Cisco San-Os Software Configuration; Tools For Software Configuration - HP Cisco MDS 9216 - Fabric Switch Configuration Manual

Chapter 1 Product 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
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. Besides Telnet access, a 10/100BASE-T Ethernet
port provides switch access.
Note Switches in the Cisco MDS 9100 Series do not have a COM1 port (RS-232 serial port).
Refer to the Cisco MDS 9100 Series Hardware Installation Guide.

Cisco SAN-OS Software Configuration

This section describes the tools you can use to configure SAN-OS software, and provides an overview
of the software configuration process with links to the appropriate chapters.
Fabric Manager also manages Cisco MDS 9020 switches running FabricWare 2.1. For more information,
Note
refer to the Cisco MDS 9020 Fabric Switch Configuration Guide and Command Reference.
This section includes the following topics:
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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
SSH
Serial
connection
OL-16184-01, Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.x
Tools for Software Configuration, page 1-5
Software Configuration Overview, page 1-6
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 SAN-OS Software
Default
CLI
Cisco MDS 9000 Family
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 SAN-OS Software Configuration
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RADIUS server
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