Cisco Mds 9000 Fabric Manager; Software Configuration Overview - HP Cisco MDS 9216 - Fabric Switch Configuration Manual

Cisco SAN-OS Software Configuration
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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.
For more information on configuring the Cisco MDS switch using the CLI, refer to the Cisco MDS 9000
CLI Configuration Guide.

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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The Cisco Fabric Manager applications are an alternative to the CLI for most switch configuration
commands.
Resource Manager Essentials (RME) versions 3.4 and 3.5 provide support for switches in the Cisco MDS
Note
9000 Family. Device Updates (DU) are available on Cisco.com (http://www.cisco.com/).
Continue reading this book for more information on configuring the Cisco MDS switch using the Cisco
MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager.

Software Configuration Overview

This section provides an overview of the Cisco SAN-OS configuration process and includes the
following topics:
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Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide
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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.
Fabric Manager Web Services—allows operators to monitor MDS events, performance, and
inventory, and perform minor configuration tasks from a remote location using a web browser.
Performance Manager—provides detailed traffic analysis by capturing data with SNMP. This data
is compiled into various graphs and charts that can be viewed with any web browser using Fabric
Manager Web Services.
Basic Configuration, page 1-7
Advanced Configuration, page 1-7
Chapter 1 Product Overview
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