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Feature support TABLE 1 SAN features supported (Continued) Feature Description Professional Professional Enterprise Plus Network Advisor Client Network Advisor user management Authentication Authorization Auditing Deployment Manager Encryption Layer 2 FC support Encryption configuration and monitoring Access Gateway – Cisco interop support Device decommissioning Fabric Binding Fabric Binding...
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Feature support TABLE 1 SAN features supported (Continued) Feature Description Professional Professional Enterprise Plus Client - Server support NOTE: Raw IPv6 is not supported for Client - Server communication (Northbound address) due to a JBOSS version limitation. iSCSI Discovery Discovery License New License Key Limited M-EOS fabric support...
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Feature support TABLE 1 SAN features supported (Continued) Feature Description Professional Professional Enterprise Plus RBAC User management Reports Generate View Scalability Up to 1000 port support Up to 2560 port support Up to 9000 port support Security management Replicate switch policy configuration SNMP configuration L2 ACL SMI Agent...
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Feature support TABLE 1 SAN features supported (Continued) Feature Description Professional Professional Enterprise Plus Telnet Telnet NOTE: Telnet through the server is only supported on Windows systems. Tool launcher Tool launcher (Setup tools) Troubleshooting and Diagnostics Device connectivity troubleshooting wizard Trace Route Ping Fabric device sharing...
Network Advisor packages Network Advisor packages Table 2 summarizes the packages and available versions for each package. TABLE 2 Packages and versions Package Versions SAN with SMI Agent Licensed Version—Enterprise • SAN—Support for 24 fabrics, 10,000 devices, and 9,000 switch ports Licensed Version—Professional Plus •...
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Management server and client ports TABLE 3 Professional ports (Continued) Port Number Ports Transport Description Communication Path Open in Firewall jboss.web.http.port Non-SSL HTTP/1.1 connector Client–Server port 3, 4, 5 Switch http Switch non-SSL http port for Server–Switch http and CAL communication Client–Switch SNMP Port Default SNMP port...
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Management server and client ports TABLE 3 Professional ports (Continued) Port Number Ports Transport Description Communication Path Open in Firewall 24610 connector.bind.port – port 10 Port to listen for requests on Server Port is not configurable (either in the switch or the Management server). Every FTP session requires an additional port which is randomly picked.
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Management server and client ports TABLE 4 Trial and Licensed Version ports (Continued) Port Number Ports Transport Description Communication Path Open in Firewall LDAP Authentication Server Port LDAP server port for Server–LDAP authentication if LDAP is Server chosen as an external authentication 3, 4, 5 Switch https...
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Management server and client ports TABLE 4 Trial and Licensed Version ports (Continued) Port Number Ports Transport Description Communication Path Open in Firewall 24610 jboss.jrmp.invoker.port - port 10 RMI/JRMP invoker port Client–Server 24611 jboss.pooled.invoker.port - port 11 Pooled invoker port Client–Server 24612 jboss.connector.socket.port - port 12...
System requirements System requirements Use the following sections to determine if you have met the requirements for this application. • “Operating system requirements” on page 13 • “Host requirements” on page 15 • “Memory requirements” on page 15 • “Disk space requirements” on page 16 •...
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System requirements TABLE 5 Server operating system requirements (Continued) Operating system Version Guest OS version Supported packages • • VMware ESX Server 4 Windows 2003 Server SP2 SAN with SMI Agent • (32-bit) vCenter 4.1 SMI Agent only • Windows 2008 Standard Edition (32-bit) •...
System requirements Host requirements Table 7 summarizes the minimum required host requirements for running Network Advisor SAN with SMI Agent on Windows and Linux systems. TABLE 7 SAN with SMI Agent host requirements Professional Professional Plus Enterprise Small Medium Large LAN Server plus one local Intel Core2 duo Intel Core2 duo...
System requirements Table 10 summarizes the minimum required system memory requirements for running SMI Agent only on Windows and Linux systems. TABLE 10 SMI Agent only memory requirements Server/Client Enterprise Small Medium Large Server plus 1 local client 3 GB 4 GB 4 GB Remote client only...
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System requirements Client and server system requirements Network Advisor has the following client and server system requirements: • Professional Edition — A single server supports a single client (local client only). • Professional Plus Trial — A single server supports a maximum of 8 clients (local or remote). •...
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System requirements TABLE 16 Supported limits by SAN size for mixed fabrics (Fabric OS and M-EOS fabrics) Values Small Medium Large Number of Fabrics Number of Domains Number of Switch Ports 1000 2500 5000 Number of Device Ports 2500 5000 10000 Number of Access Gateways Performance Monitoring Polling...
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System requirements TABLE 19 Supported limits by SAN size for SMI Agent only on mixed fabrics (Fabric OS and M-EOS fabrics) Values Small Medium Large Number of Fabrics Number of Domains Number of Switch Ports 1000 2500 5000 Number of Device Ports 2500 5000 10000...
Migration paths Migration paths NOTE You cannot migrate directly from EFCM or Fabric Manager to Network Advisor 11.1.X. To migrate from EFCM or Fabric Manager, you must first migrate to DCFM 10.3.X, then migrate to DCFM 10.4.X, then migrate to Network Advisor 11.1.X.
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Migration paths Table 23 shows the migration paths from SAN with SMI Agent. For the step-by-step migration procedures, refer to “Network Advisor migration” on page 43. TABLE 23 Network Advisor migration paths Current version Professional version Trial version Licensed Version Professional Enterprise Professional...
Pre-migration requirements Pre-migration requirements Before you install Network Advisor, make sure you meet the following pre-migration requirements for each platform. Pre-migration requirements on Windows systems Before you migrate from your current software edition, complete the following: • Make sure all system requirements have been met prior to installation. For specific system requirements, refer “System requirements”...
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Pre-migration requirements • Make sure that the DISPLAY environment variable is correctly defined in the shell with a valid value (for example, to display to the local console, export DISPLAY=:0.0, or to display to a remote system that has an X Server running, export DISPLAY= :0.0).
Installing the application Installing the application Table 25 to help install the application. TABLE 25 Management application installation Operating system Procedures Windows or UNIX To install the application, review the following sections: • systems “Pre-migration requirements on Windows systems” on page 22 •...
Cross operating system migration Cross operating system migration Network Advisor 11.1.0 is not supported on the Solaris or Windows Vista operating systems. To migrate from DCFM on Solaris, you must first migrate to a Windows or Linux operating system. To migrate from DCFM on Windows Vista, you must first migrate to a supported Windows operating system.
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Cross operating system migration Public = yes Only guest = yes Writable = yes (if you don’t want to writable, please change as no) Printable = no 6. Select File > Save to save the smb.conf file. Complete the following commands on the terminal to restart the server. a.
DCFM migration 4. Install DCFM 10.4.X on the supported Windows version and migrate the DCFM 10.4.X Windows Vista data to DCFM 10.4.X on the supported Windows version. Refer to the DCFM 10.4.X Migration Guide. 5. Install Network Advisor 11.1.X on Windows and migrate from DCFM 10.4.X. Refer to “DCFM migration”...
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DCFM migration 6. Select Internal FTP Server or External FTP Server on the FTP Server screen and click Next. The default selection reflects the previous Professional edition configuration. If port 21 is busy, a message displays. Click OK to close the message and continue. Once the Management application is configured make sure port 21 is free and restart the Server to start the FTP service.
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DCFM migration Enter a port number in the Starting Port # field (default is 24600). NOTE The server requires 13 consecutive free ports beginning with the starting port number. d. Enter a port number in the Syslog Port # field (default is 514). NOTE If the default syslog port number is already in use, you will not receive any syslog messages from the device.
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DCFM migration DCFM Professional Plus edition migration NOTE DCFM Professional Plus trial to Network Advisor Professional software migration is not supported. The following migration paths are supported: • DCFM Professional Plus 10.4.X trial edition to Network Advisor 11.1.X Trial • DCFM Professional Plus 10.4.X trial edition to Network Advisor 11.1.X Licensed Version •...
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DCFM migration 6. Select one of the following options on the Installation Type screen and click Next. • Network Advisor - 75 days trial Continue with step ATTENTION If you choose to install Trial software, once the trial period ends (75 days), you must upgrade to Licensed Version software.
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DCFM migration 10. Complete the following steps on the Server IP Configuration screen. FIGURE 3 Server IP Configuration screen a. Select an address from the Server IP Configuration list. b. Select an address from the Switch - Server IP Configuration Preferred Address list. Click Next.
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DCFM migration d. Enter a port number in the Starting Port # field (default is 24600). NOTE The server requires 16 consecutive free ports beginning with the starting port number. e. Enter a port number in the Syslog Port # field (default is 514). NOTE If the default syslog port number is already in use, you will not receive any syslog messages from the device.
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DCFM migration 13. (SAN with SMI Agent Enterprise) Select one of the following options on the SAN Network Size screen and click Next: NOTE Port count is equal to the total number of switch ports across all fabrics. • Small (managing up to 2000 switch ports, 1-20 domains) •...
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DCFM migration DCFM Enterprise edition migration NOTE DCFM Enterprise trial to Professional or Professional Plus license migration is not supported. The following migration paths are supported: • DCFM Enterprise 10.4.X trial edition to Network Advisor 11.1.X Trial • DCFM Enterprise 10.4.X trial edition to Network Advisor 11.1.X Licensed Version •...
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DCFM migration 8. (Licensed Version only) If you are migrating to Licensed Version software, enter the license key (on the Key Certificate) on the Server License screen or browse to the license file (.xml) and click Next. If you are migrating from a licensed source, the source license information displays in the Server License screen.
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DCFM migration 11. Complete the following steps on the Server Configuration screen. FIGURE 8 Server Configuration screen a. Enable SSL by selecting the SSL Enabled check box (default is not selected). b. Enter a port number in the Web Server Port # field (default is 443 if SSL Enabled is selected; otherwise, the default is 80).
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DCFM migration 12. Complete the following steps on the SMI Agent Configuration screen. FIGURE 9 SMI Agent Configuration screen a. Enable the SMI Agent by selecting the Enable SMI Agent check box. b. Enable the SLP by selecting the Enable SLP check box, if necessary. Only enabled after you select the Enable SMI Agent check box.
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DCFM migration 15. Complete the following steps on the Start Server screen. FIGURE 10 Start Server screen a. Select the Start SMI Agent check box, if necessary. Only enabled if you enabled SMI Agent on the SMI Agent Configuration screen. b.
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DCFM migration DCFM SMI Agent migration The following migration paths are supported: • DCFM SMI Agent 10.4.X to Network Advisor SMI Agent 11.1.X Use the following procedure to migrate data from DCFM SMI Agent to Network Advisor SMI Agent software. Migrating from DCFM SMI Agent 1.
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DCFM migration Click Next. If 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.
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DCFM migration 8. Complete the following steps on the SMI Agent Configuration screen. a. Enable the SSL by selecting the Enable SSL check box, if necessary. b. Enter the SMI Agent port number in the SMI Agent Port # field (default is 5989 if SSL Enabled is selected; otherwise, the default is 5988).
Network Advisor migration Network Advisor migration The following migration paths are supported: • Network Advisor 11.X.X Professional to Network Advisor 11.1.X Professional • Network Advisor 11.X.X Professional to Network Advisor 11.1.X Trial • Network Advisor 11.X.X Professional to Network Advisor 11.1.X Licensed Version •...
Network Advisor migration Upgrading the application The quickest and simplest method of moving from one package to another is to enter the new license information on the Network Advisor License dialog box. The following table lists the available upgrade paths: Current Software To Licensed Version Mid-Market trial...
Network Advisor migration Network Advisor Professional migration You can only migrate from Professional software to Trial or Licensed Version software within the same release. If you have not installed the application, refer to “Installing the application” on page 24. Table 26 to migrate data from Network Advisor Professional software.
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Network Advisor migration Complete the following steps on the Server IP Configuration screen. FIGURE 13 Server IP Configuration screen a. Select an address from the Server IP Configuration list. b. Select an address from the Switch - Server IP Configuration Preferred Address list. Click Next.
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Network Advisor migration Enter a port number in the Starting Port # field (default is 24600). NOTE The server requires 16 consecutive free ports beginning with the starting port number. d. Enter a port number in the Syslog Port # field (default is 514). NOTE If the default syslog port number is already in use, you will not receive any syslog messages from the device.
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Network Advisor migration 4. Click Next on the Data Migration screen. 5. Select Network Advisor - 75 days trial on the Installation Type screen and click Next. ATTENTION If you choose to install Trial software, once the trial period ends (75 days), you must upgrade to Licensed Version package.
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Network Advisor migration Click Next. If 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.
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Network Advisor migration 10. Complete the following steps on the SMI Agent Configuration screen (Figure 17). FIGURE 17 SMI Agent Configuration screen a. Enable the SMI Agent by selecting the Enable SMI Agent check box. b. Enable the SLP by selecting the Enable SLP check box, if necessary. Only enabled after you select the Enable SMI Agent check box.
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Network Advisor migration 14. Enter your user name and password. The defaults are Administrator and password, respectively. If you migrated from a previous release, your username and password do not change. 15. Click Login. 16. Click OK on the Network Advisor Login Banner. Migrating from Professional to Licensed Version NOTE Licensed Version to Professional migration is not supported.
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Network Advisor migration 8. Complete the following steps on the Server IP Configuration screen. FIGURE 18 Server IP Configuration screen a. Select an address from the Server IP Configuration list. b. Select an address from the Switch - Server IP Configuration Preferred Address list. Click Next.
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Network Advisor migration d. Enter a port number in the Starting Port # field (default is 24600). NOTE The server requires 16 consecutive free ports beginning with the starting port number. e. Enter a port number in the Syslog Port # field (default is 514). NOTE If the default syslog port number is already in use, you will not receive any syslog messages from the device.
Network Advisor migration 11. (SAN Enterprise only) Select one of the following options on the SAN Network Size screen and click Next: NOTE Port count is equal to the total number of switch ports across all fabrics. • Small (managing up to 2000 switch ports, 1-20 domains) •...
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Network Advisor migration Table 27 to migrate data from Trial software. If you have not installed the application, refer to “Installing the application” on page 24 TABLE 27 Network Advisor trial migration paths Current Software Release To Software Release Migration Procedures Trial 11.X.X Trial 11.1.X To migrate from Trial to Trial, refer to...
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Network Advisor migration Select Internal FTP Server or External FTP Server on the FTP Server screen and click Next. The default selection reflects the previous Professional Plus edition configuration. If port 21 is busy, a message displays. Click OK to close the message and continue. Once the Management application is configured make sure port 21 is free and restart the Server to start the FTP service.
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Network Advisor migration 9. Complete the following steps on the Server Configuration screen. FIGURE 22 Server Configuration screen a. Enable SSL by selecting the SSL Enabled check box (default is not selected). b. Enter a port number in the Web Server Port # field (default is 443 if SSL Enabled is selected; otherwise, the default is 80).
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Network Advisor migration 10. Complete the following steps on the SMI Agent Configuration screen. FIGURE 23 SMI Agent Configuration screen a. Enable the SMI Agent by selecting the Enable SMI Agent check box. b. Enable the SLP by selecting the Enable SLP check box, if necessary. Only enabled after you select the Enable SMI Agent check box.
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Network Advisor migration 13. Complete the following steps on the Start Server screen. FIGURE 24 Start Server screen a. Select the Start SMI Agent check box, if necessary. Only enabled if you enabled SMI Agent on the SMI Agent Configuration screen. b.
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Network Advisor migration Migrating from Trial to Licensed Version NOTE Licensed Version software to Trial software migration is not supported. Use the following procedure to migrate from Trial to Licensed Version. 1. Click Next on the Welcome screen. 2. Choose one of the following options: •...
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Network Advisor migration 8. Complete the following steps on the Server IP Configuration screen. FIGURE 25 Server IP Configuration screen a. Select an address from the Server IP Configuration list. b. Select an address from the Switch - Server IP Configuration Preferred Address list. Click Next.
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Network Advisor migration d. Enter a port number in the Starting Port # field (default is 24600). NOTE The server requires 16 consecutive free ports beginning with the starting port number. e. Enter a port number in the Syslog Port # field (default is 514). NOTE If the default syslog port number is already in use, you will not receive any syslog messages from the device.
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Network Advisor migration 11. (SAN Enterprise only) Select one of the following options on the SAN Network Size screen and click Next: NOTE Port count is equal to the total number of switch ports across all fabrics. • Small (managing up to 2000 switch ports, 1-20 domains) •...
Network Advisor migration Migrating from Licensed Version to Licensed Version The quickest and simplest method of moving from one package to another is to enter the new license information on the Network Advisor License dialog box. To upgrade from a previous release, refer to “Upgrading the application”...
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Network Advisor migration 6. (SAN with SMI Agent) Select Internal FTP Server or External FTP Server on the FTP Server screen and click Next. The default selection reflects the previous edition configuration. If port 21 is busy, a message displays. Click OK to close the message and continue. Once the Management application is configured make sure port 21 is free and restart the Server to start the FTP service.
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Network Advisor migration 8. Complete the following steps on the Server Configuration screen. FIGURE 30 Server Configuration screen a. Enable SSL by selecting the SSL Enabled check box (default is not selected). b. Enter a port number in the Web Server Port # field (default is 443 if SSL Enabled is selected; otherwise, the default is 80).
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Network Advisor migration 9. (SAN with SMI Agent) Complete the following steps on the SMI Agent Configuration screen. FIGURE 31 SMI Agent Configuration screen a. Enable the SMI Agent by selecting the Enable SMI Agent check box. b. Enable the SLP by selecting the Enable SLP check box, if necessary. Only enabled after you select the Enable SMI Agent check box.
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Network Advisor migration 12. Complete the following steps on the Start Server screen. FIGURE 32 Start Server screen a. (SAN with SMI Agent) Select the Start SMI Agent check box, if necessary. b. (SAN with SMI Agent) Select the Start SLP check box, if necessary. Select the Start Client check box, if necessary.
Network Advisor 11.0.X to 11.1.X command mapping Network Advisor 11.0.X to 11.1.X command mapping Table 28 details the changes in the SAN tab menu command mapping between Network Advisor 11.0.X and 11.1.X. For a list of all menus and commands, refer to the Brocade Network Advisor User Manual or online help. TABLE 28 SAN tab command mapping Network Advisor 11.0.X command mapping...
Network Advisor 11.0.X to 11.1.X command mapping Network Advisor SMI Agent migration The following migration paths are supported: • Network Advisor SMI Agent 11.0.X to Network Advisor SMI Agent 11.1.X Use the following procedure to migrate data from Network Advisor SMI Agent to Network Advisor SMI Agent software. Migrating from Network Advisor SMI Agent 1.
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Network Advisor 11.0.X to 11.1.X command mapping Click Next. If 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.
Cross flavor migration Complete the following steps on the SMI Agent Configuration screen. a. Enable the SSL by selecting the Enable SSL check box, if necessary. b. Enter the SMI Agent port number in the SMI Agent Port # field (default is 5989 if SSL Enabled is selected; otherwise, the default is 5988).
Unsupported server migration Unsupported server migration If the server that you installed Network Advisor on does not meet the system requirements (refer to “System requirements” on page 13), use the following procedure to migrate from your current server to a new server. Migrating to a new server 1.
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Unsupported server migration 11. Complete the following steps on the Server IP Configuration screen. FIGURE 35 Server IP Configuration screen a. Select an address from the Server IP Configuration list. b. Select an address from the Switch - Server IP Configuration Preferred Address list. Click Next.
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Unsupported server migration d. Enter a port number in the Starting Port # field (default is 24600). NOTE The server requires 16 consecutive free ports beginning with the starting port number. e. Enter a port number in the Syslog Port # field (default is 514). NOTE If the default syslog port number is already in use, you will not receive any syslog messages from the device.
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Unsupported server migration 14. (SAN Enterprise only) Select one of the following options on the SAN Network Size screen and click Next: NOTE Port count is equal to the total number of switch ports across all fabrics. • Small (managing up to 2000 switch ports, 1-20 domains) •...
Configuring an explicit server IP address Migrating DCFM 10.4.X from a 32-bit server If you are migrating data from a 32- bit server to a 64-bit server, complete the following steps. 1. Partially uninstall the source DCFM 10.4.X (refer to “Uninstallation”...
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Configuring an explicit server IP address 5. Complete the following steps on the Server IP Configuration screen. FIGURE 39 Server IP Configuration screen a. Select an address from the Server IP Configuration list. b. Select an address from the Switch - Server IP Configuration Preferred Address list. If DNS is not configured for your network, do not select the “hostname”...
IPv6 troubleshooting IPv6 troubleshooting If IPv6 is enabled or disabled on the server after installation, complete the following steps. 1. Open the pg_hba.conf file (located in the Install_Home\data\databases\ directory). 2. Go to this line: # IPv6 local connections. 3. Choose one of the following options: •...
Uninstallation Linux operating system Finding the process 1. Open a command window. 2. Type netstat –nap | grep 514 and press Enter. The process running on port 514 displays. Example output: UDP 0 0 ::ffff:127:0:0:1:514 :::* 27397. Stopping the process Type kill -9 “<PID>”...
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Uninstallation Uninstalling from UNIX systems Follow these instructions to uninstall the Network Advisor and SMI Agent from your UNIX system. NOTE The Uninstall folder is retained. 1. Go to Install_Home/Uninstall_Network_Advisor11_X_X. 2. Execute ./Uninstall_Network_Advisor11_X_X. 3. Select one of the following options on the Uninstall Option screen: •...
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