Tools For Software Configuration - Cisco AP776A - Nexus Converged Network Switch 5020 Configuration Manual

Chapter 1 Product Overview
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Tools for Software Configuration

You can use one of two configuration management tools to configure your SANs (see
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Figure 1-1
Telnet
connection
CLI
With the CLI, you can type commands at the switch prompt, and the commands are executed when you
press the Enter key. The CLI parser provides command help, command completion, and keyboard
sequences that allow you to access previously executed commands from the buffer history.
Continue reading this document for more information on configuring the Cisco MDS switch using the
CLI.
Cisco MDS 9000 Fabric Manager
The Cisco Fabric Manager is a set of network management tools that supports Secure Simple Network
Management Protocol version 3 (SNMPv3) and legacy versions. The Cisco Fabric Manager applications
are:
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OL-18084-01, Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 4.x
The command-line interface (CLI) can manage Cisco MDS 9000 Family switches using Telnet,
SSH, or a serial connection.
The Cisco MDS 9000 Fabric Manager, a Java-based graphical user interface, can manage Cisco
MDS 9000 Family switches using SNMP.
Tools for Configuring Cisco NX-OS Software
Default
CLI
SSH
Serial
Cisco MDS 9000 Family
Fabric Manager Client—Provides a graphical user interface (GUI) that displays real-time views of
your network fabric, and lets you manage the configuration of Cisco MDS 9000 Family devices and
third-party switches.
Fabric Manager Server—Performs advanced monitoring, troubleshooting, and configuration for
multiple fabrics. It must be started before running the Fabric Manager Client. It can be accessed by
up to 16 Fabric Manager Clients at a time.
Device Manager—Presents two views of a switch.
Device View displays a continuously updated physical representation of the switch
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configuration, and provides access to statistics and configuration information for a single
switch.
– Summary View presents real-time performance statistics of all active interfaces and channels on
the switch for Fibre Channel and IP connections.
Cisco Fabric Manager
(Fabric Manager, Device
Manager, Web Services)
SNMP version 1, 2c or 3
IP
network
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide
Cisco NX-OS Software Configuration
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RADIUS server
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