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CONTENTS
Preface vii
Audience vii
Organization vii
Document Conventions viii
Related Documentation ix
Release Notes ix
Compatibility Information ix
Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information ix
Hardware Installation ix
Cisco Fabric Manager x
Command-Line Interface x
Troubleshooting and Reference x
Installation and Configuration Note x
Obtaining Documentation, Obtaining Support, and Security Guidelines xi
CHAPTER 1Overview 1-1
Overview of Fabric Manager 1-2
Overview of VSANs, Interfaces, Zones, and Zone Sets 1-2
CHAPTER 2Initial Switch Configuration 2-1
Preparing for Network Connections 2-1
Configuration Prerequisites 2-1
Connecting the Console Port 2-2
Connecting the Console Port to a PC 2-4
Connecting the 10/100 Ethernet Management Port 2-4
Connecting to the MGMT 10/100/1000 Ethernet Port 2-5
Using the Switch Setup Utility 2-5
Verifying the Module Status 2-9
CHAPTER 3Installing Fabric Manager 3-1
Installing Cisco Fabric Manager 3-1
Installing the Database 3-2
Installing Oracle 3-2

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Installing PostgreSQL 3-3
Installing Fabric Manager 3-4
Creating Startup Files in Solaris 3-5
Installing Device Manager 3-11
CHAPTER 4Fabric Manager Client 4-1
Launching Fabric Manager Client in Cisco SAN-OS Release 3.2(1) and Later 4-1
Fabric Manager Client Quick Tour 4-6
Multiple Fabrics in the Fabric Pane 4-7
Contents Panes 4-8
Fabric Pane 4-8
Main Menu 4-10
Toolbar 4-10
Information Pane 4-12
Logical Domains Pane 4-13
Physical Attributes Pane 4-13
Status Bar 4-14
Context Menus 4-14
Filtering 4-14
Detachable Tables 4-15
Fabric Manager Wizards 4-15
CHAPTER 5Configuring VSANs and Interfaces 5-1
Creating VSANs 5-2
Default VSAN 5-2
Configuring Interfaces 5-4
Adding Interfaces to VSANs 5-4
Enabling or Disabling Interfaces 5-5
CHAPTER 6Configuring Zones and Zone Sets 6-1
Configuring Zones 6-2
Creating Zone Sets 6-4
What’s Next? 6-6
APPENDIX ALaunching Fabric Manager in Cisco SAN-OS Releases Prior to 3.2(1) A-1
Setting the Seed Switch in Cisco SAN-OS Releases 3.1(1) to 3.2(1) A-1
Setting the Seed Switch in Releases Prior to Cisco SAN-OS Release 3.1(1) A-3

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APPENDIX BQuick Config Wizard B-1
Adding or Removing Zone Ports B-1
APPENDIX CConfiguring Static Domain IDs and Persistent
FC IDs C-1
APPENDIX DConfiguration Files D-1
Saving the Configuration File D-1
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Preface
This preface describes the audience, organization, and conventions of the Cisco MDS 9000 Family
Fabric Manager Quick Configuration Guide. It also provides information on how to obtain related
documentation.
Audience
This guide is for experienced network administrators who are responsible for configuring and
maintaining the Cisco MDS 9000 Family of multilayer directors and fabric switches.
Organization
This guide is organized as follows:
Chapter Title Description
Chapter 1 Overview Describes the flow of the Cisco MDS 9000
Fabric Manager Quick Configuration Guide
and gives a brief overview of Fabric Manager
components and their capabilities.
Chapter 2 Initial Switch Configuration Explains how to install the hardware and set up
the switch.
Chapter 3 Installing Fabric Manager Provides detailed steps for installing Cisco
Fabric Manager.
Chapter 4 Fabric Manager Client Provides an in-depth description of the GUI
and the capabilities of the Fabric Manager
Client.
Chapter 5 Configuring VSANs and Interfaces Describes how to configure VSANs and
interfaces.
Chapter 6 Configuring Zones and Zone Sets Provides basic configuration information for
zones and zone sets.
Appendix A Launching Fabric Manager in Cisco
SAN-OS Releases Prior to 3.2(1)
Provides instructions for launching Fabric
Manager Client in Cisco SAN-OS releases
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Document Conventions
Command descriptions use these conventions:
Screen examples use these conventions:
This document uses the following conventions:
Note Means reader take note. Notes contain helpful suggestions or references to material not covered in the
manual.
Caution Means reader be careful. In this situation, you might do something that could result in equipment
damage or loss of data.
Appendix B Quick Config Wizard Users can enable or disable zone members per
VSAN and configure zones for multiple
VSANs using Device Manager.
Appendix C Configuring Static Domain IDs and
Persistent FC IDs
Provides the procedure for configuring static
domain IDs and persistent FC IDs.
Appendix D Configuration Files Describes how to save and copy configuration
files that contain the parameters required to
configure a switch.
Chapter Title Description
boldface font Commands and keywords are in boldface.
italic font Arguments for which you supply values are in italics.
[ ] Elements in square brackets are optional.
[ x | y | z ] Optional alternative keywords are grouped in brackets and separated by
vertical bars.
screen font Terminal sessions and information the switch displays are in screen font.
boldface screen font Information you must enter is in boldface screen font.
italic screen font Arguments for which you supply values are in italic screen font.
< > Nonprinting characters, such as passwords, are in angle brackets.
[ ] Default responses to system prompts are in square brackets.
!, # An exclamation point (!) or a pound sign (#) at the beginning of a line of code
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Related Documentation
The documentation set for the Cisco MDS 9000 Family includes the following documents. To find a
document online, use the Cisco MDS SAN-OS Documentation Locator at:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps5989/products_documentation_roadmap09186a00804500c1.html.
For information on IBM TotalStorage SAN Volume Controller Storage Software for the Cisco MDS
9000 Family, refer to the IBM TotalStorage Support website:
http://www.ibm.com/storage/support/2062-2300/
Release Notes
• Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Releases
• Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Storage Services Interface Images
• Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SVC Releases
• Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS 9000 EPLD Images
Compatibility Information
• Cisco MDS 9000 SAN-OS Hardware and Software Compatibility Information
• Cisco MDS 9000 Family Interoperability Support Matrix
• Cisco MDS Storage Services Module Interoperability Support Matrix
• Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release Compatibility Matrix for IBM SAN Volume Controller Software for
Cisco MDS 9000
• Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release Compatibility Matrix for Storage Service Interface Images
Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information
• Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information for the Cisco MDS 9000 Family
Hardware Installation
• Cisco MDS 9124 Multilayer Fabric Switch Quick Start Guide
• Cisco MDS 9500 Series Hardware Installation Guide
• Cisco MDS 9200 Series Hardware Installation Guide
• Cisco MDS 9100 Series Hardware Installation Guide
• Cisco MDS 9020 Fabric Switch Hardware Installation Guide
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Cisco Fabric Manager
• Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager Quick Configuration Guide
• Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager Configuration Guide
• Cisco MDS 9000 Fabric Manager Online Help
• Cisco MDS 9000 Fabric Manager Web Services Online Help
• Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager Database Schema
Command-Line Interface
• Cisco MDS 9000 Family Software Upgrade and Downgrade Guide
• Cisco MDS 9000 Family Storage Services Module Software Installation and Upgrade Guide
• Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Quick Configuration Guide
• Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide
• Cisco MDS 9000 Family Command Reference
• Cisco MDS 9000 Family Quick Command Reference
• Cisco MDS 9020 Fabric Switch Configuration Guide and Command Reference
• Cisco MDS 9000 Family SAN Volume Controller Configuration Guide
Troubleshooting and Reference
• Cisco MDS 9000 Family Troubleshooting Guide
• Cisco MDS 9000 Family MIB Quick Reference
• Cisco MDS 9020 Fabric Switch MIB Quick Reference
• Cisco MDS 9000 Family SMI-S Programming Reference
• Cisco MDS 9000 Family System Messages Reference
• Cisco MDS 9020 Fabric Switch System Messages Reference
Installation and Configuration Note
• Cisco MDS 9000 Family SSM Configuration Note
• Cisco MDS 9000 Family Port Analyzer Adapter Installation and Configuration Note
• Cisco 10-Gigabit Fibre Channel X2 Transceiver Module Installation Note

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Obtaining Documentation, Obtaining Support, and Security
Guidelines
For information on obtaining documentation, obtaining support, providing documentation feedback,
security guidelines, and also recommended aliases and general Cisco documents, see the monthly
What’s New in Cisco Product Documentation, which also lists all new and revised Cisco technical
documentation, at:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/general/whatsnew/whatsnew.html

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Overview
The primary objective of the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager Quick Configuration Guide is to
get you started with configuring your Cisco MDS 9000 Family switch using the Cisco Fabric Manager
graphical user interface (GUI).
Figure 1-1 outlines the organization of the guide and it also serves as a flowchart describing the major
steps used in the installation and configuration of the fabric.
Figure 1-1 Installation and Configuration Flowchart
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Preparing network connections
Using the Switch Setup utility
Installing Fabric Manager
Launching Fabric Manager
Configuring VSANs
Configuring interfaces
Configuring zones
Configuring zone sets

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Chapter 1 Overview
Overview of Fabric Manager
Start the process by setting up the hardware and performing the initial switch setup using the CLI. Then
install Cisco Fabric Manager, and use it to configure VSANs, interfaces, zones, and zone sets, which are
the minimum requirements for creating a fabric.
Note After setting up the switch, if you choose to perform further configuration tasks using the CLI, refer to
the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Configuration Guide.
This chapter includes the following sections:
• Overview of Fabric Manager, page 1-2
• Overview of VSANs, Interfaces, Zones, and Zone Sets, page 1-2
Overview of Fabric Manager
Fabric Manager 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. It provides an alternative to the CLI for most switch configuration commands.
Fabric Manager includes management applications, such as Fabric Manager Client, Fabric Manager
Server, Device Manager, Performance Manager, and Fabric Manager Web Server. For further details
regarding the various management components of Fabric Manager, refer to the Cisco MDS 9000 Family
Fabric Manager Configuration Guide.
Fabric Manager Server must be started before running Fabric Manager. On a Windows PC, Fabric
Manager Server is installed as a service. This service can then be administered using the Windows
Services applet in the control panel. Fabric Manager Server discovers the physical and logical fabric,
and listens for SNMP traps, syslog messages, and Performance Manager threshold events.
See Chapter 3, “Installing Fabric Manager,” for instructions on installing Fabric Manager. See
Chapter 4, “Fabric Manager Client” for further details on using the Fabric Manager Client.
Overview of VSANs, Interfaces, Zones, and Zone Sets
VSANs, interfaces, zones, and zone sets comprise the minimum configuration required for a Cisco MDS
9000 Family switch to be up and running.
Virtual SANs can scale SANs beyond current limitations in a resilient, secure, cost-effective, and
manageable fashion. Using VSANs, you can build larger consolidated fabrics and still maintain the
required security and isolation between applications beyond what is currently offered through zoning. A
VSAN can create separate virtual fabrics on top of the same redundant physical infrastructure.
Interfaces enable a switch to relay frames from one data link to another. You must define the
characteristics of the interfaces through which the frames are sent and received. The configured
interfaces can be Fibre Channel interfaces, the management interface (mgmt0), or VSAN interfaces.
The zoning service within a Fibre Channel fabric can provide security between devices sharing the same
fabric. The primary goal is to prevent certain devices from accessing other devices within the fabric.
With many different types of servers and storage devices on the network, the need for security is critical.
For example, if a host was to gain access to a disk being used by another host, potentially with a different
operating system, the data on this disk could get corrupted. To avoid any compromise of critical data
within the SAN, zoning allows you to overlay a security map dictating which devices, namely hosts, can
communicate with which targets, reducing the risk of data loss.

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Overview of VSANs, Interfaces, Zones, and Zone Sets
VSANs and zoning within the MDS 9000 Family of products aid the SAN designer in building secure
and manageable networking environments while optimizing the use and cost of switching hardware.
VSANs are used to divide a redundant physical SAN infrastructure into separate virtual SAN islands,
each with its own set of Fibre Channel fabric services. By each VSAN supporting an independent set of
Fibre Channel services, a VSAN-enabled infrastructure can house numerous applications without
concern for fabric resource or event conflicts between these virtual environments. Once the physical
fabric has been divided, zoning is then used to implement a security layout within each VSAN that is
tuned to the needs of each application within each VSAN.
VSANs are first created as isolated fabrics within a common physical topology. Once VSANs have been
created, individual unique zone sets can then be applied as necessary within each VSAN.
See Chapter 5, “Configuring VSANs and Interfaces,” and Chapter 6, “Configuring Zones and Zone
Sets,” for details on configuring VSANs, interfaces, zones, and zone sets.

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Chapter 1 Overview
Overview of VSANs, Interfaces, Zones, and Zone Sets

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Initial Switch Configuration
This chapter provides instructions for setting up the hardware, connecting to the console port, and
initially configuring the switch from the CLI.
This chapter includes the following sections:
• Preparing for Network Connections, page 2-1
• Connecting the Console Port, page 2-2
• Connecting the 10/100 Ethernet Management Port, page 2-4
• Using the Switch Setup Utility, page 2-5
• Verifying the Module Status, page 2-9
Preparing for Network Connections
When preparing your site for network connections to the Cisco MDS 9000 switch, consider the
following:
• Cabling required for each interface type
• Distance limitations for each signal type
• Additional interface equipment needed
Before installing a device, have all additional external equipment and cables available.
Configuration Prerequisites
Before you configure a switch in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family for the first time, make sure you have the
following information:
• Administrator password.
• Switch name—This name is also used as your switch prompt.
• IP address for the switch’s management interface.
• Subnet mask for the switch's management interface.
• IP address of the default gateway.

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Chapter 2 Initial Switch Configuration
Connecting the Console Port
Connecting the Console Port
This section describes how to connect the RS-232 console port to a PC. The console port allows you to
perform the following functions:
• Configure the switch from the CLI.
• Monitor network statistics and errors.
• Configure SNMP agent parameters.
• Manage downloading software updates (through the Ethernet management interface) or distributing
Flash memory software images to attached devices.
Figure 2-1, Figure 2-3, Figure 2-4 and Figure 2-4 show the console port and management port located
on a Cisco MDS 9500 series supervisor-1 module, Cisco MDS 9500 series supervisor-2 module, a Cisco
MDS 9200 series supervisor module, and Cisco MDS 9100 series supervisor module.
Figure 2-1 Cisco MDS 9500 Series Supervisor Module
Figure 2-2 Cisco MDS 9500 Series Supervisor-2 Module
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Connecting the Console Port
Figure 2-3 Connecting the Console Cable to a Cisco MDS 9200 Series Switch
Figure 2-4 Connecting the Console Cable to a Cisco MDS 9100 Series Switch
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Chapter 2 Initial Switch Configuration
Connecting the 10/100 Ethernet Management Port
Connecting the Console Port to a PC
You can connect the console port to a PC serial port for local administrative access to the Cisco MDS
9000 Family switch.
Note The PC must support VT100 terminal emulation. The terminal emulation software—frequently a PC
application such as HyperTerminal Plus—makes communication between the Cisco MDS 9000 Family
switch and your PC possible during setup and configuration.
To connect the console port to a PC, follow these steps:
Step 1 Configure the baud rate and character format of the PC terminal emulation program to match the
following management port default characteristics:
• 9600 baud
• 8 data bits
• 1 stop bit
• No parity
Step 2 Connect the supplied RJ-45 to DB-9 female adapter or RJ-45 to DB-25 female adapter (depending on
your PC connection) to the PC serial port.
Step 3 Connect one end of the supplied console cable (a rollover RJ-45 to RJ-45 cable) to the console port. (See
Figure 2-4.) Connect the other end to the RJ-45 to DB-9 (or RJ-45 to DB-25) adapter at the PC serial
port.
Note If you are using a Cisco MDS 9500 Series switch that has multiple supervisor modules, connect
the console port to the active supervisor module. The active supervisor is the module with the
green Active LED.
Connecting the 10/100 Ethernet Management Port
The autosensing 10/100 Ethernet management port is located on the left side of the front panel (labeled
10/100 MGMT), to the right of the console port (see Figure 2-1, Figure 2-3, and Figure 2-4). This port
is used for out-of-band management of the Cisco MDS 9000 Family switches.
Make sure to connect the Ethernet management ports of both supervisor modules on a MDS 9500 Series
switch. Even though there are two Ethernet connections, only one management IP address is required
for a switch with dual supervisor modules.
Tip The two Ethernet connections should be connected to ports in different slots on the same LAN switch,
or the connections should be split between two different LAN switches.