Fabric Manager Upgrade Without Losing Map Settings; Restrictions When Using Fabric Manager Across Fcip; Running Cisco Fabric Manager With Network Multiple Interfaces; Specifying An Interface For Fabric Manager Server - Cisco 9134 - MDS Multilayer Fabric Switch Troubleshooting Manual

Chapter 26 Troubleshooting Fabric Manager
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Fabric Manager Upgrade Without Losing Map Settings

When you upgrade from one version of Fabric Manager to another, there is a way to prevent the loss of
map settings (enclosure names, placement on the map, etc.)
The MDS 9000/db directory and subfolders contain files for all the discovered fabrics (*.dat) and maps
(*.map). These are upgradable between versions. If you need to clear the fabric cache, you should first
export the enclosures to a file to avoid losing them. Everything else aside from enclosures and map
coordinates are stored on the switch. The preferences, last opened, and site_ouis.txt format does not
change from release to release.

Restrictions When Using Fabric Manager Across FCIP

Fabric Manager will work without any restrictions across an FCIP tunnel as long as the tunnel is up.
However, Fabric Manager cannot automatically discover a Cisco SN5428 mgmt 0 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.

Running Cisco Fabric Manager with Network Multiple Interfaces

If your PC has multiple network interfaces (NICs), the 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 detects 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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See the following sections, depending on which application you want to recognize the interface.
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Specifying an Interface for Fabric Manager Server

To specify an interface for Fabric Manager Server, follow these steps:
Go to the MDS 9000 folder.
Step 1
Edit the server.properties file with a text editor.
Step 2
Scroll until you find the line
Step 3
If the line is commented, remove the comment character.
Step 4
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If you add an interface after you have installed Fabric Manager Server
If you decide to use a different interface than the one you initially selected
If for any reason one of the Cisco Fabric Manager applications did not detect multiple interfaces
Specifying an Interface for Fabric Manager Server, page 26-5
Specifying an Interface for Fabric Manager Client or Device Manager, page 26-6
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