Service Location Protocol (Slp) Support - Brocade Communications Systems StoreFabric SN6500B User Manual

Service Location Protocol (SLP) support

The Management application SMI Agent uses Service Location Protocol (SLP) to allow applications
to discover the existence, location, and configuration of WBEM services in enterprise networks.
You do not need a WBEM client to use SLP discovery to find a WBEM Server; that is, SLP discovery
might already know about the location and capabilities of the WBEM Server to which it wants to
send its requests. In such environments, you do not need to start the SLP component of the
Management application SMI Agent.
However, in a dynamically changing enterprise network environment, many WBEM clients might
choose to use SLP discovery to find the location and capabilities of other WBEM Servers. In such
environments, start the SLP component of the Management application SMI Agent to allow
advertisement of its existence, location, and capabilities.
SLP installation is optional and you can configure it during Management application configuration.
Once installed, SLP starts whenever the Management application SMI Agent starts.
SLP support includes the following components:
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slptool commands
Use the following slptool commands to verify whether the SLP is operating properly.
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slpd script starts the slpd platform
slpd program acts as a Service Agent (SA). A different slpd binary executable file exists for UNIX
and Windows systems.
slptool script starts the slptool platform-specific program
slptool program can be used to verify whether SLP is operating properly or not. A different
slptool exists for UNIX and Windows.
By default, the Management application SMI Agent is configured to advertise itself as a
Service Agent (SA). The advertised SLP template shows its location (IP address) and the WBEM
Services it supports. The default advertised WBEM services show the Management application
SMI Agent:
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accepts WBEM requests over HTTP without SSL on TCP port 5988
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accepts WBEM requests over HTTPS using SSL on TCP port 5989
slptool findsrvs service:service-agent
Use this command to verify that the Management application SMI Agent SLP service is properly
running as a Service Agent (SA).
Example output: service:service-agent://127.0.0.1,65535
slptool findsrvs service:wbem
Use this command to verify that the Management application SMI Agent SLP service is properly
advertising its WBEM services.
Example outputs:
service:wbem:https://10.0.1.3:5989,65535
service:wbem:http://10.0.1.3:5988,65535
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