Managing Cisco Mds 9000 Switches - Cisco DS-C9216I-K9 Configuration Manual

Managing Cisco MDS 9000 Switches

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Managing Cisco MDS 9000 Switches
The Cisco MDS 9000 Family of switches can be accessed and configured in many different ways, and
support standard management protocols. The different protocols that are supported in order to access,
monitor, and configure the Cisco MDS 9000 Family of switches are described in the following table:
Table 2-1
Management Protocol
Telnet/SSH
FTP/SFTP/TFTP, SCP
SNMPv1, v2c, and v3
HTTP
Cisco MDS 9000 Fabric Manager Switch Configuration Guide
2-2
Managing Cisco MDS 9000 Switches, page 2-2
Storage Management Solutions Architecture, page 2-3
In-Band Management and Out-of-Band Management, page 2-4
Installing the Applications, page 2-5
Launching the Applications, page 2-6
Using the Management Services Wizard, page 2-7
A Note on Ports, page 2-7
Supported Management Protocols
Chapter 2 Getting Started with Cisco Fabric Manager
Purpose
Provides remote access to the CLI for a Cisco
MDS 9000 switch.
Copies configuration and software images
between devices.
Includes over 70 distinct Management
Information Bases (MIBs). Cisco MDS 9000
Family switches support SNMP version 1, 2, and
3 and RMON V1 and V2. RMON provides
advanced alarm and event management, including
setting thresholds and sending notifications based
on changes in device or network behavior.
By default, the Cisco Fabric Manager
communicates with Cisco MDS 9000 Family
switches using SNMPv3, which provides secure
authentication using encrypted user names and
passwords. SNMPv3 also provides the option to
encrypt all management traffic.
HTTP is only used for the distribution and
installation of the Cisco Fabric Manager software.
It is not used for communication between the
Cisco Fabric Manager and Cisco MDS 9000
Family switches.
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