How Do I Clear The Topology Map?; How Can I Use Fabric Manager In A Mixed Software Environment?; How Do I Fix A "Corrupted Jar File" Error When Launching Fabric Manager - HP Cisco MDS 9216 - Fabric Switch Configuration Manual

Chapter 69 Management Software FAQ
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Launch the Java Web Start application.
Step 1
Choose File > Preferences from the Java WebStart Application Manager.
Step 2
Choose the Manual radio button and enter the IP address of the proxy server in the HTTP Proxy field.
Step 3
Enter the HTTP port number used by your proxy service in the HTTP Port field.
Step 4
Step 5 Click OK.

How do I clear the topology map?

If you have a switch that you have removed from the fabric, there will be a red X through the switch's
icon. You can clear this information from the Fabric Manager client, or from the Fabric Manager server
(which will clear the information for all clients) without having to reboot the switch.
To clear information from topology maps using Fabric Manager, follow these steps:
Step 1 Click the Refresh Map icon in the Fabric pane.
This clears the information from the client.
Step 2 Click Purge Down Elements in the Server menu.
This clears the information from the server.
Caution Any devices not currently accessible (may be offline) are purged.

How can I use Fabric Manager in a mixed software environment?

You can use Fabric Manager version 2.0(x) to manage a mixed fabric of Cisco MDS 9000 switches.
Certain 2.0 feature tabs will be empty for any switches running a software version that does not support
those features.

How do I fix a "corrupted jar file" error when launching Fabric Manager?

If you get the following error:
(Where <ipaddress> is that of the switch)
The error message you are getting indicates that the Java Web Start cache is corrupted. You can try
clearing your Java Web Start cache first. To clear the Cache either run Java Web Start (from the Programs
menu) and under the preferences select clear cache. Or do it manually by first making sure all Fabric
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An error occurred while launching the application Fabric Manager.
download error:corrupted jar file at <ipaddress>\Device Managerboot.jar
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