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Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager Configuration Guide
OL-6965-03, Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 2.x
Chapter 3 Fabric Manager Client
Launching Fabric Manager Client

Fabric Manager Advanced Mode

Fabric Manager Release 2.1(1a) introduces Advanced Mode. Advanced Mode is enabled by default and
provides the full suite of Fabric Manager features, including security, IVR, iSCSI, and FICON. Uncheck
the Advanced check box in the upper right corner of Fabric Manager client to simplify the user interface.
In this mode, you can access the basic MDS 9000 features like VSANs, zoning, and configuring
interfaces.

Launching Fabric Manager Client

To launch Fabric Manager client, follow these steps:
Step 1 Double-click the Fabric Manager icon and follow the instructions described in “Launching the
Management Software” section on page 1-10 to launch Fabric Manager Client from your desktop.
Step 2 To launch Fabric Manager Client from within a running instance of Fabric Manager, follow these steps:
a. Choose Open Fabric from the Fabric Manager File menu.
b. Click the Open Switch Fabric button from the Fabric Manager toolbar.
c. Select the IP address of the fabric seed switch you want to access. If you do not see the fabric seed
switch in the pop-up window, click the Options button to expand the pop-up window options.
d. Click Open if the fabric you want to open has the same username and password as the fabric you
already have open.
Fabric Manager displays the new fabric and adds a tab to the Fabric pane.
Step 3 Click each fabric’s tab to view the fabric.
If the fabric you want to open has a different username and password, enter the username and password
and click Open. You are prompted for whether or not you want the open fabric(s) to be monitored in the
background. That fabric is then closed on the Fabric Manager client, and the new fabric is opened.
Note Changes made using Fabric Manager are applied to the running configuration of the switches
you are managing. If you have made changes to the configuration or performed an operation
(such as activating zones), Fabric Manager prompts you to save your changes before you exit.