SAN visibility overview

What components do I need to start discovering switches and fabrics in my data center?

You need to install Fabric Insight Add-on. You need to install the Fabric Insight Add-on first on the Veritas InfoScale Operations Manager Management Server and then on one or more managed hosts from which you want to perform the discovery of Cisco or Brocade fabrics. It is recommended that you perform the fabric discovery from a managed host and not from the Management Server. The version of Veritas InfoScale Operations Manager on the Management Server, or the managed host should be 6.0 to install the Fabric Insight Add-on.

What do I need to configure for discovering the switches and fabrics?

For Cisco, you need to configure the credentials for one of the switches in the fabric in Veritas InfoScale Operations Manager. For Brocade, you can either configure the credentials for Brocade Network Advisor (BNA) that manages the fabrics, or the credentials of one of the switches in the fabric. For a successful discovery, ensure that all the switches participating in the fabric are using the same credentials.

Does Veritas InfoScale Operations Manager support the discovery of fabrics containing switches from different vendors?

Veritas InfoScale Operations Manager does not support the discovery of such fabrics. The fabric should contain switches exclusively from either Brocade or Cisco.