Cisco NX-OS Software Configuration
S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m
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The Cisco Fabric Manager applications are an alternative to the CLI for most switch configuration
commands.
Resource Manager Essentials (RME) versions 3.4 and 3.5 provide support for switches in the Cisco MDS
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9000 Family. Device Updates (DU) are available on Cisco.com (http://www.cisco.com/).
Continue reading this book for more information on configuring the Cisco MDS switch using the Cisco
MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager.
Software Configuration Overview
This section provides an overview of the Cisco NX-OS configuration process and includes the following
topics:
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Basic Configuration
These sections contain the minimum information you need to get your switch up and running.
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Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager Configuration Guide
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Device View displays a continuously updated physical representation of the switch
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configuration, and provides access to statistics and configuration information for a single
switch.
Summary View presents real-time performance statistics of all active interfaces and channels on
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the switch for Fibre Channel and IP connections.
Fabric Manager Web Services—Allows operators to monitor MDS events, performance, and
inventory, and perform minor configuration tasks from a remote location using a web browser.
Performance Manager—Provides detailed traffic analysis by capturing data with SNMP. This data
is compiled into various graphs and charts that can be viewed with any web browser using Fabric
Manager Web Services.
Basic Configuration, page 1-6
Advanced Configuration, page 1-7
Setting Up the Switch
(Starting a Switch in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family, page
Installing Fabric Manager
Fabric Manager Server
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Fabric Manager Client
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Device Manager
(Chapter 6, "Device
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Fabric Manager Web Services
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Installing licenses
(Chapter 10, "Obtaining and Installing
Activating additional ports
Configuring the minimum requirements:
Initial configuration
(Chapter 12, "Initial
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VSANs
(Chapter 26, "Configuring and Managing
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Interfaces
(Chapter 20, "Configuring
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Zones and zone sets
(Chapter 30, "Configuring and Managing
(Installing the Management Software, page
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