Switch Port Management (SPM) functionality can be purchased as a separate separately licensed product without owning the complete NetMRI package. In this configuration, Switch Port Management is a subset of NetMRI that operates only with L2/L3 switched Ethernet networks and devices.
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1. Make sure those devices are included in the Switch Port Management license. The quickest method is to begin by clicking Network Explorer.
2. Select the device groups with the switches or switch-routers in question, and click the Discovery tab.
3. Scroll across to view the License Status column. In this column, if a switched device does not show a Switch Port Mgmt entry along with Standard Mgmt or Discovery/Inventory, add it to the Switch Port Management license count.
4. Select the switch devices in the group that are missing from SPM, and click License at the bottom of the table. (Select the checkbox at the top of the column to select the entire group.)
5. In the License Status dialog, choose the LIcensed Licensed option.
6. Select the Licensed for Switch Port Management checkbox.
7. Click OK. After a few moments, NetMRI begins polling and establishing the devices as part of the Switch Port Management system.