Are There Restrictions When Using Fabric Manager Across Fcip?; How Do I Fix A "Please Insure That Fm Server Is Running On Localhost" Message?; How Do I Run Cisco Fabric Manager With Multiple Interfaces? - HP Cisco MDS 9216 - Fabric Switch Configuration Manual

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Be sure to turn off the original service on the old host.
Step 7

Are there restrictions when using Fabric Manager across FCIP?

Fabric Manager will work with no restriction across an FCIP tunnel, as long as the tunnel is up. However,
Fabric Manager cannot automatically discover a Cisco SN5428 mgmt IP address in the fabric. For that
switch, it will display a red slash through an FCIP device because of a timeout error. It will still see all
targets, initiators, and ISLs attached to a Cisco SN5428 (or any other switch) as long as they appear in
the name server or FSPF.
To work around this, you can manually enter the IP address in the Switches table, and click Apply. If the
community string is correct, the red slash will go away. Even if the community string is incorrect,
double-clicking on the Cisco SN5428 will launch the web tool.

How do I fix a "Please insure that FM server is running on localhost" message?

You may see this error message if you cannot connect to the fabric and your PC has multiple network
interface cards. The problem may be that Fabric Manager is trying to communicate through the wrong
interface (you can verify this by checking the FMServer.log file).
Generally it is best to let Fabric Manager choose the interface on startup. If you are getting the above
error, something may have gone wrong.
To reset Fabric Manager so that it chooses the interface next time it starts, follow these steps:
Open the server.properties file in the Fabric Manager installation directory. On a Windows platform, this
Step 1
file is in C:\Program Files\Cisco Systems\MDS 9000 by default.
Comment out the line: snmp.localaddress.
Step 2
Save and exit the file.
Step 3
Restart Fabric Manager.
Step 4
Note There are some cases where you would not want to do this, and should manually select the interface that
Fabric Manager uses. For more information, see
interfaces?" section on page

How do I run Cisco Fabric Manager with multiple interfaces?

If your PC has multiple interfaces (NICs), the four Cisco Fabric Manager applications detect these
interfaces automatically (ignoring loopback interfaces). Fabric Manager Client and Device Manager
detect all interfaces on your PC each time you launch them, and allow you to select one. Fabric Manager
Server and Performance Manager detect on initial install, and allows you to select one. You are not
prompted again to choose an interface with these two applications.
There may be circumstances where you will want to change the interface you are using. For example:
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