ISS Technology Update Volume 7, Number 10

Additional resources

Visit the following websites for additional information on the topics discussed in this article:

Resource URL

HP Integrated Lights-Out

www.hp.com/

o/ilo

DMTF SMASH information www.dmtf.org/standards/mgmt/smash/

Common SM CLP scripting commands for ProLiant server

management, Part 1

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c

01579481/c01579481.pdf

Common SM CLP scripting commands for ProLiant server

management, Part 2

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c

01581852/c01581852.pdf

QuickTip ⎯ Using Fabric Manager software to configure switches

This QuikTip addresses licensing requirements, installation, and downloads for Fabric Manager (FM) software. This information

applies to Cisco MDS 95xx Fibre Channel Switches.

FM software license not always necessary

Here are the facts about FM license requirements:

• A license is not required to install Fabric Manager Basic for the MDS.

• A license is only applicable for Fabric Manager Enterprise.

• Fabric Manager is free software as long as only one fabric is managed at a time. Because a fabric can have multiple

switches, all of them may be managed without the FM Server Package license.

FM software installation

FM software can be installed using the CD that comes with the switch, or it can be downloaded from the HP Web site.

Here is the link to the latest downloadable Fabric Manager software (MDS Management CD) for Cisco switches:

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/SoftwareIndex.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&prodNameId=1849158&prodTy

peId=12169&prodSeriesId=1849157&swLang=13&taskId=135&swEnvOID=54

Note

When the install CD is used, it also installs postgresql as the DB for the FM server.