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<a name="wp1340570"> </a><h1 class="pTitle">
Adding, Editing, Re-discovering, Purging and Removing Managed Fabrics 

</h1>
<a name="wp1340571"> </a><p class="pBody">
Cisco DCNM Web Client reports information obtained by the Cisco DCNM-SAN on any fabric known 
to Cisco DCNM-SAN. 

</p>
<a name="wp1340572"> </a><p class="pBody">
This section contains the following: 

</p>
<div class="pSmartList1"><ul class="pSmartList1">
<a name="wp1340576"> </a><li class="pSmartList1"><a href="wc118.html#wp1402443">Adding a Fabric</a> 
</li>
<a name="wp1340580"> </a><li class="pSmartList1"><a href="wc118.html#wp1340613">Editing a Fabric</a> 
</li>
<a name="wp1340584"> </a><li class="pSmartList1"><a href="wc118.html#wp1340624">Rediscovering a Fabric</a>
</li>
<a name="wp1340588"> </a><li class="pSmartList1"><a href="wc118.html#wp1340630">Purging a Fabric</a> 
</li>
<a name="wp1340592"> </a><li class="pSmartList1"><a href="wc118.html#wp1340636">Removing a Fabric</a>
</li>
<a name="wp1402440"> </a><li class="pSmartList1"><a href="wc118.html#wp1340641">Moving Fabrics to Another Server Federation</a> 
</li>
</ul></div>
<a name="wp1402443"> </a><h2 class="pHeading2">
Adding a Fabric 
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<a name="wp1340599"> </a><p class="pBody">
You can discover new fabric and start managing a fabric from Cisco DCNM Web Client. Before you 
discover a new fabric, ensure you create a SNMP user on the switch.

</p>
<div class="pSmartList1"><ol type="1" class="pSmartList1">
<a name="wp1340600"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">From the menu bar, choose <span style="font-weight: bold">Admin</span> &gt; <span style="font-weight: bold">General</span> &gt; <span style="font-weight: bold">Data</span> <span style="font-weight: bold">Sources</span>. 
</li>
<a name="wp1340601"> </a><p class="pListBodyLevel1">
You see a list of fabrics (if any) managed by Cisco DCNM-SAN in the Opened column. 

</p>
<a name="wp1340602"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Click <span style="font-weight: bold">Add Fabric</span> to add a new fabric.
</li>
<a name="wp1340603"> </a><p class="pListBodyLevel1">
You see the Add Fabric dialog box. 

</p>
<a name="wp1340604"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Enter the Fabric Seed Switch IP address for this fabric. 
</li>
<a name="wp1340605"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">(Optional) Check the <span style="font-weight: bold">SNMPV3</span> check box. If you check SNMPV3, the fields Read Community and 
Write Community change to Username and Password. 
</li>
<a name="wp1340606"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Enter the User Name and Password for this fabric. 
</li>
<a name="wp1340607"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Select the privacy settings from the Auth-Privacy drop-down list. 
</li>
<a name="wp1340608"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">(Optional) Check the <span style="font-weight: bold">Limit Discovery by VSAN</span> checkbox to specify the included VSAN list or 
excluded VSAN list from the VSANs provided to discover a new fabric. 
</li>
<a name="wp1340609"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">(Optional) Check the <span style="font-weight: bold">Enable NPV Discovery in all Fabrics </span>check box. If you check enable NPV 
discovery in all fabrics, the changes are applied to all the fabrics that are previously discovered. 
</li>
<a name="wp1340610"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Click <span style="font-weight: bold">Add</span> to begin managing this fabric. 
</li>
</ol></div>
<a name="wp1340611"> </a><p class="pBody">
You can remove single or multiple fabrics from the Cisco DCNM Web Client.

</p>
<a name="wp1340613"> </a><h2 class="pHeading2">
Editing a Fabric 
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<a name="wp1340614"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">From the menu bar, choose <span style="font-weight: bold">Admin &gt; General &gt; Data Sources</span>. 
</li>
<a name="wp1340615"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Select the check box next to the fabric that you want to edit and click <span style="font-weight: bold">Edit Fabric</span>. 
</li>
<a name="wp1340616"> </a><p class="pListBodyLevel1">
You see the Edit Fabric dialog box. You can edit only one fabric at a time.

</p>
<a name="wp1340617"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Enter a new fabric Name.
</li>
<a name="wp1340618"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">(Optional) Check the <span style="font-weight: bold">SNMPV3</span> check box. If you check SNMPV3, the Community field change to 
Username and Password. 
</li>
<a name="wp1340619"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Enter the <span style="font-weight: bold">User Name</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold">Password</span>, privacy and specify how you want DCNM Web Client to manage 
the fabric by selecting one of the status options.
</li>
<a name="wp1340620"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Change the fabric management state to <span style="font-weight: bold">Managed</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold">Unmanaged</span>, or <span style="font-weight: bold">Managed Continuously</span>.
</li>
<a name="wp1340621"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Click <span style="font-weight: bold">Apply</span> to save the changes. 
</li>
<a name="wp1402670"> </a><p class="pListNote1">
<strong>Note	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong> In the <span style="font-weight: bold">Admin&gt;Datasources&gt;Fabric</span>, Select the fabric for which the fabric switch password is 
changed. Click <span style="font-weight: bold">Edit Fabric</span>, unmanage the fabric, specify the new password and then manage 
the fabric. You will not be able to open the fabric as the new password will not sync with the 
database. To open the fabric, you must log into the DCNM-SAN client, Go to <span style="font-weight: bold">Server&gt;Admin</span> 
and click the <span style="font-weight: bold">Open</span> tab. Select the fabric and change the password manually in the Client 
Password/Community column.

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</ol></div>
<a name="wp1340624"> </a><h2 class="pHeading2">
Rediscovering a Fabric 
</h2>
<div class="pSmartList1"><ol type="1" class="pSmartList1">
<a name="wp1340625"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">From the menu bar, choose <span style="font-weight: bold">Admin&gt;General&gt;Datasources</span>. 
</li>
<a name="wp1340626"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Select the check box next to the fabric and click the <span style="font-weight: bold">Re-discover Fabric</span> icon. 
</li>
<a name="wp1340627"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Click <span style="font-weight: bold">Yes</span> in the pop-up window. 
</li>
</ol></div>
<a name="wp1340628"> </a><p class="pBody">
The Fabric will now be re-discovered. 

</p>
<a name="wp1340630"> </a><h2 class="pHeading2">
Purging a Fabric 
</h2>
<div class="pSmartList1"><ol type="1" class="pSmartList1">
<a name="wp1340631"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">From the menu bar, choose <span style="font-weight: bold">Admin&gt;General&gt;Datasources</span>. 
</li>
<a name="wp1340632"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Select the check box next to the fabric and click the <span style="font-weight: bold">Purge Fabric</span> icon. 
</li>
<a name="wp1340633"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Click <span style="font-weight: bold">Yes</span> in the pop-up window. 
</li>
</ol></div>
<a name="wp1340634"> </a><p class="pBody">
The Fabric will now be purged. 

</p>
<a name="wp1340636"> </a><h2 class="pHeading2">
Removing a Fabric 
</h2>
<div class="pSmartList1"><ol type="1" class="pSmartList1">
<a name="wp1340637"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">From the menu bar, choose <span style="font-weight: bold">Admin</span> &gt; <span style="font-weight: bold">General</span> &gt; <span style="font-weight: bold">Data</span> <span style="font-weight: bold">Sources</span>. 
</li>
<a name="wp1340638"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Select the check box next to the fabric that you want to remove and click <span style="font-weight: bold">Remove Fabric</span> icon to remove 
the fabric from the datasource and to discontinue data collection for that fabric.
</li>
</ol></div>
<a name="wp1340641"> </a><h2 class="pHeading2">
Moving Fabrics to Another Server Federation 
</h2>
<a name="wp1340642"> </a><p class="pBody">
This feature is only available on the federation setup and the Move Fabric is only displayed in the 
federation setup screen. 

</p>
<a name="wp1340643"> </a><p class="pBody">
You can move the fabrics from a sever that is down to an active server. The management state will remain 
the same. 

</p>
<div class="pSmartList1"><ol type="1" class="pSmartList1">
<a name="wp1340644"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">From the menu bar, choose <span style="font-weight: bold">Admin</span> &gt; <span style="font-weight: bold">General</span> &gt; <span style="font-weight: bold">Data</span> <span style="font-weight: bold">Sources</span>.
</li>
<a name="wp1340645"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Select the fabrics from the fabric table. Click <span style="font-weight: bold">Move</span> <span style="font-weight: bold">Fabrics</span> to another Federation Server, or <span style="font-weight: bold">Move</span> <span style="font-weight: bold">LAN</span> 
<span style="font-weight: bold">Tasks</span> to another DCNM Server. 
</li>
<a name="wp1340646"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Select the fabrics that need to be moved and click <span style="font-weight: bold">Move Fabric</span>.
</li>
<a name="wp1340647"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">In the Move Fabrics to another Federation server dialog box, select the DCNM server where the fabrics 
will be moved. The server drop-down list will list only the active servers.
</li>
<a name="wp1340648"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">In the Move LAN Tasks to another DCNM Server dialog box, enter the LAN tasks that need to be moved 
and specify the DCNM server. 
</li>
</ol></div>
<hr /><br><p class="pBody">Copyright 2010-2013, Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.</p> 

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