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xx Fabric Manager Administrator’s Guide
Publication Number: 53-1000196-01-HP
• Chapter 8, “Using Performance Monitoring,” provides information about the Performance
Monitoring feature of Fabric Manager.
• Chapter 9, “Change Management,” describes how the Change Management feature works and can
be set up to create reports and alerts based on defined changes.
• Chapter 10, “Call Home Support,” provides information on how to enable, configure, and disable
the Fabric Manager Call Home feature.
• Chapter 11, “Switch Configuration and Management,” provides information saving baselines and
comparing switches against them. It also includes information on creating custom templates.
• Chapter 12, “Configuring Standard Security Features,” provides information about standard
security features, such as enabling secure communication, managing Admin Domains, and
managing ACLS.
• Chapter 13, “Managing the iSCSI Target Gateway,” provides information about iSCSI management
in Fabric Manager.
• Chapter 14, “Firmware Management,” provides information on downloading firmware to single
and multiple switches simultaneously. It also provides information about performing an FDMI-
capable HBA firmware download.
• Chapter 15, “Managing Zones,” provides information on how to create and manage zones, aliases,
and configurations in Fabric Manager.
• Chapter 16, “Fabric Watch,” provides information on how Fabric Watch works and how to
configure alarms and thresholds.
• Chapter 17, “Managing Secure Fabrics,” provides information on using the Security feature on
switches and fabrics, including configuring policies, managing secure fabrics, and changing secure
passwords.
• Chapter 18, “FICON and CUP,” provides information on how to manage FICON and FICON CUP
using Fabric Manager.
• Chapter 19, “Managing the FC-FC Routing Service,” provides information on how to use Fabric
Manager to work with Fibre Channel routers.
• Chapter 20, “Using the FCIP Tunneling Service,” provides information on how to configure an
FCIP tunnel.
• Chapter 21, “Third-Party and Foreign Device Management,” provides information on launching
third-party applications and importing foreign devices.
• Chapter 22, “Creating Reports,” provides information on creating Excel reports.
• Chapter 23, “Storing Data and Performing Backups,” provides information on storing user settings
and performing backups.
• Chapter 24, “Server Management Console,” provides information on using the Server Management
Console to stop and start Fabric Manager services, backup the Fabric Manager database, and
capture technical support information.
• Chapter 25, “Fabric Troubleshooting Tools,” provides information on the Device Diagnostics
wizard.
• Chapter 26, “Troubleshooting,” provides information on troubleshooting client and server issues.
• Appendix A, “Repository,” provides information on the database views of elements within Fabric
Manager so that they can be accessed by a CIM model.
• Appendix B, “Licenses for Third-Party Products,” lists the licenses for the third-party products that
are included as part of Fabric Manager.
• The index points you to the exact pages on which specific information is located.