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
Virtualization
Fabric Manager now recognizes virtual end devices and storage devices and displays them with special icons.
1.2(2a)
Getting Started with Cisco Fabric Manager
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)
Managing Software and Configuration Files
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(2a). 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.