| Update the Local Hosts File This enables Portal access. |
| Portal Configuration Add Data Collector Policies for connecting to switches: Brocade Cisco McData |
| Verify that a host-based SMI Agent is installed The SMI agent must be installed on a host that can communicate with the Fabric. See the relevant switch vendor documentation for details. |
| Install the Data Collector on the Data Collector Server(s) You’ll need to install a data collector for each switch type for which you will be collecting data. |
| Install the WMI Proxy Service on one of the Windows hosts, if you are collecting data from Windows hosts If you installed the Data Collector on a Windows server, the WMI Proxy was installed along with the Data Collector installation, so you can skip to the validation step. This step is only required if you are collecting data from Windows Host Resources and the WMI Proxy needs to be installed on only one Windows host. |
| Validate the Installation |