Fabric OS Administrator’s Guide 5
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Management server database 1

Platform services in a Virtual Fabric

Each logical switch has a separate Platform Database. All platform registrations done to a logical
switch are valid only in that particular logical switch’s Virtual Fabric.
Activating the platform services on a switch or enterprise-class platform will activate platform
services on all logical switches in a Virtual Fabric. Similarly, deactivating the platform services will
deactivate the platform service on all logical switches in a Virtual Fabric. The msPlatShow
command displays all platforms registered in a Virtual Fabric.

Enabling platform services

When FCS policy is enabled, the msplMgmtActivate command can be issued only from the primary
FCS switch.
The execution of the msplMgmtActivate command is subject to Admin Domain restrictions that may
be in place.
1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account assigned to the admin role.
2. Enter the msCapabilityShow command to verify that all switches in the fabric support the MS
platform service; otherwise, the next step will fail.
3. Enter the msplMgmtActivate command.
switch:admin> msplmgmtactivate
Request to activate MS Platform Service in progress......
*Completed activating MS Platform Service in the fabric!

Disabling platform services

1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account assigned to the admin role.
2. Enter the msplMgmtDeactivate command.
3. Enter y to confirm the deactivation.
switch:admin> msplmgmtdeactivate
MS Platform Service is currently enabled.
This will erase MS Platform Service configuration
information as well as database in the entire fabric.
Would you like to continue this operation? (yes, y, no, n): [no] y
Request to deactivate MS Platform Service in progress......
*Completed deactivating MS Platform Service in the fabric!

Management server database

You can control access to the management server database.
An access control list (ACL) of WWN addresses determines which systems have access to the
management server database. The ACL typically contains those WWNs of host systems that are
running management applications.
If the list is empty (the default), the management server is accessible to all systems connected
in-band to the fabric. For more access security, you can specify WWNs in the ACL so that access to
the management server is restricted to only those WWNs listed.