Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager User Guide, Release 1.2(1a) (Updated: Sep 25, 2003)
New and Changed Information

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New and Changed Information


New and Changed Information


Table 1 summarizes the new and changed features for the Cisco Fabric Manager Use's Guide/Online Help, and tells you where they are documented. If a feature has changed in release, a brief description of the change appears in the "Description" column, and that release is shown in the "Changed in Release" column.

Table 1 Documented Features for the Fabric Manager User's Guide/Online Help

Feature
Description
Changed in Release
Where Documented

Port Security

You can now manage and configure VSAN-based port security using Fabric Manager.

1.2(1a)

Managing Interfaces

IP Filter

You can configure and manage IP profiles and filters using Fabric Manager, to control IP access to a switch.

1.2(1a)

Configuring IP Profiles

Common Roles

You can now set the scope of VSAN security with Common Roles, configurable from Fabric Manager or Device Manager.

1.2(1a)

Managing Administrator Access

SPAN

You can now create SPAN sessions and sources with Fabric Manager and Device Manager.

1.2(1a)

Management Services

NTP

You can now create and view NTP peers and servers with Fabric Manager and Device Manager.

1.2(1a)

Management Services

LUN Zoning

You can now allocate (centralize or pool) storage using Fabric Manager.

1.2(1a)

Managing Zones and Zonesets

Read-only Zones

Read-only zones are now configurable and viewable.

1.2(1a)

Managing Zones and Zonesets

DM Summary View

The Device Manager Summary view has been modified.

1.2(1a)

Using Cisco Fabric Manager and Device Manager

Software Upgrade Wizard

A new wizard has been added to the Fabric Manager's Edit menu that allows you to perform software upgrades.

1.2(1a)

Not documented

Show Tech Support

The show tech support command can now be run from Fabric Manager on multiple switches simultaneously.

1.2(1a)

Using Cisco Fabric Manager and Device Manager

Enclosures

You can now create enclosures from the Fabric Manager Information pane, by selecting Connectivity > Storage from the menu tree of the Physical tab. Prior to Release 1.1(1a), you created enclosures by right-clicking on a map object and selecting Enclosures from the pop-up menu.

1.1(1a)

Using Cisco Fabric Manager and Device Manager


Table 2 contains the history of the changes to the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager User's Guide/Online Help, Release 1.2(1a). When the document is updated for the next release, these changes are incorporated into the new revision and will no longer appear in this table.

Table 2 Documentation Changes for Fabric Manager User's Guide/Online Help, Release 1.2(1a)

Date
Description of Change
Where Changed

7/23/2003

iSCSI nWWN field descriptions added

Online Help

7/15/2003

Screenshots updated to reflect new user interface

Using Fabric Manager and Device Manager