Emulex 110 User Manual

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NetWin 110 HBA User’s Guide
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1.3. Discovering SAN Elements
Hosts, HBAs, targets and fabrics are discovered automatically by a discovery server when you launch the 
AutoPilot Manager utility. Discovered SAN elements are displayed in the Discovery Summary window. 
Note:
The AutoPilot Manager utility must be running on all remote hosts that are to be discovered and 
managed. The remote capabilities of the AutoPilot Manager utility are subject to fabric zoning 
configuration. Remote hosts to be discovered and managed by the AutoPilot Manager utility must 
be in the same zone.
1.3.1.  Modifying Discovery Properties
You can modify the way discovery is performed using the 
HBA Discovery Properties dialog box. You can define 
when discovery is performed, how often the information is 
refreshed, and whether or not to remove expired HBAs.
The HBA Discovery Properties dialog box displays the 
following:
Discovery Server Startup-  the discovery server can 
be set to start either when the system boots or when 
the AutoPilot Manager utility is run for the first 
time after the system boots. If it is set to start the 
first time the AutoPilot Manager utility is run, there 
may be a slight delay before the discovery tree is 
filled.
Refresh Rate- the discovery server periodically 
runs discovery cycles to detect new HBAs and 
targets or to detect whether any HBAs and targets 
are no longer connected to the SAN. The refresh 
rate sets how often this should be done. If Manual 
Refresh is enabled, you must click Discovery 
Refresh on the toolbar to cause the discovery cycle 
to start.
Expire Undiscovered HBAs- If the discovery cycle detects that an HBA is no longer available, you may not 
want it to be removed from the discovery tree immediately; the state may be momentary, such as when an 
HBA is being reset or its firmware is being updated. You can set the number of seconds by which to delay 
removing the HBA from the discovery tree.
To modify discovery properties, do the following:
1.
From the Discovery menu, select Modify Settings. The HBA Discovery Properties dialog box appears.
2.
Change the desired discovery settings.
3.
Click OK.
To return discovery properties to their default settings, do the following:
1.
From the Discovery menu, select Modify Settings. The HBA Discovery Properties dialog box appears.
2.
Click Defaults.
3.
Click OK.