Fabric Manager Server Overview; Fabric Manager Server Features - HP Cisco MDS 9216 - Fabric Switch Configuration Manual

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Fabric Manager Server
Fabric Manager Server is a platform for advanced MDS monitoring, troubleshooting, and configuration
capabilities. No additional software needs to be installed. The server capabilities are an integral part of
the Cisco Fabric Manager software.
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Fabric Manager Server Overview

Install Cisco Fabric Manager Server on a computer that you want to provide centralized MDS
management services and performance monitoring. SNMP operations are used to efficiently collect
fabric information. The Cisco Fabric Manager software, including the server components, requires about
60 MB of hard disk space on your workstation. Cisco Fabric Manager Server runs on Windows 2000,
Windows 2003, Windows XP, Solaris 8 and 10, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS Release 4.
Each computer configured as a Cisco Fabric Manager Server can monitor multiple Fibre Channel SAN
fabrics. Up to 16 clients (by default) can connect to a single Cisco Fabric Manager Server concurrently.
The Cisco Fabric Manager Clients can also connect directly to an MDS switch in fabrics that are not
monitored by a Cisco Fabric Manager Server, which ensures you can manage any of your MDS devices
from a single console.

Fabric Manager Server Features

Cisco Fabric Manager Server has the following features:
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OL-8007-10, Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.x
Fabric Manager Server Overview, page 3-1
Fabric Manager Server Features, page 3-1
Installing and Configuring Fabric Manager Server, page 3-2
Managing a Fabric Manager Server Fabric, page 3-3
Fabric Manager Server Properties File, page 3-5
Modifying Fabric Manager Server, page 3-6
Multiple fabric management— Fabric Manager Server monitors multiple physical fabrics under
the same user interface. This facilitates managing redundant fabrics. A licensed Fabric Manager
Server maintains up-to-date discovery information on all configured fabrics so device status and
interconnections are immediately available when you open the Fabric Manager Client.
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