Cisco AJ732A - MDS 9134 Fabric Switch Release Note page 38

New Features in Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 4.1(1b)
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Cisco Fabric Manager Release 4.1(1b) New Features
Cisco Fabric Manager Release 4.1(1b) includes the following new features and enhancements:
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Server Admin Tool
In Cisco NX-OS Release 4.1(1b), a Server Admin Tool is included to address the needs of blade server
administrators for SANs. This tool includes a unique Cisco Fabric Manager perspective view and a
FlexAttach wizard. The Server Admin perspective view limits the scope of Fabric Manager to
FlexAttach configurations and relevant data. The wizards available to the server administrator are as
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A perspective view provides simplified administration by filtering out menu items, buttons, tabs, tables,
and configuration options that are not relevant to the server administration function. Certain
administrators are only allowed to perform a certain set of actions on a subset of the SAN fabric, such
as configuring FlexAttach for NPV switches. Limited information and views are provided on the NPIV
core switches, NPV switches, and end-devices attached to them.
Flow Management Simplification
Cisco Fabric Manager Server (FMS) can monitor the performance of traffic between specific Fibre
Channel initiators and targets (flows). The Flow Creation Wizard has been enhanced to show new flows
and makes it easy to select specific flows. Only the new flows selected get configured on the switches,
so the remaining flow counters are not affected. Also, after the new flows are created, they are
automatically added to the data collection, eliminating the need for the FMS administrator to manually
shutdown and restart the performance manager.
Web Client Enhancements
The Cisco FMS Web Client enhancements in NX-OS Release 4.1(1b) include the following:
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FMS License Compliance Warning Message
The licensing policy for Cisco FMS requires that every switch in a fabric be licensed to use the all
software capabilities, including performance monitoring. Currently FMS checks to see that at least one
switch on a SAN fabric has a FMS license installed, but it does not verify that all the other switches are
licensed. In NX-OS Release 4.1(1b), the FMS Web Client generates a license compliance warning
Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 4.1(1b)
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Server Admin Tool, page 38
Flow Management Simplification, page 38
Web Client Enhancements, page 38
Supported Platforms for Fabric Manager, page 39
Pre-configuration of FlexAttach functionality
Replacement of a failed server with a spare
Movement of a server to another port or switch
FMS License Compliance Warning Message, page 38
SAN Health Reports and Template, page 39
Shared Reports and Templates, page 39
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