
Make sure to configure the host port mapping. (refer to
page 387)
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Host adaptor discovery with 2.1 or later driver for host to unmanaged fabric connections
(refer to "Host discovery"
Make sure there are Brocade HBAs on the host.
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Fabric plus Host adapter discovery with 2.1 or earlier driver (refer to
page 59)
Make sure there are Brocade HBAs on the host.
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Fabric plus VM Manager for hosts discovered through vCenter (refer to
discovery" on page 68)
Make sure there are Brocade HBAs on the host.
Make sure you discover the associated fabrics.
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VM Manager plus Host adapter discovery (refer to
Make sure there are Brocade HBAs on the host.
Make sure you discover the associated fabrics.
Rule Violation Fix — If the policy monitor report shows a violation, the Administrator can add a
host connection to additional fabrics.
on page 59)
"VM Manager discovery"
Policy monitor overview
"Discovering
"Host port mapping overview"
"Host discovery"
"VM Manager
on page 68)
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