Launching the Applications

To launch the Fabric Manager (Fabric View) or Device Manager (Device View and Summary View), follow these steps:

  1. Double-click the Fabric Manager icon or the Device Manager icon on your desktop or select the option from the Windows Start menu.

    If you double-clicked on Fabric Manager, the Fabric Manager Server will load (a command line window will appear briefly).

    A log-in screen for Fabric Manager or Device Manager is displayed.

  2. Enter the IP address or device name in the Device Name(s) field, or select an IP address from the list of previously accessed devices, accessible through the drop-down arrow to the right of the Device Name(s) field.
  3. Leave the SNMPv3 check box checekd to select SNMP version 3. Otherwise, uncheck the checkbox to use SNMP version 2.
    Note The default authentication digest used for storing user names and passwords is MD5. In case you selected SHA instead, the relative checkbox in the Fabric Manager initial login screen should be checked.
  4. Enter a user name and password.
  5. If the SNMPv3 Privacy option is enabled, enter the Privacy Password used for encrypting management traffic

    The Privacy option causes all management traffic to be encrypted while, with SNMPv3, user names and passwords are always encrypted.

  6. Click Open.

    You see either the Fabric Manager or the Device Manager.