Validate hosts
The Validation process identifies issues such as:
Credential Validation Failures - Verify account IDs and passwords.
Probe Errors - For example, an HBA probe may fail on a host that does not have an HBA. Other similar errors include iSCSI port not found or LUN not found.
Connection Failures - The host may not be reachable.
DNS Lookup Failures - IP addresses may not have been configured correctly.
OS Verification Failures - Check the Access Control or WMI Proxy settings. In addition, verify that the paths are valid for the host's operating system.
Command Errors - Verify that the Path and Access Control settings are correct.
Validation automatically occurs when the Data Collection processes are initiated; however, you can manually start the processes to get immediate feedback so that you can troubleshoot issues.
In the window, search for hosts. You can search by a Discovery Policy to see the results of a discovery.
See Discovery processes.
Click one or more hosts and then click at the bottom of the window.
Click at the bottom right of the window to verify that the validation has begun. A list of the hosts that are currently being validated are displayed.
See Validation history.