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Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager
Configuration Guide, Release 4.x
Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 4.1(1b) Through 4.1(3a)
Cisco MDS 9000 FabricWare Release 4.x
February 2009
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CONTENTS
New and Changed Information lvii
Preface lxi
Audience lxi
Organization lxi
Document Conventions lxvi
Related Documentation lxvii
Release Notes lxvii
Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information lxvii
Compatibility Information lxvii
Hardware Installation lxviii
Software Installation and Upgrade lxviii
Cisco Fabric Manager lxviii
Command-Line Interface lxviii
Intelligent Storage Networking Services Configuration Guides lxviii
Troubleshooting and Reference lxviii
Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request lxix
PART 1Getting Started
CHAPTER 1Product Overview 1-1
Hardware Overview 1-1
Cisco MDS 9500 Series Multilayer Directors 1-2
Cisco MDS 9200 Series Fabric Switches 1-3
Cisco MDS 9216i Multiprotocol Fabric Switch 1-3
Cisco MDS 9222i Multilayer Fabric Switch 1-3
Cisco MDS 9100 Series Fixed Configuration Fabric Switches 1-4
Cisco NX-OS Software Configuration 1-4
Tools for Software Configuration 1-5
CLI 1-5
Cisco MDS 9000 Fabric Manager 1-5
Software Configuration Overview 1-6
Basic Configuration 1-6
Advanced Configuration 1-7

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CHAPTER 2Installing Cisco MDS NX-OS and Fabric Manager 2-1
Starting a Switch in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family 2-1
Initial Setup Routine 2-2
Preparing to Configure the Switch 2-2
Default Login 2-3
Setup Options 2-3
Assigning Setup Information 2-4
Configuring Out-of-Band Management 2-4
Configuring In-Band Management 2-9
Using the setup Command 2-12
Accessing the Switch 2-12
Where Do You Go Next? 2-13
About Cisco Fabric Manager 2-13
Fabric Manager Server 2-14
Fabric Manager Client 2-14
Fabric Manager Server Proxy Services 2-14
Device Manager 2-15
Performance Manager 2-15
Fabric Manager Web Server 2-15
Cisco MDS 9000 Switch Management 2-15
Storage Management Solutions Architecture 2-16
In-Band Management and Out-of-Band Management 2-17
mgmt0 2-17
IPFC 2-17
Installing the Management Software 2-18
Before You Install 2-18
Supported Software 2-19
Java Database Connectivity 2-19
Minimum Hardware Requirements 2-20
Upgrading Fabric Manager in Cisco SAN-OS Releases Prior to 3.1(2b) 2-20
Upgrading Fabric Manager in Cisco SAN-OS Releases 3.1(2b) and Later to 3.2(1) 2-20
Installing the Database 2-20
Directory Structure 2-21
2-21
Installing Oracle 2-22
Increasing UDP Buffer Size 2-23
Database Backup and Restore-PostgresSQL 2-23
Backup 2-23
Restore 2-24

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Importing PM Statitics Data to Fabric Manager 2-24
Installing Fabric Manager 2-24
Installing Device Manager 2-34
Creating FM/DM Shortcut Manually 2-36
Upgrading the Management Software 2-38
Upgrading Fabric Manager Server and Fabric Manager Standalone Version Using the Fabric Manager
Update Installer 2-39
Integrating Cisco Fabric Manager with Other Management Tools 2-40
Running Fabric Manager Behind a Firewall 2-40
Uninstalling the Management Software 2-43
CHAPTER 3Fabric Manager Server 3-1
Fabric Manager Server Overview 3-1
Fabric Manager Server Features 3-1
Installing and Configuring Fabric Manager Server 3-2
Installing Fabric Manager Server 3-2
Unlicensed Versus Licensed Fabric Manager Server 3-3
Verifying Performance Manager Collections 3-3
Managing a Fabric Manager Server Fabric 3-3
Selecting a Fabric to Manage Continuously 3-3
Fabric Manager Server Properties File 3-4
Modifying Fabric Manager Server 3-5
Adding or Removing Fabric Manager Server Users 3-6
Changing the Fabric Manager Server User Name and Password 3-7
Changing the Polling Period and Fabric Rediscovery Time 3-7
Using Device Aliases or FC Aliases 3-7
CHAPTER 4Authentication in Fabric Manager 4-1
Fabric Manager Authentication Overview 4-1
Best Practices for Discovering a Fabric 4-3
Setting Up Discovery for a Fabric 4-3
Performance Manager Authentication 4-4
Fabric Manager Web Server Authentication 4-4
CHAPTER 5Fabric Manager Client 5-1
About Fabric Manager Client 5-1
Fabric Manager Advanced Mode 5-2
Launching Fabric Manager Client in Cisco SAN-OS Release 3.2(1) and Later 5-2

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Fabric Manager Client Quick Tour: Server Admin Perspective 5-7
Fabric Manager Main Window 5-7
Menu Bar 5-9
Tool Bar 5-9
Logical Domains Pane 5-9
Physical Attributes Pane 5-9
Information Pane 5-10
Fabric Pane 5-11
Fabric Manager Client Quick Tour: Admin Perspective 5-12
Menu Bar 5-13
File 5-13
View 5-14
Zone 5-14
Tools 5-15
Performance 5-17
Server 5-17
Help 5-17
Toolbar 5-17
Logical Domains Pane 5-19
Filtering 5-20
Physical Attributes Pane 5-20
Context Menu for Tables 5-20
Information Pane 5-23
Detachable Tables 5-24
Fabric Pane 5-24
Context Menus 5-26
Saving the Map 5-26
Purging Down Elements 5-27
Multiple Fabric Display 5-27
Filtering by Groups 5-28
Status Bar 5-30
Setting Fabric Manager Preferences 5-30
Network Fabric Discovery 5-32
Modifying the Device Grouping 5-32
Using Alias Names as Enclosures 5-33
Controlling Administrator Access with Users and Roles 5-34
Using Fabric Manager Wizards 5-34
Fabric Manager Troubleshooting Tools 5-35

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CHAPTER 6Device Manager 6-1
Device Manager Overview 6-1
Device Manager Features 6-1
Launching Device Manager 6-2
Using Device Manager 6-2
Menu Bar 6-3
Toolbar Icons 6-4
Dialog Boxes 6-5
Tabs 6-5
Legend 6-5
Supervisor and Switching Modules 6-7
Context Menus 6-7
Setting Device Manager Preferences 6-8
CHAPTER 7Fabric Manager Web Client 7-1
Fabric Manager Web Client Overview 7-1
Navigating Fabric Manager Web Client 7-2
Installing Fabric Manager Web Client 7-3
Using Fabric Manager Web Client with SSL 7-5
Launching Fabric Manager Web Client 7-7
Health 7-9
Viewing Summary Information 7-9
Viewing Fabric Information 7-10
Viewing Syslog Information 7-11
Viewing Analysis Reports 7-12
Performance 7-13
Viewing Performance Summary Information 7-14
Performance Detail Summary Report 7-15
7-15
Viewing Performance Information for End Devices 7-16
Viewing Performance Information for ISLs 7-17
Viewing Performance Information for NPV Links 7-21
Viewing Performance Information for Flows 7-22
Viewing Performance Information for GigE Ports 7-23
Viewing Other Statistics 7-23
Viewing Detailed Traffic Information 7-24
Viewing Predicted Future Performance 7-25
Using the Default Values 7-25

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Using Your Own Values 7-26
Viewing Switch Bandwidth 7-27
Inventory 7-28
Viewing Summary Inventory Information 7-28
Viewing Detailed Summary Inventory Information 7-29
Viewing Detailed Information for VSANs 7-29
Viewing Detailed Information for Switches 7-30
Viewing License Information 7-31
Viewing Detailed Information for Modules 7-32
Viewing Detailed Information for End Devices 7-33
Viewing Detailed Information for ISLs 7-34
Viewing Detailed Information for NPV Links 7-35
Viewing Detailed Information for Zones 7-36
Reports 7-37
Creating a Custom Report Template 7-37
Viewing Custom Reports by Template 7-39
Viewing Custom Reports by Users 7-39
Generating Custom Reports by Template 7-40
Modifying a Custom Report Template 7-41
Deleting Custom Reports 7-42
Viewing Scheduled Jobs by Report Template 7-43
Modifying Scheduled Jobs 7-43
Admin 7-44
Recovering a Web Server Password 7-45
Starting, Restarting, and Stopping Services 7-45
Adding, Editing, and Removing Managed Fabrics 7-46
Viewing Trap and Syslog Registration Information 7-48
Configuring Forwarding of Notifications for Events 7-49
Viewing and Disconnecting Clients 7-50
Configuring Fabric Manager Server Preferences 7-51
Adding and Removing Communities 7-51
Configuring AAA Information 7-53
Adding and Removing Users 7-53
Adding and Removing Roles 7-54
Creating Performance Collections 7-56
Configuring Other Statistics 7-57
Configuring Collection Thresholds 7-59
Importing the RRD Statistics Index 7-60
Configuring the RRD Database 7-60

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Viewing Log Information 7-62
Downloading Fabric Manager Client 7-62
CHAPTER 8Performance Manager 8-1
Performance Manager Architecture 8-1
Data Interpolation 8-2
Data Collection 8-2
Using Performance Thresholds 8-2
Flow Setup Wizards 8-3
Creating a Flow Using Flow Configuration Wizard 8-3
Flow Statistics Configuration 8-6
About Flow Statistics 8-6
CHAPTER 9Cisco Traffic Analyzer 9-1
Understanding SPAN 9-1
Using Cisco Traffic Analyzer with Performance Manager 9-2
Understanding the PAA-2 9-2
Understanding Cisco Traffic Analyzer 9-3
Installing Cisco Traffic Analyzer 9-3
Accessing Traffic Analyzer from Fabric Manager Web Server 9-5
PART 2Installation and Switch Management
CHAPTER 10 Obtaining and Installing Licenses 10-1
Licensing Terminology 10-1
Licensing Model 10-2
Licensing High Availability 10-8
Options to Install a License 10-8
Obtaining a Factory-Installed License 10-9
Performing a Manual Installation 10-9
Obtaining the License Key File 10-9
Installing the License Key File 10-10
Installing Licenses Using Fabric Manager License Wizard 10-11
Installing or Updating Licenses Using Device Manager 10-12
Identifying License Features in Use 10-13
Uninstalling Licenses 10-14
Updating Licenses 10-14

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Grace Period Alerts 10-15
License Transfers Between Switches 10-16
Displaying License Information 10-16
Viewing License Information in Fabric Manager 10-16
Viewing License Information in Device Manager 10-16
Viewing Licenses Using Fabric Manager Web Server 10-17
Fabric Manager Server Licensing 10-17
CHAPTER 11 On-Demand Port Activation Licensing 11-1
About On-Demand Port Activation Licensing 11-1
Port-Naming Conventions 11-2
Port Licensing 11-2
License Status Definitions 11-3
Configuring Port Activation Licenses 11-4
Checking the Status of Licenses 11-4
Making a Port Eligible for a License 11-5
Acquiring a License for a Port 11-6
CHAPTER 12 Initial Configuration 12-1
Assigning a Switch Name 12-1
Verifying the Module Status 12-2
Configuring Date, Time, and Time Zone 12-3
NTP Configuration 12-4
About NTP 12-4
NTP Configuration Guidelines 12-5
Configuring NTP 12-6
Editing an NTP Server or Peer Configuration 12-6
Deleting an NTP Server or Peer 12-7
NTP CFS Distribution 12-8
Configuring NTP with CFS 12-8
Committing NTP Configuration Changes 12-9
Discarding NTP Configuration Changes 12-9
Releasing Fabric Session Lock 12-9
Database Merge Guidelines 12-10
Management Interface Configuration 12-10
Default Gateway Configuration 12-10
Telnet Server Connection 12-11
Disabling a Telnet Connection 12-11