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2. Click Add Fabric to specify the IP addresses of the devices you want to discover.
3. Enter a name for the fabric in the Fabric Name field.
4. Enter an IP address for a device in the IP Address field.
5. (Fabric OS devices only) Enter the user ID and password for the switch in the User ID and
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The Address Properties dialog box displays.
FIGURE 19
Address Properties dialog box (IP Address tab)
For seed switch requirements, refer to
NOTE
The Backbone Chassis cannot be used as a seed switch.
For M-EOS devices, the Management application accepts IP addresses in IPv4 and IPv6
formats. The IPv4 format is valid when the Operating System has IPv4 mode only or dual stack
mode. The IPv6 format is valid when the Operating System has IPv6 mode only or dual stack
mode.
If the firmware version is between M-EOS 9.6.X and 9.9.2, only the domain ID, WWN, and
topology are obtained for fabric members. To manage other fabric members, you must enter
specific IP addresses in the Discover Setup dialog box.
For Admin Domain (AD) discovery, Fabric OS switch must have Physical AD visibility.
For Virtual Fabric discovery device requirements, refer to
page 590.
To discover a Virtual Fabric device, you must have the following permissions:
•
Switch user account with Chassis Admin role permission on the physical chassis.
•
Switch and SNMP v3 user account with access rights to all logical switches (all Fabric IDs
(1 - 128).
For information about configuring permissions on a Fabric OS device, refer to the
Fabric OS Administrator's Guide.:
Password fields.
Discovering fabrics
"Seed switch requirements"
"Virtual Fabrics requirements"
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