Audience
Organization
Document Conventions
Related Documentation
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Preface

This preface describes the audience, organization, and conventions of the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager Fundamentals Configuration Guide. It also provides information on how to obtain related documentation.

Audience

This guide is for experienced network administrators who are responsible for configuring and maintaining the Cisco MDS 9000 Family of multilayer directors and fabric switches.

Organization

This Guide is organized as follows


Chapter	Title	Description
Chapter 1	Cisco Fabric Manager Fundamentals Overview	Provides a brief overview of Fabric Manager components and capabilities.
Chapter 2	Installing Cisco MDS NX-OS and Fabric Manager	Provides information on installation and launching the applications.
Chapter 3	Fabric Manager Server	Provides in-depth descriptions of GUI and capabilities for the Fabric Manager Server.
Chapter 4	Authentication in Fabric Manager	Describes the authentication schemes between Fabric Manager components and fabric switches.
Chapter 5	Fabric Manager Client	Provides in-depth descriptions of GUI and capabilities for the Fabric Manager.
Chapter 6	Device Manager	Provides in-depth descriptions of GUI and capabilities for the Device Manager.
Chapter 7	Fabric Manager Web Client	Provides in-depth descriptions of GUI and capabilities for the Fabric Manager Web Client.
Chapter 8	Performance Manager	Provides overview of Performance Manager architecture.
Chapter 9	Cisco Traffic Analyzer	Describes installing and launching Cisco Traffic Analyzer from Performance Manager.
Chapter 11	Performance Monitoring	Provides details on using Performance Manager.
Chapter 12	Software Images	Provides details on installing and upgrading software on switches.
Chapter 13	Management Software FAQ	Provides answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about Cisco Fabric Manager and Device Manager.
Appendix A	Launching Fabric Manager in Cisco SAN-OS Releases Prior to 3.2(1)	Provides instructions for launching Fabric Manager Client in Cisco SAN-OS releases prior to 3.2(1).
Appendix B	Cisco Fabric Manager Unsupported Feature List	Provides a list of features and functions not supported by Cisco Fabric Manager or Device Manager.
Appendix C	Interface Nonoperational Reason Codes	Provides the nonoperational reason codes for why an interface is up and the operational state is down.
Appendix D	Managing Cisco FabricWare	Provides information on the Cisco FabricWare software running on the MDS 9020 Switch which offers Fibre Channel switching services that realize maximum performance.

Document Conventions

Command descriptions use these conventions:


boldface font	Commands and keywords are in boldface.
italic font	Arguments for which you supply values are in italics.
[ ]	Elements in square brackets are optional.
[ x \| y \| z ]	Optional alternative keywords are grouped in brackets and separated by vertical bars.

Screen examples use these conventions:


`screen font`	Terminal sessions and information the switch displays are in screen font.
boldface screen font	Information you must enter is in boldface screen font.
italic screen font	Arguments for which you supply values are in italic screen font.
`< >`	Nonprinting characters, such as passwords, are in angle brackets.
`[ ]`	Default responses to system prompts are in square brackets.
`!, #`	An exclamation point (!) or a pound sign (#) at the beginning of a line of code indicates a comment line.

This document uses the following conventions:

Note Means reader take note. Notes contain helpful suggestions or references to material not covered in the manual.

Caution

Means reader be careful. In this situation, you might do something that could result in equipment damage or loss of data.

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