Unlicensed Versus Licensed Fabric Manager Server; Verifying Performance Manager Collections; Managing A Fabric Manager Server Fabric; Selecting A Fabric To Manage Continuously - Cisco AP775A - Nexus Converged Network Switch 5010 Configuration Manual

Chapter 3 Fabric Manager Server
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Unlicensed Versus Licensed Fabric Manager Server

When you install Fabric Manager, the basic unlicensed version of Fabric Manager Server is installed
with it. To get the licensed features, such as Performance Manager, remote client support, and
continuously monitored fabrics, you need to buy and install the Fabric Manager Server package.
However, trial versions of these licensed features are available. To enable the trial version of a feature,
you run the feature as you would if you had purchased the license. You see a dialog box explaining that
this is a demo version of the feature and that it is enabled for a limited time.
If you are evaluating one of these Fabric Manager Server features and want to stop the evaluation period
for that feature, you can do that using Device Manager. See the
section on page

Verifying Performance Manager Collections

Once Performance Manager collections have been running for five or more minutes, you can verify that
the collections are gathering data by choosing Performance Manager > Reports in Fabric Manager.
You see the first few data points gathered in the graphs and tables.

Managing a Fabric Manager Server Fabric

You can continuously manage a Fabric Manager Server fabric, whether or not a client has that fabric
open. A continuously managed fabric is automatically reloaded and managed by Fabric Manager Server
whenever the server starts.

Selecting a Fabric to Manage Continuously

To continuously manage a fabric using Fabric Manager, follow these steps:
Step 1 Choose Server > Admin.
You see the Control Panel dialog box with the Fabrics tab open (see
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The Fabrics tab is only accessible to network administrators.
Fabrics Tab in Control Panel Dialog Box
Managing a Fabric Manager Server Fabric
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