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
Fabric Manager Server Properties File
To continuously manage a fabric using Fabric Manager, perform this task:
Step 1 Choose Server > Admin.
You see the Control Panel dialog box with the Fabrics tab open, as shown in Figure 3-1.
Note The Fabrics tab is only accessible to network administrators.
Figure 3-1 Fabrics Tab in Control Panel Dialog Box
Note You can preconfigure a user name and password to manage fabrics. In this instance, you should
use a local switch account, not a TACACS+ server.
Step 2 Select one of the following Admin options:
• Manage Continuously—The fabric is automatically managed when Fabric Manager Server starts
and continues to be managed until this option is changed to Unmanage.
• Manage—The fabric is managed by Fabric Manager Server until there are no instances of Fabric
Manager viewing the fabric.
• Unmanage—Fabric Manager Server stops managing this fabric.
Step 3 Click Apply.
Note If you are collecting data on these fabrics using Performance Manager, you should now configure flows
and define the data collections. These procedures are described in Chapter 29, “Performance Manager.”
Fabric Manager Server Properties File
The Fabric Manager Server properties file (MDS 9000\server.properties) contains a list of properties that
determine how the Fabric Manager Server will function. You can edit this file with a text editor, or you
can set the properties through the Fabric Manager Web Services GUI, under the Admin tab.
Note You can optionally encrypt the password in the server.properties and the AAA.properties files.