Comparing Device Manager To Fabric Manager - Cisco DS-C9216I-K9 Configuration Manual

Using Device Manager

Comparing Device Manager to Fabric Manager

The menu bar at the top of the Device Manager contains the same menus as the Fabric Manager menu
tree.
For information about the options provided by these menus, see the
page
•
•
•
•
•
•
The tables in the Fabric Manager roughly correspond to the dialog boxes that appear in Device Manager.
However, the Fabric Manager tables show values for multiple switches and so the first column identifies
the specific switch. The Device Manager dialog box shows values for a single switch, while the Fabric
Manager shows the same values for one or more switches.
The toolbar on the Device Manager dialog box provides the same options as the toolbar on the
Information pane in Fabric Manager, as summarized here:
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
You can copy values from one cell in a table to the rest of the column. Copy the value to the clipboard,
Tip
hold down the shift key while pressing the down arrow key (or click on the bottom cell in the column).
Then paste the value to all the selected cells and click Apply.
When you click the Create button, you see a dialog box that lets you enter the values required for the
specific table. As you can see the fields and options are the same from both views, but the appearance
of the window may vary slightly. For instance, the dialog box from Fabric Manager may have an option
for selecting a specific switch, while the dialog box from Device Manager may have additional port-level
detail.
Cisco MDS 9000 Fabric Manager Switch Configuration Guide
3-12
3-3. The Device menu provides the following options:
Open—Open the Device Manager for a different switch.
Open Last—Open the Device Manager for the most recently managed switch.
Preferences—Set management preferences for controlling the behavior and appearance of the
Device Manager.
Refresh—Update the current display.
Command Line Interface—Open a Telnet/SSH session with the current switch.
Exit—Close the Device Manager application.
Create—Insert a new row into a table (if applicable).
Delete Row—Delete the selected row from a table (if applicable).
Copy (Ctrl-C)—Copy data from one row to another.
Paste (Ctrl-V)—Paste the data from one row to another.
Apply Changes—Apply configuration changes. (Note: After making changes you must save the
configuration. Otherwise, the changes will be lost when the device is restarted.)
Refresh Values—Refresh table values.
Reset Changes (Ctrl-Z)—Undo the most recent change.
Print table—Print the contents of the Information pane.
Chapter 3 Overview of Fabric Manager
"Logical/Physical Pane" section on
OL-7753-01