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Fabric Manager Server Properties File

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Step 2 Select one of the following Admin options:
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Step 3 Click Apply.
If you are collecting data on these fabrics using Performance Manager, you should now configure flows
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and define the data collections. These procedures are described in
Fabric Manager Server Properties File
The Fabric Manager Server properties file (MDS 9000\server.properties) contains a list of properties
that determine how the Fabric Manager Server will function. You can edit this file with a text editor, or
you can set the properties through the Fabric Manager Web Services GUI, under the Admin tab.
Note As of Cisco NX-OS Release 4.1(1b) and later, you can optionally encrypt the password in the
server.properties and the AAA.properties files.
The server properties file contains these nine general sections:
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The following are new or changed server properties for Fabric Manager Release 3.x:
Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager Configuration Guide
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You can pre-configure a user name and password to manage fabrics. In this instance, you should
use a local switch account, not a TACACS+ server.
Manage Continuously—The fabric is automatically managed when Fabric Manager Server starts
and continues to be managed until this option is changed to Unmanage.
Manage—The fabric is managed by Fabric Manager Server until there are no instances of Fabric
Manager viewing the fabric.
Unmanage—Fabric Manager Server stops managing this fabric.
GENERAL—Contains the general settings for the server.
SNMP SPECIFIC—Contains the settings for SNMP requests, responses, and traps.
SNMP PROXY SERVER SPECIFIC—Contains the settings for SNMP proxy server configuration
and TCP port designation.
GLOBAL FABRIC—Contains the settings for fabrics, such as discovery and loading.
CLIENT SESSION—Contains the settings for Fabric Manager Clients that can log into the server.
EVENTS—Contains the settings for syslog messages.
PERFORMANCE CHART—Contains the settings for defining the end time to generate a
Performance Manager chart.
EMC CALL HOME—Contains the settings for the forwarding of traps as XML data using e-mail,
according to EMC specifications.
EVENT FORWARD SETUP—Contains the settings for forwarding events logged by Cisco Fabric
Manager Server through e-mail.
Chapter 3 Fabric Manager Server
Chapter 8, "Performance Manager."
OL-17256-03, Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 4.x