
Brocade Network Advisor SAN User Manual 37
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SAN discovery overview
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Discovering fabrics
Fabric OS devices must be running Fabric OS 5.0 or later.
Only one copy of the application should be used to monitor and manage the same devices in a
subnet.
When accessing additional data from the SAN Inventory or SAN Status widgets, it takes a few
moments to populate newly discovered products in the SAN Products - Status dialog box (where
Status is the section of the widget you selected).
To discover specific IP addresses or subnets, complete the following steps.
1. Select Discover > Fabrics.
The Discover Fabrics dialog box displays.
4-slot Backbone Chassis as
seed switch
Yes Yes Yes
4-slot Backbone Chassis as
member switch
Yes Yes Yes
16 Gbps 8-slot Backbone
Chassis as seed switch
No No Yes
16 Gbps 8-slot Backbone
Chassis as member switch
Yes for discovery;
however, it cannot be
managed.
Yes for discovery;
however, it cannot be
managed.
Yes
16 Gbps 4-slot Backbone
Chassis as seed switch
Yes Yes Yes
16 Gbps 4-slot Backbone
Chassis as member switch
Yes Yes Yes
TABLE 9 Backbone Chassis discovery
Device Professional Professional Plus Enterprise
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