Brocade Plug-In Notes
Plug-In Prerequisites
Before You Register This Plug-In
Using the Plug-In Registration Wizard
Editing Scan Proxy Information
Uninstalling the Plug-In
- The Capacity Reporter 5.0.1 (or greater) Windows NT/Windows 2000 Agent must be installed on
the computer that you want to act as the Capacity Reporter proxy agent.
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The Plug-In Registration Wizard prompts for the following information; organize it beforehand to save time:
- The TCP/IP address of the SAN switch in dotted notation (for example,
255.255.255.255).
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For general instructions on using the Plug-In Registration Wizard, see Basic Instructions for Running the Plug-In Registration Wizard.
Specific instructions for registering a SAN Switch include:
- When registering a SAN Switch with the Capacity Reporter Server you must follow these guidelines when entering information in the Required Registration Information dialog box:
- TCP/IP Address — Enter
the TCP/IP address of the switch in dotted notation (for example,
255.255.255.255).
- SRM Display Name — Enter the name of the SAN switch that you want to be displayed in the software's reports. This name is arbitrary; it can be any name that has meaning in your enterprise storage network.
- If you successfully registered the SAN switch, it is located in the group named SANSwitch Group.
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Using Capacity Reporter, you can edit the proxy system settings for a registered SAN Switch. This consists of changing the Capacity Reporter Agent computer to use for computer scans.
To edit scan proxy information:
- Launch the software.
- Click the Options tab, and then click the Scans notebook.
- In the navigation pane, click select proxy. The Select Proxy page is displayed.
- Next to the SAN Switch option, click Modify. The Modify Scan Settings for SAN Switch page is displayed.
- In the Select a managed object list box, select the SAN switch
object you want to modify, and make the necessary changes.
You can change the following setting:
Computer Scan Agent — Enter the name of a managed Capacity Reporter Agent computer that has the correct plug-in installed on it. If you select a Capacity Reporter 5.0.1 (or greater) Agent computer that does not have the correct plug-in installed, all computer scans for the selected SAN switch fail.
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If you want to remove the plug-in from a computer, use the Add/Remove Programs applet in Windows Control Panel to do so. You must do this on the computer where you installed the plug-in.
To uninstall the plug-in:
- Click the Start button, and then click Settings -> Control Panel.
- Double-click Add/Remove Programs. The Add/Remove Programs Properties
dialog box is displayed.
- Select SRM Plug-In for Brocade SAN Switches from the list, and click Add/Remove. The Uninstall Wizard launches.
- Click Next, and then click Finish. The plug-in files are removed from the computer.
Note: If you uninstall the Capacity Reporter 5.0.1 (or greater) Agent from a computer, it automatically removes all plug-ins installed on that computer.
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