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5.2 Installing FM and DM
First we show how to install and configure Fabric Manager (FM) and Device
Manager (DM).
5.3 Obtain the source files
Cisco Fabric Manager and Cisco Device Manager software is embedded in
every Cisco MDS 9000 Family Switch. This software is transferred from the
switch and installed automatically through Java Web Start when you access a
switch via a supported, Java-enabled Web browser, such as Windows Internet
Explorer, or Netscape Navigator.
Directors and switches in the Cisco MDS 9000 Multilayer Fabric Switch Family
are shipped with levels of firmware already installed that are current at the time of
shipping. This code level is usually sufficient to begin the switch implementation
process, but we recommend that you regularly check for the latest supported
code levels and install updated code when required.
To check the currently supported levels of code for the Cisco MDS 9000 switch
family, go to:
http://www.ibm.com/servers/storage/support/san/mds9506.html
Attention: Cisco regularly makes new releases of code available on their Web
site for authorized users to download. IBM conducts additional integration
testing on this code before issuing its approval, so we recommend that you
always install only the IBM recommended code levels.
If you experience problems with an unapproved code release IBM may ask
you to install an approved release before continuing with problem resolution.
5.3.1 System requirements
The hardware and software requirements for the Cisco Fabric Manager clients
and servers are as follows:
Processor
򐂰 Intel® Pentium® III 500 MHz processor (minimum) for Windows and Linux®
򐂰 Sun UltraSPARC 550 MHz processor (minimum) for Solaris
Memory
򐂰 128 MB (minimum)
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