HP Cisco MDS 9216 - Fabric Switch Configuration Manual page 119

Chapter 2 Installation of Cisco MDS SAN-OS and 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
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Step 8 Select an installation folder on your workstation for Fabric Manager. On Windows, the default location
is C:\Program Files\Cisco Systems\MDS 9000. On a UNIX (Solaris or Linux) machine, the installation
path name is /usr/local/cisco_mds9000 or $HOME/cisco_mds9000, depending on the permissions of
the user doing the installation.
Click Next.
Step 9
You see the Database Options dialog box shown in
Figure 2-5
Step 10 Click the radio button for either Install PostgreSQL or Use existing DB to specify which database you
want to use.
If you choose Install PostgreSQL, accept the defaults and enter a password. The PostgreSQL database
will be installed.
Note If you choose to install PostgreSQL, you must disable any security software you are running, as
PostgreSQL may not install certain folders or users.
Note Before you install PostgreSQL, remove the cygwin/bin from your environment variable path if Cygwin
is running on your system.
If you select Use existing DB, click the radio button for either PostgreSQL 8.1/8.2 or Oracle10g.
Step 11
Click Next in the Database Options dialog box.
Step 12
You see the User Options dialog box shown in
OL-8007-10, Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.x
Fabric Manager Standalone is a single application containing Fabric Manager Client and a local
version of Fabric Manager Server bundled together. Fabric Manager Standalone allows you to
discover and monitor the immediate fabric.
Database Options Dialog Box
Figure 2-5.
Figure 2-6.
Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager Configuration Guide
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