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Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager Configuration Guide
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Manually specifying an interface for Fabric Manager Client or Device Manager

To specify an interface for the Fabric Manager Client or Device Manager, follow these steps:
Step 1 Go to the MDS 9000/bin folder. On a Windows platform, this folder is at C:\Program Files\Cisco
Systems\MDS 9000 by default.
Step 2 Edit the DeviceManager.bat file or the FabricManager.bat file.
Step 3 Scroll to the line that begins with set JVMARGS=
Step 4 Add the parameter -Device Managerds.nmsaddress=ADDRESS, where ADDRESS is the IP address or
interface name of the NIC you want to use.
Step 5 Save the file and relaunch Fabric Manager Client or Device Manager.

How can I configure an HTTP proxy server?

If your network uses a proxy server for HTTP requests, make sure the Java Web Start Application
Manager is properly configured with the IP address of your proxy server.
To configure a proxy server in the Java Web Start Application Manager, follow these steps:
Step 1 Launch the Java Web Start application.
Step 2 Select File > Preferences from the Java WebStart Application Manager.
Step 3 Click the Manual radio button and enter the IP address of the proxy server in the HTTP Proxy field.
Step 4 Enter the HTTP port number used by your proxy service in the HTTP Port field.
Step 5 Click OK.