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Upgrading the Fabric Manager client after upgrading the Fabric Manager server After upgrading the Fabric Manager server, delete all existing shortcuts for the Fabric Manager client. In order for the client to attach to the upgraded server, enter the IP address of the server into the browser window. You should see Javastart install the upgraded client. If you do not, close the browser and try again. Switch configuration settings lost in Fabric Manager upgrade Any previously backed up switch configuration files and user-configured settings for scheduling a Switch Configuration Backup are lost after the upgrade from Fabric Manager 5.3x or 5.4x to 5.5. When upgrading from 5.3x or 5.4x to 5.5, perform the following steps: 1. Export the switch configuration files for each switch using the Tools > Switch Configuration > View Configuration Repository dialog. 2. Complete the upgrade. 3. Import the previous switch configuration files using the Tools > Switch Configuration > View Configuration Repository dialog. 4. Reconfigure the scheduled backup settings. Performance Monitoring settings lost in Fabric Manager upgrade Performance Monitoring configured at the SAN level is lost after an upgrade from Fabric Manager 5.3x or 5.4x to 5.5. Port Data Collection and Alerts are disabled (turned on) for the entire SAN after the upgrade. The issue occurs only if Performance Monitoring is enabled at the SAN level. If Performance Monitoring is enabled at the SAN level, after an upgrade, reconfigure Performance Monitoring at the SAN level after the upgrade. Important notes This section contains information that you should consider before using Fabric Manager 5.5. See the Brocade Fabric Manager Administrator's Guide for details on the following features. Using the Configure FCIP Tunnel wizard The Configure FCIP tunnel wizard is supported only on switches running Fabric OS 5.3 and later. It will not work with other Fabric OS versions. HP StorageWorks Fabric Manager 5.5 release notes 11

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Upgrading the Fabric Manager client after upgrading the Fabric Manager
server
After upgrading the Fabric Manager server, delete all existing shortcuts for the Fabric
Manager client. In order for the client to attach to the upgraded server, enter the IP
address of the server into the browser window. You should see Javastart install the
upgraded client. If you do not, close the browser and try again.
Switch con
fi
guration settings lost in Fabric Manager upgrade
Any previously backed up switch con
fi
guration
fi
les and user-con
fi
gured settings for
scheduling a Switch Con
fi
guration Backup are lost after the upgrade from Fabric
Manager 5.3x or 5.4x to 5.5.
When upgrading from 5.3x or 5.4x to 5.5, perform the following steps:
1.
Export the switch con
fi
guration
fi
les for each switch using the
Tools
>
Switch
Con
fi
guration
>
View Con
fi
guration Repository
dialog.
2.
Complete the upgrade.
3.
Import the previous switch con
fi
guration
fi
les using the
Tools
>
Switch Con
fi
guration
>
View Con
fi
guration Repository
dialog.
4.
Recon
fi
gure the scheduled backup settings.
Performance Monitoring settings lost in Fabric Manager upgrade
Performance Monitoring con
fi
gured at the SAN level is lost after an upgrade from Fabric
Manager 5.3x or 5.4x to 5.5. Port Data Collection and Alerts are disabled (turned on)
for the entire SAN after the upgrade. The issue occurs only if Performance Monitoring is
enabled at the SAN level.
If Performance Monitoring is enabled at the SAN level, after an upgrade, recon
fi
gure
Performance Monitoring at the SAN level after the upgrade.
Important notes
This section contains information that you should consider before using Fabric Manager
5.5. See the
Brocade Fabric Manager Administrator's Guide
for details on the following
features.
Using the Con
fi
gure FCIP Tunnel wizard
The Con
fi
gure FCIP tunnel wizard is supported only on switches running Fabric OS 5.3
and later. It will not work with other Fabric OS versions.
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