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Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager Configuration Guide
OL-6965-03, Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 2.x
IPFC 1-5
Installing the Management Software 1-6
Before You Install 1-6
Installation Procedure 1-7
Upgrading the Management Software 1-9
Downgrading the Management Software 1-9
Downgrading to Release 2.x or Later 1-9
Downgrading to Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 1.3(x) or Earlier 1-9
Launching the Management Software 1-10
Integrating Cisco Fabric Manager with Other Management Tools 1-11
Running Fabric Manager Behind a Firewall 1-12
Uninstalling the Management Software 1-13
CHAPTER
2Fabric Manager Server 2-1
Fabric Manager Server Overview 2-1
Fabric Manager Server Features 2-2
Installing and Configuring Fabric Manager Server 2-2
Installing Fabric Manager Server 2-3
Unlicensed Versus Licensed Fabric Manager Server 2-3
Setting the Seed Switch 2-4
Configuring Flows and Collections with Performance Manager 2-4
Using the Performance Manager Configuration Wizard 2-4
Installing Fabric Manager Web Services 2-6
Verifying Performance Manager Collections 2-6
Fabric Manager Server Fabric Monitoring and Removal 2-7
Designating a Fabric for Continuous Monitoring 2-7
Removing a Fabric from Monitoring 2-8
Fabric Manager Server Properties File 2-8
Modifying Fabric Manager Server 2-9
Changing the Fabric Manager Server Username and Password 2-9
Changing the Polling Period and Fabric Rediscovery Time 2-9
Using Device Aliases or FC Aliases 2-10
Saving Device Aliases to the Switch 2-10
CHAPTER
3Fabric Manager Client 3-1
Fabric Manager Client Overview 3-1
Fabric Manager Advanced Mode 3-2
Launching Fabric Manager Client 3-2