> # Adding, Editing, Re-discovering, Purging and Removing Managed Fabrics

> Cisco DCNM Web Client reports information obtained by the Cisco DCNM-SAN on any fabric known to Cisco DCNM-SAN.

> This section contains the following:

> - Adding a Fabric
> - Editing a Fabric
> - Rediscovering a Fabric
> - Purging a Fabric
> - Removing a Fabric
> - Moving Fabrics to Another Server Federation

> ## Adding a Fabric

> 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.

> 1. From the menu bar, choose Admin > General > Data Sources.

> You see a list of fabrics (if any) managed by Cisco DCNM-SAN in the Opened column.

> 2. Click Add Fabric to add a new fabric.

> You see the Add Fabric dialog box.

> 3. Enter the Fabric Seed Switch IP address for this fabric.
> 4. (Optional) Check the SNMPV3 check box. If you check SNMPV3, the fields Read Community and Write Community change to Username and Password.
> 5. Enter the User Name and Password for this fabric.
> 6. Select the privacy settings from the Auth-Privacy drop-down list.
> 7. (Optional) Check the Limit Discovery by VSAN checkbox to specify the included VSAN list or excluded VSAN list from the VSANs provided to discover a new fabric.
> 8. (Optional) Check the Enable NPV Discovery in all Fabrics check box. If you check enable NPV discovery in all fabrics, the changes are applied to all the fabrics that are previously discovered.
> 9. Click Add to begin managing this fabric.

> You can remove single or multiple fabrics from the Cisco DCNM Web Client.

> ## Editing a Fabric

> 1. From the menu bar, choose Admin > General > Data Sources.
> 2. Select the check box next to the fabric that you want to edit and click Edit Fabric.

> You see the Edit Fabric dialog box. You can edit only one fabric at a time.

> 3. Enter a new fabric Name.
> 4. (Optional) Check the SNMPV3 check box. If you check SNMPV3, the Community field change to Username and Password.
> 5. Enter the User Name and Password, privacy and specify how you want DCNM Web Client to manage the fabric by selecting one of the status options.
> 6. Change the fabric management state to Managed, Unmanaged, or Managed Continuously.
> 7. Click Apply to save the changes.

> Note In the Admin>Datasources>Fabric, Select the fabric for which the fabric switch password is changed. Click Edit Fabric, 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 Server>Admin and click the Open tab. Select the fabric and change the password manually in the Client Password/Community column.

> ## Rediscovering a Fabric

> 1. From the menu bar, choose Admin>General>Datasources.
> 2. Select the check box next to the fabric and click the Re-discover Fabric icon.
> 3. Click Yes in the pop-up window.

> The Fabric will now be re-discovered.

> ## Purging a Fabric

> 1. From the menu bar, choose Admin>General>Datasources.
> 2. Select the check box next to the fabric and click the Purge Fabric icon.
> 3. Click Yes in the pop-up window.

> The Fabric will now be purged.

> ## Removing a Fabric

> 1. From the menu bar, choose Admin > General > Data Sources.
> 2. Select the check box next to the fabric that you want to remove and click Remove Fabric icon to remove the fabric from the datasource and to discontinue data collection for that fabric.

> ## Moving Fabrics to Another Server Federation

> This feature is only available on the federation setup and the Move Fabric is only displayed in the federation setup screen.

> You can move the fabrics from a sever that is down to an active server. The management state will remain the same.

> 1. From the menu bar, choose Admin > General > Data Sources.
> 2. Select the fabrics from the fabric table. Click Move Fabrics to another Federation Server, or Move LAN Tasks to another DCNM Server.
> 3. Select the fabrics that need to be moved and click Move Fabric.
> 4. 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.
> 5. 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.

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