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Chapter 2 Installing Cisco MDS NX-OS and Fabric Manager Where Do You Go Next? Send documentation comments to [email protected] Figure 2-2 Switch Access Options Console connection Out of band management subnetwork IP address 172.16.1.1 Router Telnet or CLI Switch 2 mgmt 0 (IP address: 172.16.1.2) SSH GUI SNMP IP network DNS server Management LAN (Ethernet connection) 79936 Where Do You Go Next? After reviewing the default configuration, you can change it or perform other configuration or management tasks. The initial setup can only be performed at the CLI. However, you can continue to configure other software features, or access the switch after initial configuration by using either the CLI or the Device Manager and Fabric Manager applications. To use the CLI, refer to the Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide. About Cisco Fabric Manager The Cisco Fabric Manager provides an alternative to the command-line interface (CLI) for most switch configuration commands. For information on using the CLI to configure a Cisco MDS 9000 Family switch, refer to the Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide or the Cisco MDS 9020 Switch Configuration Guide and Command Reference Guide. For details on managing switches running Cisco FabricWare, see the "Managing Cisco FabricWare with Fabric Manager" section on page D-3. In addition to complete configuration and status monitoring capabilities for Cisco MDS 9000 switches, Fabric Manager provides powerful Fibre Channel troubleshooting tools. These in-depth health and configuration analysis capabilities leverage unique MDS 9000 switch capabilities: Fibre Channel Ping and Traceroute. The Cisco Fabric Manager includes these management applications: • Fabric Manager (client and server) • Device Manager • Performance Manager OL-17256-03, Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 4.x Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager Configuration Guide 2-13