Cisco Mds 9000 Fabric Manager - Cisco DS-C9216I-K9 Configuration Manual

Chapter 1 Product Overview

Cisco MDS 9000 Fabric Manager

The Cisco Fabric Manager is a Java and SNMP-based network fabric and device management tool with
a GUI that displays real-time views of your network fabric and installed devices. The Cisco Fabric
Manager provides three views for managing your network fabric:
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The Cisco Fabric Manager provides an alternative to the CLI for most switch configuration commands.
The Cisco Fabric Manager is embedded in each switch in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family.
Resource Manager Essentials (RME) versions 3.4 and 3.5 provide support for switches in the Cisco MDS
9000 Family. Patches are available on Cisco Connection Online (http://www.cisco.com/).
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The Device View displays a continuously updated physical picture of device configuration and
health conditions for a single switch.
The Summary View presents real-time performance statistics all active ports and channels on a
single switch.
The Fabric View displays a view of your network fabric, including multiple switches.
Cisco MDS 9000 Fabric Manager Switch Configuration Guide
Tools for Software Configuration
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