Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch Fabric Manager Software Configuration Guide, NX-OS 4.0 (OL-16598-01, June 2008)

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Nexus 5000 Series Switch Fabric Manager Software Configuration Guide
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Chapter 3 Fabric Manager Server
Managing a Fabric Manager Server Fabric
Step 7 Verify that Performance Manager is collecting data. See the “Verifying Performance Manager
Collections” section on page 3-3.
Unlicensed Versus Licensed Fabric Manager Server
When you install Fabric Manager, the basic unlicensed version of Fabric Manager Server is installed
with it. To get the licensed features, such as Performance Manager, remote client support, and
continuously monitored fabrics, you need to buy and install the Fabric Manager Server package.
However, trial versions of these licensed features are available. To enable the trial version of a feature,
you run the feature as you would if you had purchased the license. You see a dialog box explaining that
this is a demo version of the feature and that it is enabled for a limited time.
If you are evaluating one of these Fabric Manager Server features, use Device Manager to stop the
evaluation period for that feature.
Installing Fabric Manager Web Server
You must install Fabric Manager Web Server to view Performance Manager reports through a web
browser. To install Fabric Manager Web Server from the CD-ROM, see the Cisco MDS 9000 Family
Fabric Manager Configuration Guide.
Verifying Performance Manager Collections
After Performance Manager collections have been running for five or more minutes, you can verify that
the collections are gathering data by choosing Performance Manager > Reports in Fabric Manager.
You see the first few data points gathered in the graphs and tables.
Note Viewing reports requires installing Fabric Manager Web Server. See the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric
Manager Configuration Guide.
Managing a Fabric Manager Server Fabric
You can continuously manage a Fabric Manager Server fabric, whether or not a client has that fabric
open. A continuously managed fabric is automatically reloaded and managed by Fabric Manager Server
whenever the server starts.
Selecting a Fabric to Manage Continuously
When you quit the Fabric Manager Client, you are prompted as to whether or not you would like to have
Fabric Manager Server continuously manage that fabric. Alternatively, you can use Fabric Manager
Client to select a fabric to manage.