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S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager Configuration Guide, Release 3.x Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.0(3) Through 3.3(1a)
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S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m THE SPECIFICATIONS AND INFORMATION REGARDING THE PRODUCTS IN THIS MANUAL ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE.
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S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m C O N T E N T S New and Changed Information liii...
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Contents S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Preparing to Configure the Switch Default Login Setup Options...
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Contents S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Upgrading the Management Software 2-36 Upgrading Fabric Manager Server and Fabric Manager Standalone Version Using the Fabric Manager...
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Contents S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Toolbar Logical Domains Pane Filtering...
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Contents S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Installing Fabric Manager Web Server Using Fabric Manager Web Server with SSL Launching Fabric Manager Web Server...
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Contents S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Viewing Trap and Syslog Registration Information 7-38 Configuring Forwarding of Notifications for Events...
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Contents S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Licensing Model 10-2 Licensing High Availability...
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Contents S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Configuring NTP 12-6 Edit an NTP Server or Peer Configuration...
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Contents S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Managing CFS Regions Using Fabric Manager 13-13 Creating CFS Regions...
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Contents S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Non-Disruptive Upgrades on Fabric and Modular Switches 15-12 Preparing for a Non-Disruptive Upgrade on Fabric and Modular Switches...
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Contents S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Managing System Hardware 18-1 C H A P T E R...
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Contents S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m 32-Port Switching Module Configuration Guidelines 20-2 About Interface Modes...
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Contents S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Buffer Credits 20-20 About Buffer-to-Buffer Credits...
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Contents S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Out-of-Service Interfaces 22-7 Buffer Credit Allocation...
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Contents S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m PortChannel Examples 23-2 32-Port Switching Module Configuration Guidelines...
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Contents S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Configuring Domain Parameters 25-1 C H A P T E R...
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Contents S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Fabric Configuration P A R T Configuring and Managing VSANs...
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Contents S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m About DPVM Databases 28-3 Configuring DPVM Config and Pending Databases...
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Contents S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Configuring IVR NAT and IVR Auto Topology 29-12 About AFIDs...
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Contents S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Zoning Example 30-2 Zone Implementation...
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Contents S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m About LUN Zoning 30-36 Configuring a LUN-Based Zone...
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Contents S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m FSPF Examples 32-2 Fault Tolerant Fabric...
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Contents S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing 33-1 C H A P T E R...
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Contents S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m MDS-Specific FICON Advantages 36-3 Fabric Optimization with VSANs...
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Contents S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Assigning a Port Address Name 36-27 About RLIR...
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Contents S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Switch Interoperability 37-8 About Interop Mode...
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Contents S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m About SSH 39-15 About the SSH Server Key Pair...
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Contents S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m SNMP Security Options 41-2 Switch AAA...
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Contents S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m About Users Specifying a TACACS+ Server at Login 41-18 Allowing Users to Specify a TACACS+ Server at Login...
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Contents S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Example IP-ACL Configuration 42-11 Configuring Certificate Authorities and Digital Certificates...
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Contents S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Importingthe CRL 43-36 Maximum Limits...
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Contents S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m SA Establishment Between Peers 44-28 Crypto Map Configuration Guidelines...
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Contents S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Port Security Enforcement 46-2 About Auto-Learning...
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Contents S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Port Security Database Deletion 46-24 Port Security Database Cleanup...
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Contents S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Creating FCIP Profiles 48-16 Creating FCIP Links...
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Contents S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Enabling iSCSI 50-4 Creating iSCSI Interfaces...
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Contents S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Configuring and Activating Zones for iSLB Initiators and Initiator Targets 50-42 Configuring iSLB Session Authentication...
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Contents S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m iSNS Client Registration and Deregistration 50-72 Target Discovery...
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Contents S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Configuring IP Storage 52-1 C H A P T E R...
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Contents S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Gigabit Ethernet IPv4-ACL Guidelines 53-6 Default Settings...
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Contents S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Disabling Intelligent Storage Services 55-5 SCSI Flow Statistics...
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Contents S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Topology Mapping 59-1 Using the Topology Map...
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Contents S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Enabling RMON Alarms for Physical Components 61-6 Managing RMON Events...
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Contents S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m System Message Logging Servers 63-7 Verifying Syslog Servers from Fabric Manager Web Server...
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Contents S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Configuring Fabric Configuration Servers 65-1 C H A P T E R...
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Contents S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m About Configuring Linked Ports 67-3 Operationally Binding a Tracked Port...
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Contents S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Displaying Captured Frames 68-20 Defining Display Filters...
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Contents S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m What do I do if fabric changes are not propagated onto the map (for example, links don't disappear)? 69-8...
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Contents S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m How do I fix a "corrupted jar file"...
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Contents S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager Configuration Guide OL-8007-10, Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.x...
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S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m New and Changed Information This document provides release-specific information for each new and changed feature in Cisco Fabric Manager and Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.x software.
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New and Changed Information S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Table 1 New and Changed Features for Release 3.x Changed...
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New and Changed Information S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Table 1 New and Changed Features for Release 3.x (continued) Changed...
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New and Changed Information S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Table 1 New and Changed Features for Release 3.x (continued) Changed...
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New and Changed Information S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Table 1 New and Changed Features for Release 3.x (continued) Changed...
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New and Changed Information S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Table 1 New and Changed Features for Release 3.x (continued) Changed...
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New and Changed Information S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Table 1 New and Changed Features for Release 3.x (continued) Changed...
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New and Changed Information S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Table 1 New and Changed Features for Release 3.x (continued) Changed...
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New and Changed Information S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Table 1 New and Changed Features for Release 3.x (continued) Changed...
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New and Changed Information S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Table 1 New and Changed Features for Release 3.x (continued) Changed...
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New and Changed Information S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Table 1 New and Changed Features for Release 3.x (continued) Changed...
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New and Changed Information S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager Configuration Guide lxiv OL-8007-10, Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.x...
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S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Preface This preface describes the audience, organization, and conventions of the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Configuration Guides.
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Preface Organization S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Chapter Title Description...
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Preface Organization S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Chapter Title Description...
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Preface Organization S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Chapter Title Description...
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Preface Organization S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Chapter Title Description...
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Preface Document Conventions S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Chapter Title Description...
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Preface Document Conventions S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Screen examples use these conventions: Terminal sessions and information the switch displays are in screen font.
Page 72: Related Documentation, Release Notes, Compatibility Information, Regulatory Compliance And Safety Information, Hardware Installation

Preface Related Documentation S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Related Documentation The documentation set for the Cisco MDS 9000 Family includes the following documents.
Page 73: Cisco Fabric Manager, Intelligent Storage Networking Services Configuration Guides, Troubleshooting And Reference

Preface Related Documentation S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Cisco Fabric Manager •...
Page 74: Obtaining Documentation And Submitting A Service Request, Product Documentation Dvd, Ordering Documentation

Preface Related Documentation S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request For information on obtaining documentation, submitting a service request, and gathering additional information, see the monthly What’s New in Cisco Product Documentation, which also lists all new and...
Page 75: Documentation Feedback, Cisco Product Security Overview, Reporting Security Problems In Cisco Products

Preface Related Documentation S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Documentation Feedback You can rate and provide feedback about Cisco technical documents by completing the online feedback form that appears with the technical documents on Cisco.com.
Page 76: Obtaining Technical Assistance

Preface Related Documentation S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m We encourage you to use Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) or a compatible product (for example, GnuPG) to encrypt any sensitive information that you send to Cisco.
Page 77: Submitting A Service Request, Definitions Of Service Request Severity

Preface Related Documentation S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Submitting a Service Request Using the online TAC Service Request Tool is the fastest way to open S3 and S4 service requests.
Page 78: Obtaining Additional Publications And Information

Preface Related Documentation S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Obtaining Additional Publications and Information Information about Cisco products, technologies, and network solutions is available from various online and printed sources.
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Preface Related Documentation S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m World-class networking training is available from Cisco.
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Preface Related Documentation S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide lxxx OL-16184-01, Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.x...
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S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m A R T Getting Started...
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S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m...
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S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m C H A P T E R Product Overview The Cisco MDS 9000 Family of multilayer directors and fabric switches offers intelligent...
Page 84: Chapter 1 Product Overview, Cisco Mds 9500 Series Multilayer Directors

Chapter 1 Product Overview Hardware Overview S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Cisco Fabric Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem –...
Page 85: Cisco Mds 9200 Series Fabric Switches, Cisco Mds 9216i Multiprotocol Fabric Switch

Chapter 1 Product Overview Hardware Overview S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Refer to the Cisco MDS 9500 Series Hardware Installation Guide.
Page 86: Cisco Mds 9100 Series Fixed Configuration Fabric Switches

Chapter 1 Product Overview Hardware Overview S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m 32-port Storage Services Module •...
Page 87: Cisco San-os Software Configuration, Tools For Software Configuration

Chapter 1 Product Overview Cisco SAN-OS Software Configuration S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m These fixed configuration switches are packaged in 1 RU enclosures and provide 1-Gbps, 2-Gbps, 4-Gbps, or 10 Gbps autosensing Fibre Channel ports.
Page 88: Cisco Mds 9000 Fabric Manager, Software Configuration Overview

Chapter 1 Product Overview Cisco SAN-OS Software Configuration S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m With the CLI, you can type commands at the switch prompt, and the commands are executed when you press the Enter key.
Page 89: Basic Configuration, Advanced Configuration

Chapter 1 Product Overview Cisco SAN-OS Software Configuration S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Basic Configuration These sections contain the minimum information you need to get your switch up and running.
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Chapter 1 Product Overview Cisco SAN-OS Software Configuration S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m SAN device virtualization (Chapter 27, “SAN Device Virtualization”)
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Chapter 1 Product Overview Cisco SAN-OS Software Configuration S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m RMON (Chapter 61, “Configuring RMON”)
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Chapter 1 Product Overview Cisco SAN-OS Software Configuration S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide 1-10 OL-16184-01, Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.x...
Page 93: Starting A Switch In The Cisco Mds 9000 Family

S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m C H A P T E R Installation of Cisco MDS SAN-OS and Fabric Manager...
Page 94: C H A P T E R 2 Installation Of Cisco Mds San-os And Fabric Manager

Chapter 2 Installation of Cisco MDS SAN-OS and Fabric Manager Initial Setup Routine S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m The console port is physically connected to a computer terminal (or terminal server).
Page 95: Default Login, Setup Options

Chapter 2 Installation of Cisco MDS SAN-OS and Fabric Manager Initial Setup Routine S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Destination prefix, destination prefix subnet mask, and next hop IP address, if you want to –...
Page 96: Assigning Setup Information, Configuring Out-of-band Management

Chapter 2 Installation of Cisco MDS SAN-OS and Fabric Manager Initial Setup Routine S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Figure 2-1 Management Access to Switches Router...
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Chapter 2 Installation of Cisco MDS SAN-OS and Fabric Manager Initial Setup Routine S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m If a password is trivial (short, easy to decipher), your password configuration is rejected.
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Chapter 2 Installation of Cisco MDS SAN-OS and Fabric Manager Initial Setup Routine S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m SNMP community string: snmp_community Enter a name for the switch.
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Chapter 2 Installation of Cisco MDS SAN-OS and Fabric Manager Initial Setup Routine S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Enter yes (yes is the default) to configure the default network (recommended).
Page 100: Configuring In-band Management

Chapter 2 Installation of Cisco MDS SAN-OS and Fabric Manager Initial Setup Routine S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Permits traffic flow to all members of the default zone.
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Chapter 2 Installation of Cisco MDS SAN-OS and Fabric Manager Initial Setup Routine S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m You can configure both in-band and out-of-band configuration together by entering Yes in both Step 9c Note...
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Chapter 2 Installation of Cisco MDS SAN-OS and Fabric Manager Initial Setup Routine S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Enter no (yes is the default) at the configuration prompt to configure out-of-band management.
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Chapter 2 Installation of Cisco MDS SAN-OS and Fabric Manager Initial Setup Routine S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Configure NTP server? (yes/no) [n]: no Enter shut (shut is the default) to configure the default switch port interface to the shut state.
Page 104: Using The Setup Command, Accessing The Switch

Chapter 2 Installation of Cisco MDS SAN-OS and Fabric Manager Accessing the Switch S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Caution If you do not save the configuration at this point, none of your changes are updated the next time the switch is rebooted.
Page 105: Where Do You Go Next?, About Cisco Fabric Manager

Chapter 2 Installation of Cisco MDS SAN-OS and Fabric Manager Where Do You Go Next? S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Figure 2-2 Switch Access Options Router...
Page 106: Fabric Manager Server, Fabric Manager Client, Fabric Manager Server Proxy Services

Chapter 2 Installation of Cisco MDS SAN-OS and Fabric Manager About Cisco Fabric Manager S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Fabric Manager Server The Fabric Manager Server component must be started before running Fabric Manager.
Page 107: Device Manager, Performance Manager, Fabric Manager Web Server, Cisco Mds 9000 Switch Management

Chapter 2 Installation of Cisco MDS SAN-OS and Fabric Manager Cisco MDS 9000 Switch Management S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Select the Connections tab and click LAN Settings.
Page 108: Storage Management Solutions Architecture

Chapter 2 Installation of Cisco MDS SAN-OS and Fabric Manager Cisco MDS 9000 Switch Management S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Table 2-1 Supported Management Protocols (continued) Management Protocol...
Page 109: In-band Management And Out-of-band Management, Mgmt0, Ipfc

Chapter 2 Installation of Cisco MDS SAN-OS and Fabric Manager Cisco MDS 9000 Switch Management S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Device management provides tools to configure and manage a device within a system or a fabric.
Page 110: Installing The Management Software, Before You Install

Chapter 2 Installation of Cisco MDS SAN-OS and Fabric Manager Installing the Management Software S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Installing the Management Software To install the software for the first time, or if you want to update or reinstall the software, access the supervisor module with a web browser.
Page 111: Supported Software

Chapter 2 Installation of Cisco MDS SAN-OS and Fabric Manager Installing the Management Software S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Supported Software Note For the latest information on supported softare, refer to the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for...
Page 112: Minimum Hardware Requirements, Upgrading Fabric Manager In Cisco San-os Releases Prior To 3.1(2b)

Chapter 2 Installation of Cisco MDS SAN-OS and Fabric Manager Installing the Management Software S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Minimum Hardware Requirements For a PC running Fabric Manager Server on large fabrics (1000 or more end devices), we recommend you use a Dual Core/Dual CPU high-speed system with 2 GB of RAM and 10 GB of free disk space.
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Chapter 2 Installation of Cisco MDS SAN-OS and Fabric Manager Installing the Management Software S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m We recommend the Oracle Database 10g Express option for all users who are running Performance Note Manager on large fabrics (1000 or more end devices).
Page 114: Installing Postgresql

Chapter 2 Installation of Cisco MDS SAN-OS and Fabric Manager Installing the Management Software S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Installing PostgreSQL If you choose to install PostgreSQL, you must disable any security software you are running, as Note...
Page 115: Increasing Udp Buffer Size, Database Backup And Restore-postgres

Chapter 2 Installation of Cisco MDS SAN-OS and Fabric Manager Installing the Management Software S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m The installer does not permit any password less than six characters.
Page 116: Backup, Restore, Importing Pm Statitics Data To Fabric Manager, Installing Fabric Manager

Chapter 2 Installation of Cisco MDS SAN-OS and Fabric Manager Installing the Management Software S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/interactive/app-pgdump.html Backup dump file represents a snapshot of database at the time of backup.
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Chapter 2 Installation of Cisco MDS SAN-OS and Fabric Manager Installing the Management Software S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m To download the software from Cisco.com, go to the following website: http://cisco.com/cgi-bin/tablebuild.pl/mds-fm To install Fabric Manager on Solaris, follow these steps:...
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Chapter 2 Installation of Cisco MDS SAN-OS and Fabric Manager Installing the Management Software S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Figure 2-3 Welcome to the Management Software Setup Wizard Click Next to begin the installation.
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Chapter 2 Installation of Cisco MDS SAN-OS and Fabric Manager Installing the Management Software S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Fabric Manager Standalone is a single application containing Fabric Manager Client and a local Note version of Fabric Manager Server bundled together.
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Chapter 2 Installation of Cisco MDS SAN-OS and Fabric Manager Installing the Management Software S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Figure 2-6 User Options Dialog Box Enter a user name and password and click Next.
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Chapter 2 Installation of Cisco MDS SAN-OS and Fabric Manager Installing the Management Software S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Figure 2-8 Configuration Options Dialog Box for Fabric Manager Standalone Check the FC Alias and SNMPv3 check boxes as desired and click Install if you are installing Fabric...
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Chapter 2 Installation of Cisco MDS SAN-OS and Fabric Manager Installing the Management Software S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m If you check the Use HTTPS Web Server check box, the Web Server Port field is grayed out Note and the default port is 443.
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Chapter 2 Installation of Cisco MDS SAN-OS and Fabric Manager Installing the Management Software S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Figure 2-11 Install Complete Note...
Page 124: Creating Startup Files In Solaris, Installing Device Manager

Chapter 2 Installation of Cisco MDS SAN-OS and Fabric Manager Installing the Management Software S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Creating Startup Files in Solaris The Postgre SQL and Fabric Manager does not automatically start-up in Solaris after the installation.
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Chapter 2 Installation of Cisco MDS SAN-OS and Fabric Manager Installing the Management Software S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Figure 2-13 Welcome to the Management Software Setup Wizard Window Click Next to begin the Installation.
Page 126: Creating Fm/dm Shortcut Manually

Chapter 2 Installation of Cisco MDS SAN-OS and Fabric Manager Installing the Management Software S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Figure 2-15 Install Complete Click Finish to close the Cisco Device Manager Installer window.
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Chapter 2 Installation of Cisco MDS SAN-OS and Fabric Manager Installing the Management Software S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Figure 2-16 Java Control Panel Dialog Box Step 2...
Page 128: Upgrading The Management Software

Chapter 2 Installation of Cisco MDS SAN-OS and Fabric Manager Upgrading the Management Software S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Figure 2-18 Shortcut Menu Upgrading the Management Software...
Page 129: Upgrading Fabric Manager Server And Fabric Manager Standalone Version Using The Fabric Manager Update Installer

Chapter 2 Installation of Cisco MDS SAN-OS and Fabric Manager Upgrading Fabric Manager Server and Fabric Manager Standalone Version Using the Fabric Manager Update S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Upgrading Fabric Manager Server and Fabric Manager Standalone Version Using the Fabric Manager Update Installer As of Release 3.3.1a, the Cisco MDS 9000 Fabric Manager Update Installer can be used to:...
Page 130: Integrating Cisco Fabric Manager With Other Management Tools, Running Fabric Manager Behind A Firewall

Chapter 2 Installation of Cisco MDS SAN-OS and Fabric Manager Integrating Cisco Fabric Manager with Other Management Tools S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Integrating Cisco Fabric Manager with Other Management Tools You can use Fabric Manager, Device Manager, and Performance Manager with other management tools.
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Chapter 2 Installation of Cisco MDS SAN-OS and Fabric Manager Running Fabric Manager Behind a Firewall S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m The following table lists all ports used by Fabric Manager applications: Communication Type...
Page 132: Uninstalling The Management Software

Chapter 2 Installation of Cisco MDS SAN-OS and Fabric Manager Uninstalling the Management Software S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m 8092 deploy/jms/oil2-service.
Page 133: Fabric Manager Server Overview, Fabric Manager Server Features

S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m C H A P T E R Fabric Manager Server Fabric Manager Server is a platform for advanced MDS monitoring, troubleshooting, and configuration...
Page 134: Chapter 3 Fabric Manager Server, Installing And Configuring Fabric Manager Server

Chapter 3 Fabric Manager Server Installing and Configuring Fabric Manager Server S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m The unlicensed Cisco Fabric Manager can only monitor and configure one fabric at a time.
Page 135: Unlicensed Versus Licensed Fabric Manager Server, Installing Fabric Manager Web Server, Verifying Performance Manager Collections

Chapter 3 Fabric Manager Server Managing a Fabric Manager Server Fabric S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Manager Server IP address text box, click Options to expand the list of configuration options.
Page 136: Selecting A Fabric To Manage Continuously

Chapter 3 Fabric Manager Server Managing a Fabric Manager Server Fabric S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Selecting a Fabric to Manage Continuously When you quit the Fabric Manager Client, you are prompted as to whether or not you would like to have Fabric Manager Server continuously manage that fabric.
Page 137: Fabric Manager Server Properties File

Chapter 3 Fabric Manager Server Fabric Manager Server Properties File S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m 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.
Page 138: Modifying Fabric Manager Server, Adding Or Removing Fabric Manager Server Users

Chapter 3 Fabric Manager Server Modifying Fabric Manager Server S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m server.callhome.smtphost—Specifies the SMTP host address for outbound e-mail.
Page 139: Changing The Fabric Manager Server User Name And Password

Chapter 3 Fabric Manager Server Modifying Fabric Manager Server S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Figure 3-2 FM User Dialog Box Set the user name and password for the new user and then click Apply.
Page 140: Using Device Aliases Or Fc Aliases, Saving Device Aliases To The Switch

Chapter 3 Fabric Manager Server Modifying Fabric Manager Server S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m To change the polling period or full fabric rediscovery setting used by Fabric Manager Server using Fabric Manager, follow these steps: Choose Server >...
Page 141: Fabric Manager Authentication Overview

S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m C H A P T E R Authentication in Fabric Manager Fabric Manager contains interdependent software components that communicate with the switches in...
Page 142: C H A P T E R 4 Authentication In Fabric Manager

Chapter 4 Authentication in Fabric Manager Fabric Manager Authentication Overview S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Figure 4-1 Fabric Manager Authentication Example AAA server...
Page 143: Best Practices For Discovering A Fabric, Setting Up Discovery For A Fabric

Chapter 4 Authentication in Fabric Manager Best Practices for Discovering a Fabric S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Best Practices for Discovering a Fabric Fabric Manager Server monitors multiple physical fabrics under the same user interface.
Page 144: Performance Manager Authentication

Chapter 4 Authentication in Fabric Manager Performance Manager Authentication S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Performance Manager Authentication Performance Manager uses the user name and password information stored in the Fabric Manager Server database.
Page 145: Fabric Manager Web Server Authentication

Chapter 4 Authentication in Fabric Manager Fabric Manager Web Server Authentication S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Choose Performance >...
Page 146: Fabric Manager Web Server Authentication

Chapter 4 Authentication in Fabric Manager Fabric Manager Web Server Authentication S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager Configuration Guide OL-8007-10, Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.x...
Page 147: About Fabric Manager Client

S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m C H A P T E R Fabric Manager Client Cisco Fabric Manager Client is a java-based GUI application that provides access to the Fabric Manager...
Page 148: Chapter 5 Fabric Manager Client, Fabric Manager Advanced Mode

Chapter 5 Fabric Manager Client Launching Fabric Manager Client in Cisco SAN-OS Release 3.2(1) and Later S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Fabric Manager Advanced Mode Advanced mode is enabled by default and provides the full suite of Fabric Manager features, including security, IVR, iSCSI, and FICON.
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Chapter 5 Fabric Manager Client Launching Fabric Manager Client in Cisco SAN-OS Release 3.2(1) and Later S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Enter your user name and password and click Login.
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Chapter 5 Fabric Manager Client Launching Fabric Manager Client in Cisco SAN-OS Release 3.2(1) and Later S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m When the software is installed and icons are created on your desktop, double-click the Fabric Manager Step 6 icon to launch Fabric Manager.
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Chapter 5 Fabric Manager Client Launching Fabric Manager Client in Cisco SAN-OS Release 3.2(1) and Later S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Choose the Auth-Privacy option according to the privacy protocol you have configured on your switch: Step 12 If you have not configured the switch with a privacy protocol, then choose Auth-Privacy option MD5...
Page 152: Fabric Manager Client Quick Tour

Chapter 5 Fabric Manager Client Fabric Manager Client Quick Tour S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Changes made using Fabric Manager are applied to the running configuration of the switches Note that you are managing.
Page 153: Menu Bar

Chapter 5 Fabric Manager Client Fabric Manager Client Quick Tour S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Status Bar (right side)—Shows the last entry displayed by the discovery process and the possible error message.
Page 154: Toolbar

Chapter 5 Fabric Manager Client Fabric Manager Client Quick Tour S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Toolbar The Fabric Manager main toolbar provides icons for accessing the most commonly used menu bar options as shown in...
Page 155: Logical Domains Pane

Chapter 5 Fabric Manager Client Fabric Manager Client Quick Tour S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Table 5-1 Fabric Manager Client Main Toolbar (continued) Icon...
Page 156: Filtering, Physical Attributes Pane, Information Pane

Chapter 5 Fabric Manager Client Fabric Manager Client Quick Tour S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m To change the fabric name using Fabric Manager, follow these steps: Step 1 Choose Server >...
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Chapter 5 Fabric Manager Client Fabric Manager Client Quick Tour S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Table 5-2 Information Pane Toolbar Icon...
Page 158: Detachable Tables, Fabric Pane

Chapter 5 Fabric Manager Client Fabric Manager Client Quick Tour S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Detachable Tables Detachable tables in Fabric Manager let you detach tables and move them to different areas on your desktop so that you can compare similar tables from different VSANs.
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Chapter 5 Fabric Manager Client Fabric Manager Client Quick Tour S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Table 5-3 Fabric Manager Graphics (continued) Icon or Graphic...
Page 160: Context Menus, Saving The Map

Chapter 5 Fabric Manager Client Fabric Manager Client Quick Tour S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Collapse loops •...
Page 161: Purging Down Elements, Multiple Fabric Display

Chapter 5 Fabric Manager Client Fabric Manager Client Quick Tour S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Purging Down Elements The Fabric pane allows you to refresh the map at any time by clicking the Refresh Map icon.
Page 162: Filtering By Groups

Chapter 5 Fabric Manager Client Fabric Manager Client Quick Tour S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m The Fabric view tab for fabric 172.23.46.152.
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Chapter 5 Fabric Manager Client Fabric Manager Client Quick Tour S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Use the arrows to move additional switches or end ports from the Available column to the Selected Step 3 column.
Page 164: Status Bar, Setting Fabric Manager Preferences

Chapter 5 Fabric Manager Client Setting Fabric Manager Preferences S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Status Bar The status bar at the bottom of the Fabric Manager window shows the last entry displayed by the discovery process, and the possible error message on the right side.
Page 165: Network Fabric Discovery

Chapter 5 Fabric Manager Client Network Fabric Discovery S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m The default SNMP preferences for Fabric Manager are as follows: Retry request 1 time(s) after 5 sec timeout—You can set the retry value to 0-5, and the timeout value •...
Page 166: Modifying The Device Grouping, Using Alias Names As Enclosures

Chapter 5 Fabric Manager Client Modifying the Device Grouping S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m database and collected using the Fabric Configuration Server’s request/response mechanisms that are defined by the FC-GS-3/4 standard.
Page 167: Controlling Administrator Access With Users And Roles, Using Fabric Manager Wizards

Chapter 5 Fabric Manager Client Controlling Administrator Access with Users and Roles S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Figure 5-11 Alias Enclosure Click the Apply Changes icon to save these changes.
Page 168: Fabric Manager Troubleshooting Tools

Chapter 5 Fabric Manager Client Fabric Manager Troubleshooting Tools S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m DPVM—Establishes dynamic port VSAN membership, enables autolearning, and activates the •...
Page 169: Device Manager Overview, Device Manager Features

S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m C H A P T E R Device Manager This chapter contains descriptions of, and instructions for using, the Cisco MDS 9000 Device Manager.
Page 170: Chapter 6 Device Manager, Launching Device Manager, Using Device Manager

Chapter 6 Device Manager Launching Device Manager S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m View chassis, module, port status, and statistics.
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Chapter 6 Device Manager Using Device Manager S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Figure 6-1 Device Manager, Device Tab Menu bar...
Page 172: Toolbar Icons, Menu Bar

Chapter 6 Device Manager Using Device Manager S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Menu Bar The menu bar at the top of the Device Manager main window provides options for managing and troubleshooting a single switch.
Page 173: Dialog Boxes, Tabs

Chapter 6 Device Manager Using Device Manager S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Table 6-1 Device Manager Main Toolbar (continued) Icon...
Page 174: Legend

Chapter 6 Device Manager Using Device Manager S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Legend The legend at the bottom right of the Device Manager indicates port status, as follows: Colors...
Page 175: Supervisor And Switching Modules, Context Menus

Chapter 6 Device Manager Using Device Manager S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Supervisor and Switching Modules In the Device View, you can right-click an object and get information on it, or configure it.
Page 176: Setting Device Manager Preferences

Chapter 6 Device Manager Setting Device Manager Preferences S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Setting Device Manager Preferences To set your preferences for the behavior of the Device Manager application, choose Device >...
Page 177: Fabric Manager Web Server Overview

S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m C H A P T E R Fabric Manager Web Server With Fabric Manager Web Server you can monitor Cisco MDS switch events, performance, and...
Page 178: Navigating Fabric Manager Web Server

Chapter 7 Fabric Manager Web Server Navigating Fabric Manager Web Server S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m You see Fabric Manager Web Server as shown in Figure 7-1.
Page 179: Chapter 7 Fabric Manager Web Server, Installing Fabric Manager Web Server

Chapter 7 Fabric Manager Web Server Installing Fabric Manager Web Server S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Table Filtering and Navigation You can filter the display of some tables to view subsets of the information.
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Chapter 7 Fabric Manager Web Server Installing Fabric Manager Web Server S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Optionally, enter the IP address or host name of the supervisor module running Cisco MDS SAN-OS in Step 1 the Location or Address field of your browser.
Page 181: Using Fabric Manager Web Server With Ssl

Chapter 7 Fabric Manager Web Server Installing Fabric Manager Web Server S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Using Fabric Manager Web Server with SSL Fabric Manager Web Server uses TCP port 80 by default.
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Chapter 7 Fabric Manager Web Server Installing Fabric Manager Web Server S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m For Verisign.com commercial certificates, go to: Step 6 http://www.verisign.com/support/install/intermediate.html...
Page 183: Launching Fabric Manager Web Server

Chapter 7 Fabric Manager Web Server Launching Fabric Manager Web Server S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m port="443"...
Page 184: Health

Chapter 7 Fabric Manager Web Server Health S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Figure 7-2 Fabric Manager Web Server Login Dialog Box Enter your user name and password.
Page 185: Viewing Summary Information, Viewing Fabric Information

Chapter 7 Fabric Manager Web Server Health S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Viewing Summary Information To view a summary of events and problems using Fabric Manager Web Server, follow these steps: Choose Health >...
Page 186: Viewing Syslog Information

Chapter 7 Fabric Manager Web Server Health S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Choose Health >...
Page 187: Viewing Analysis Reports

Chapter 7 Fabric Manager Web Server Health S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Figure 7-5 Syslog Tab Step 2...
Page 188: Performance

Chapter 7 Fabric Manager Web Server Performance S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Fabric Configuration—The fabric configuration analysis compares multiple switches to a specific •...
Page 189: Viewing Performance Summary Information

Chapter 7 Fabric Manager Web Server Performance S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Flows—Shows a detailed list of host-to-storage traffic.
Page 190: Viewing Performance Information For End Devices

Chapter 7 Fabric Manager Web Server Performance S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Click a pie chart (Hosts, Storage, or ISLs) to go to the appropriate performance table.
Page 191: Viewing Performance Information For Isls

Chapter 7 Fabric Manager Web Server Performance S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Select the Host Enclosures type filter and then click a link in the Name column to display the •...
Page 192: Viewing Performance Information For Flows

Chapter 7 Fabric Manager Web Server Performance S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Viewing Performance Information for Flows To view host and storage traffic using Fabric Manager Web Server, follow these steps: Choose Performance >...
Page 193: Viewing Performance Information For Gige Ports, Viewing Other Statistics

Chapter 7 Fabric Manager Web Server Performance S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Viewing Performance Information for GigE Ports To view GigE ports using Fabric Manager Web Server, follow these steps: Choose Performance >...
Page 194: Viewing Detailed Traffic Information

Chapter 7 Fabric Manager Web Server Performance S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Figure 7-12 Others Tab Step 2...
Page 195: Viewing Predicted Future Performance, Using The Default Values

Chapter 7 Fabric Manager Web Server Performance S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Figure 7-13 Traffic Analyzer Tab Step 2...
Page 196: Using Your Own Values

Chapter 7 Fabric Manager Web Server Performance S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Scope—entire SAN •...
Page 197: Viewing Switch Bandwidth

Chapter 7 Fabric Manager Web Server Performance S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Enter the number of ISLs, hosts, storage devices, or flows for which you want to make the prediction.
Page 198: Inventory, Viewing Detailed Information For Vsans

Chapter 7 Fabric Manager Web Server Inventory S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Inventory The Inventory tab shows an inventory of the selected SAN, fabric, or switch.
Page 199: Viewing Detailed Information For Switches

Chapter 7 Fabric Manager Web Server Inventory S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Select one of the fabrics to display VSAN inventory information for that fabric.
Page 200: Viewing License Information, Viewing Detailed Information For Modules

Chapter 7 Fabric Manager Web Server Inventory S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Viewing License Information To view license information for switches using Fabric Manager Web Server, follow these steps: Choose Inventory >...
Page 201: Viewing Detailed Information For End Devices

Chapter 7 Fabric Manager Web Server Inventory S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Figure 7-19 Modules Tab Step 2...
Page 202: Viewing Detailed Information For Isls

Chapter 7 Fabric Manager Web Server Inventory S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Figure 7-20 End Devices Tab Step 2...
Page 203: Viewing Detailed Information For Zones

Chapter 7 Fabric Manager Web Server Inventory S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Figure 7-21 ISLs Tab Step 2...
Page 204: Viewing Summary Inventory Information

Chapter 7 Fabric Manager Web Server Inventory S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Figure 7-22 Zones Tab Step 2...
Page 205: Custom, Creating A Custom Report Template

Chapter 7 Fabric Manager Web Server Custom S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Figure 7-23 Summary Tab Step 2...
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Chapter 7 Fabric Manager Web Server Custom S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m and schedule a report of your fabric based on this template immediately or at a later time.
Page 207: Viewing Custom Reports By Template, Generating Custom Reports By Template

Chapter 7 Fabric Manager Web Server Custom S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Viewing Custom Reports by Template Reports you generate are saved by Fabric Manager Server and are viewable by choosing Custom >...
Page 208: Modifying A Custom Report Template

Chapter 7 Fabric Manager Web Server Custom S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Figure 7-26 Generate Custom Report Tab Step 3...
Page 209: Viewing Scheduled Jobs By Report Template

Chapter 7 Fabric Manager Web Server Custom S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m You see the current information that this report gathers.
Page 210: Admin

Chapter 7 Fabric Manager Web Server Admin S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Figure 7-28 Scheduled Jobs Table Step 2...
Page 211: Recovering A Web Server Password, Starting, Restarting, And Stopping Services

Chapter 7 Fabric Manager Web Server Admin S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Recovering a Web Server Password Fabric Manager Web Server user passwords are encrypted and stored locally on the workstation where you installed Web Server.
Page 212: Adding, Editing, And Removing Managed Fabrics

Chapter 7 Fabric Manager Web Server Admin S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Figure 7-29 Fabric Manager Services Status Select the service(s) you want to start, restart, or stop.
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Chapter 7 Fabric Manager Web Server Admin S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Figure 7-30 List of Fabrics Managed by Fabric Manager Server Click Add.
Page 214: Viewing Trap And Syslog Registration Information

Chapter 7 Fabric Manager Web Server Admin S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Choose Admin >...
Page 215: Configuring Forwarding Of Notifications For Events

Chapter 7 Fabric Manager Web Server Admin S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Figure 7-33 Registration Screen Step 4...
Page 216: Viewing And Disconnecting Clients

Chapter 7 Fabric Manager Web Server Admin S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Figure 7-34 Add Notification Dialog Box Step 4...
Page 217: Configuring Fabric Manager Server Preferences, Adding And Removing Communities

Chapter 7 Fabric Manager Web Server Admin S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Figure 7-35 List of Clients Step 3...
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Chapter 7 Fabric Manager Web Server Admin S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Figure 7-36 Add Community Dialog Box Step 4...
Page 219: Configuring Aaa Information, Adding And Removing Users

Chapter 7 Fabric Manager Web Server Admin S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Check the check box next to the community you want to remove and click Remove.
Page 220: Adding And Removing Roles

Chapter 7 Fabric Manager Web Server Admin S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Figure 7-39 Add User Dialog Box Step 4...
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Chapter 7 Fabric Manager Web Server Admin S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Figure 7-40 Local Roles Page Step 3...
Page 222: Creating Performance Collections

Chapter 7 Fabric Manager Web Server Admin S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m To remove a role using Fabric Manager Web Server, follow these steps: Step 1 Choose Admin >...
Page 223: Configuring Other Statistics

Chapter 7 Fabric Manager Web Server Admin S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Click Add.
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Chapter 7 Fabric Manager Web Server Admin S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Figure 7-44 Others Page Step 3...
Page 225: Configuring Collection Thresholds

Chapter 7 Fabric Manager Web Server Admin S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Configuring Collection Thresholds To configure collection thresholds using Fabric Manager Web Server, follow these steps: Choose Admin >...
Page 226: Configuring The Rrd Database

Chapter 7 Fabric Manager Web Server Admin S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m To configure conditions for sending Warning notifications, check the Send Warning check box.
Page 227: Viewing Log Information, Download, Downloading Fabric Manager Client

Chapter 7 Fabric Manager Web Server Download S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Click Apply to apply your changes, or click Defaults to reset the file sizes to the default values.
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Chapter 7 Fabric Manager Web Server Download S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager Configuration Guide 7-52 OL-8007-10, Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.x...
Page 229: Performance Manager Architecture

S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m C H A P T E R Performance Manager The primary purpose of Fabric Manager is to manage the network.
Page 230: Chapter 8 Performance Manager, Data Interpolation, Data Collection, Using Performance Thresholds

Chapter 8 Performance Manager Performance Manager Architecture S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Data Interpolation One of the unique features of Performance Manager is its ability to interpolate data when statistical polling results are missing or delayed.
Page 231: Flow Setup Wizards, Flow Statistics Configuration

Chapter 8 Performance Manager Flow Statistics Configuration S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Figure 8-1 Baseline Threshold Example Two thresholds per throughput...
Page 232: About Flow Statistics, Counting Flow Statistics

Chapter 8 Performance Manager Flow Statistics Configuration S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m About Flow Statistics, page 8-4 •...
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Chapter 8 Performance Manager Flow Statistics Configuration S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m If you are managing your fabrics with Performance Manager, you need to set up an initial set of Note flows and collections on the fabric.
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Chapter 8 Performance Manager Flow Statistics Configuration S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Figure 8-4 Review Traffic Flows Dialog Box Remove any flows you are not interested in.
Page 235: Understanding Span

S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m C H A P T E R Cisco Traffic Analyzer Cisco Traffic Analyzer is a version of network top (ntop) software that is modified to support Fibre...
Page 236: Chapter 9 Cisco Traffic Analyzer, Using Cisco Traffic Analyzer With Performance Manager

Chapter 9 Cisco Traffic Analyzer Using Cisco Traffic Analyzer with Performance Manager S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Using Cisco Traffic Analyzer with Performance Manager Performance Manager works in conjunction with Cisco Traffic Analyzer to monitor and manage the traffic on your fabric.
Page 237: Understanding Cisco Traffic Analyzer, Installing Cisco Traffic Analyzer

Chapter 9 Cisco Traffic Analyzer Installing Cisco Traffic Analyzer S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m Understanding Cisco Traffic Analyzer Performance Manager collects Fibre Channel level performance statistics using SNMP to access counters on Cisco MDS 9000 Family switches.
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Chapter 9 Cisco Traffic