Starting A Switch In The Cisco Mds 9000 Family - HP Cisco MDS 9216 - Fabric Switch Configuration Manual

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Installation of Cisco MDS SAN-OS and Fabric
Manager
The Cisco Fabric Manager is a set of network management tools that supports Secure Simple Network
Management Protocol version 3 (SNMPv3). It provides a graphical user interface (GUI) that displays
real-time views of your network fabrics, and lets you manage the configuration of Cisco MDS 9000
Family devices and third-party switches.
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Starting a Switch in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family

The following procedure is a review of the tasks you should have completed during hardware
installation, including starting up the switch. These tasks must be completed before you can configure
the switch.
You must use the CLI for initial switch start up.
Note
Before you can configure a switch, follow these steps:
Step 1 Verify the following physical connections for the new Cisco MDS 9000 Family switch:
OL-8007-10, Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.x
Starting a Switch in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family, page 2-1
Initial Setup Routine, page 2-2
Accessing the Switch, page 2-12
Where Do You Go Next?, page 2-13
About Cisco Fabric Manager, page 2-13
Installing the Management Software, page 2-18
Upgrading the Management Software, page 2-36
Upgrading Fabric Manager Server and Fabric Manager Standalone Version Using the Fabric
Manager Update Installer, page 2-37
Integrating Cisco Fabric Manager with Other Management Tools, page 2-38
Running Fabric Manager Behind a Firewall, page 2-38
Uninstalling the Management Software, page 2-40
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Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager Configuration Guide
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