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
OL-16598-01
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Fabric Manager Client
Cisco Fabric Manager Client is a java-based GUI application that provides access to the Fabric Manager
applications from a remote workstation.
This chapter contains the following sections:
• Information About Fabric Manager Client, page 5-1
• Launching Fabric Manager Client, page 5-2
• Fabric Manager Client Quick Tour, page 5-6
• Setting Fabric Manager Preferences, page 5-18
• Network Fabric Discovery, page 5-19
• Modifying the Device Grouping, page 5-20
• Controlling Administrator Access with Users and Roles, page 5-21
• Using Fabric Manager Wizards, page 5-21
• Fabric Manager Troubleshooting Tools, page 5-22
Information About Fabric Manager Client
Cisco Fabric Manager is a Java and SNMP-based network fabric and device management tool with a GUI
that displays real-time views of your network fabric, including Cisco and third-party switches, hosts, and
storage devices.
In addition to complete configuration and status monitoring capabilities for Cisco switches, Fabric
Manager Client provides Fibre Channel troubleshooting tools. These health and configuration analysis
tools use Cisco switch capabilities including Fibre Channel ping and traceroute.
Note You must use the same release of Fabric Manager Client and Fabric Manager Server.
Fabric Manager Advanced Mode
Advanced mode is enabled by default and provides the full suite of Fabric Manager features. Uncheck
the Advanced check box in the upper right corner of the Fabric Manager Client to simplify the user
interface. In this mode, you can access basic switch features such as VSANs, zoning, and configuring
interfaces.