Fabric Manager Configurations > Switch Vendors
  
Version 10.3.00P13
Switch Vendors
Fabric Manager provides reports that include topological views of the interrelationships of objects attached to the switches—end-to-end paths for objects such as LUNs and File Systems. Fabric Manager can collect data for the following switches.
 
Vendor
Agent/Interface
Notes
Brocade
Preferred SMI Integrated Agents:
DCFM (Data Center Fabric Manager) v10.4
CMCNE (EMC Connectrix Manager Converged Network Edition) v10.4
Network Advisor (BNA) v11.x, 14.4
Stand-alone host-based SMI Agent installed on a host that can communicate with the Fabric v120.9.0
• Select SMI Agent-only option when installing DCFM or Network Advisor.
• The Brocade host-based SMI Agent supports Brocade SAN infrastructures from a single access point by communicating with multiple switches and multiple fabrics. Consult the Brocade list of host-based SMI-S switches. APTARE supports the switches on this list, including Brocade DCX Backbones. For switches with firmware version 7, you must use the integrated SMI agent.
• SMI-S ports 5988/5989
Cisco
Preferred SMI Agent:
DCNM (Data Center Network Manager) v5.2.1
MDS 9000 SAN-OS v3.3.2 or higher
MDS 9000 NX-OS v4.1 or higher
• See www.cisco.com for details on the Cisco MDS 9000 Family switches supported by specific OS versions and releases. See also, Download Cisco Data Center Network Manager.
• SMI-S ports 5988/5989
Download Cisco Data Center Network Manager
To download the preferred SMI Agent that is relevant to your OS:
1. Go to Cisco.com and click Support at the top of the home page.
2. In the Support Downloads page, search for Cisco Data Center Network Manager.
3. In the Products list, under Switches, click the Cisco Data Center Network Manager link and choose the 5.2 version that is relevant to your OS. See System Requirements in the DCNM 5.2 Release Notes.