Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager Configuration Guide
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CONTENTS New and Changed Information xxvii Preface xxxi Audience xxxi Organization xxxi Document Conventions xxxiv Related Documentation xxxv Obtaining Documentation xxxvi Cisco.com xxxvi Product Documentation DVD xxxvi Ordering Documentation xxxvi Documentation Feedback xxxvii Cisco Product Security Overview xxxvii Reporting Security Problems in Cisco Products xxxvii Obtaining Technical Assistance xxxviii Cisco Technical Support & Documentation Website xxxviii Submitting a Service Request xxxix Definitions of Service Request Severity xxxix Obtaining Additional Publications and Information xxxix PART 1 Fabric Manager Applications CHAPTER 1 Installation and Configuration 1-1 About Cisco Fabric Manager 1-1 Fabric Manager Server 1-2 Fabric Manager Client 1-2 Fabric Manager Server Proxy Services 1-2 Device Manager 1-3 Performance Manager 1-3 Fabric Manager Web Services 1-3 Cisco MDS 9000 Switch Management 1-3 Storage Management Solutions Architecture 1-4 In-Band Management and Out-of-Band Management 1-5 mgmt0 1-5 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager Configuration Guide OL-6965-03, Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 2.x iii Contents Send documentation comments to [email protected]. IPFC 1-5 Installing the Management Software 1-6 Before You Install 1-6 Installation Procedure 1-7 Upgrading the Management Software 1-9 Downgrading the Management Software 1-9 Downgrading to Release 2.x or Later 1-9 Downgrading to Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 1.3(x) or Earlier 1-9 Launching the Management Software 1-10 Integrating Cisco Fabric Manager with Other Management Tools 1-11 Running Fabric Manager Behind a Firewall 1-11 Uninstalling the Management Software 1-12 CHAPTER 2 Fabric Manager Server 2-1 Fabric Manager Server Overview 2-1 Fabric Manager Server Features 2-2 Installing and Configuring Fabric Manager Server 2-2 Installing Fabric Manager Server 2-3 Unlicensed Versus Licensed Fabric Manager Server 2-3 Setting the Seed Switch 2-4 Configuring Flows and Collections with Performance Manager 2-4 Using the Performance Manager Configuration Wizard 2-4 Installing Fabric Manager Web Services 2-6 Verifying Performance Manager Collections 2-6 Fabric Manager Server Fabric Monitoring and Removal 2-7 Designating a Fabric for Continuous Monitoring 2-7 Removing a Fabric from Monitoring 2-8 Fabric Manager Server Properties File 2-8 Modifying Fabric Manager Server 2-9 Changing the Fabric Manager Server Username and Password 2-9 Changing the Polling Period and Fabric Rediscovery Time 2-9 Using Device Aliases or FC Aliases 2-10 Saving Device Aliases to the Switch 2-10 CHAPTER 3 Fabric Manager Client 3-1 Fabric Manager Client Overview 3-1 Fabric Manager Advanced Mode 3-2 Launching Fabric Manager Client 3-2 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager Configuration Guide iv OL-6965-03, Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 2.x Contents Send documentation comments to [email protected]. Using Fabric Manager Client 3-3 Multiple Fabric Display 3-4 Contents Panes 3-5 Fabric Pane 3-5 Saving the Map 3-7 Purging Down Elements 3-7 Main Menu 3-7 Toolbar 3-8 Information Pane 3-9 Logical Domains Pane 3-10 Physical Attributes Pane 3-11 Status Bar 3-11 Context Menus 3-11 Filtering 3-12 Detachable Tables 3-13 Setting Fabric Manager Preferences 3-13 Network Fabric Discovery 3-15 Modifying Device Grouping 3-15 Using Alias Names as Enclosures 3-16 Control of Administrator Access with Users and Roles 3-16 Fabric Manager Wizards 3-16 Fabric Manager Troubleshooting Tools 3-17 CHAPTER 4 Device Manager 4-1 Device Manager Overview 4-1 Device Manager Features 4-1 Launching Device Manager 4-2 Using Device Manager 4-3 Menu Bar 4-4 Toolbar Icons 4-4 Dialog Boxes 4-5 Tabs 4-5 Legend 4-6 Supervisor and Switching Modules 4-7 Context Menus 4-7 Setting Device Manager Preferences 4-8 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager Configuration Guide OL-6965-03, Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 2.x v Contents Send documentation comments to [email protected]. CHAPTER 5 Fabric Manager Web Services 5-1 Fabric Manager Web Services Overview 5-1 Filter Tree 5-2 Events 5-3 Performance 5-3 Inventory 5-3 Custom 5-4 Admin 5-4 Installing Fabric Manager Web Services 5-4 Using Fabric Manager Web Services with SSL 5-6 Launching and Using Fabric Manager Web Services 5-7 Monitoring Fabrics from Fabric Manager Web Services 5-8 Setting Up a Guest User 5-9 Recovering a Web Services Password 5-9 Creating Custom Report Templates 5-10 Generating Custom Reports 5-11 Viewing Existing Custom Reports 5-11 CHAPTER 6 Performance Manager 6-1 Performance Manager Architecture 6-1 Data Interpolation 6-2 Data Collection 6-2 Using Performance Thresholds 6-2 Quick Data Collector and Flow Setup Wizards 6-3 CHAPTER 7 Authentication in Fabric Manager 7-1 Fabric Manager Authentication Overview 7-1 Best Practices for Discovering a Fabric 7-3 Setting up Discovery for a Fabric 7-3 Performance Manager Authentication 7-3 Fabric Manager Web Services Authentication 7-4 CHAPTER 8 Cisco Traffic Analyzer 8-1 Using Cisco Traffic Analyzer with Performance Manager 8-1 Understanding SPAN 8-2 Understanding the PAA-2 8-3 Understanding Cisco Traffic Analyzer 8-3 Using Cisco Traffic Analyzer with Fabric Manager Web Services 8-4 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager Configuration Guide vi OL-6965-03, Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 2.x Contents Send documentation comments to [email protected]. Installing and Launching Cisco Traffic Analyzer 8-4 Configuring Cisco Traffic Analyzer 8-7 Discovering Cisco Traffic Analyzer from Fabric Manager Web Services 8-7 Accessing Cisco Traffic Analyzer from Fabric Manager Web Services 8-8 Configuring Cisco Traffic Analyzer for Fabric Manager Releases Prior to 2.1(2) 8-8 PART 2 Switch Software Installation and Configuration Files CHAPTER 9 Obtaining and Installing Licenses 9-1 Licensing Terminology 9-1 Licensing Model 9-2 Licensing High Availability 9-4 Options to Install a License 9-5