> # DCNM-SAN Server Features

> Cisco DCNM-SAN Server has the following features:

> - Multiple fabric management— DCNM-SAN Server monitors multiple physical fabrics under the same user interface. This facilitates managing redundant fabrics. A licensed DCNM-SAN Server maintains up-to-date discovery information on all configured fabrics so device status and interconnections are immediately available when you open the DCNM-SAN Client.
> - Continuous health monitoring—MDS health is monitored continuously, so any events that occurred since the last time you opened the DCNM-SAN Client are captured.
> - Roaming user profiles—The licensed DCNM-SAN Server uses the roaming user profile feature to store your preferences and topology map layouts on the server, so that your user interface will be consistent regardless of what computer you use to manage your storage networks.

> Note You must have the same release of Cisco DCNM-SAN Client and Cisco DCNM-SAN Server.

> Note You will not be able to manage a SAN fabric if the DCNM-SAN Server is going through a IP NAT firewall to access the SAN fabric. All the IP addresses that are discovered in a SAN fabric must be directly reachable by the DCNM-SAN Server.

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