Ciscoworks Rme - Cisco MDS 9000 Series Troubleshooting Manual

Chapter 1 Troubleshooting Overview
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However, the Cisco Fabric Analyzer is not the right tool for troubleshooting end-to-end problems
because it cannot access any traffic between the server and storage subsystems. That traffic is switched
locally on the linecards, and does not reach the Supervisor card. In order to debug issues related to the
communication between server and storage subsystems, you need to use Fibre Channel SPAN with an
external protocol analyzer.
There are two ways you can start the Cisco Fabric Analyzer from the CLI.
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CiscoWorks RME

CiscoWorks Resource Manager Essentials (RME) is a set of CiscoWorks applications that provide
comprehensive resource management capabilities. With the introduction of the Cisco MDS 9000 Family
of switches, CiscoWorks RME has been extended to provide resource management services to a Cisco
MDS 9000 Family storage network.
CiscoWorks RME comprises a set of resource management services. The following list outlines the
services provided by CiscoWorks RME for the Cisco MDS 9000 Family of switches.
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CiscoWorks RME provides a system that can manage hardware, software, and configuration inventory
across multiple infrastructures including storage networks, LANs, MANs, and WANs.
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fcanalyzer local—Launches the text-based version on the analyzer directly on the console screen
or on a file local to the system.
fcanalyzer remote ip address—Activates the remote capture agent on the switch, where ip address
is the address of the management station running Ethereal.
Inventory Manager—Provides a facility to gather and audit a detailed hardware and software
inventory of all Cisco MDS 9000 Family devices deployed in the storage network. A reporting
facility is included to generate inventory reports
Configuration Manager—Maintains an active repository of device configuration files for devices
that are managed. It provides facility to upload and download configuration files to/from devices and
a facility to log a record in the Change Audit log database when a new version of the configuration
file is archived. Standard reports can be generated for configuration management inventory and
activity.
Configuration Editor—Provides a powerful web-based editor that allows multiple configuration
files to be checked out of the configuration archive, be updated or changed, and then either saved
locally or downloaded to the device.
Net Show—Provides a simplified web-based show command interface, allowing show commands to
be run against multiple switches or routers to enhance and simplify network troubleshooting.
Software Image Manager—Simplifies version management and routine deployment of software
updates to Cisco devices through wizard-assisted planning, scheduling, downloading, and
monitoring of software updates
Syslog Analyzer—Filters Syslog messages logged by Cisco devices and displays explanations of
probable causes and recommended actions. This tool also helps facilitate manual parsing of Syslog
files for reporting purposes.
Using Cisco Network Management Products
Cisco MDS 9000 Family Troubleshooting Guide
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