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Cisco Fabric Manager Server Federation Deployment Guide
OL-21765-01, Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 5.x
CONTENTS
Preface xi
Related Documentation lxiii
Release Notes lxiii
Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information lxiii
Compatibility Information lxiii
Hardware Installation lxiii
Software Installation and Upgrade lxiv
Cisco NX-OS lxiv
Cisco Fabric Manager lxiv
Command-Line Interface lxv
Intelligent Storage Networking Services Configuration Guides lxv
Troubleshooting and Reference lxv
Cisco Fabric Manager Server Federation Overview 1-1
Introduction 1-1
Cisco Fabric Manager Server Federation 1-1
Concepts and Terminology 1-2
Features and Capabilities 1-2
Requirements and Prerequisites 1-2
Hardware Requirements 1-3
Software Requirements 1-3
Software Licensing Requirements 1-4
Cisco Fabric Manager Server Federation Deployment 2-1
Fabric Manager Server Federation 2-1
Federated Server Architecture 2-1
Federated Server Deployment 2-6
Planning 2-6
Installing 2-6
Installing Database 2-6
Installing Fabric Manager Server 2-6
Managing Federated Servers with Fabric Manager Client 2-7
Discovering a Fabric 2-7
Opening the Fabric on a Different Server 2-8
Viewing the Sessions in a Cluster 2-9
Viewing the Servers in a Cluster 2-9