HP StorageWorks Fabric Manager 5.2.0a Release Notes (5697-6482, February 2007)

To start Fabric Manager

1. Open a browser window and type the Fabric Manager server hostname or IP address in the

Address field; for example:

http://FMserverhost1.companyname.com/

http://192.168.10.11/

If, when the Fabric Manager ser ver was installed, a Fabric Manager web server por t number was

specified (instead of the default 80), you must specify the port number after the hostname or IP

address. In th e following examples, 8080 is the web server port number:

http://FMserverhost1.companyname.com:8080/

http://192.168.10.11:8080/

2. Follow the instructions in the Fabric Manager introduction window to complete the launch.

Installation notes

• If you are upg

rading from a previous version of Fabric Manager, see the Fabric Manager

Administrat

or’s Guide for complete upgrade information.

• The client and server soft ware polls different fabric information directly, so the client and server

must be able to access each switch through an IP connection. Ensure that the network environment

does not have proxy server or firewall installations between the client and the server and the

switches. I

f one exists, ensure that proper rules are set up to allow access. See the Brocade Fabric

Manager Administrator’s Guide for additional information.

Although multiple paths do not affect functionality, they could result in other applications being

unable to add additional path names because some operating systems have a limit on how long

the system PATH can be. If you experience this issue, manually e dit the system PATH to include

only one F

abric Mana ger Client director y.

• YoumustchoosetheSANsizeduringinstallationofFabricManager5.2.0a. SeetheBrocade

Fabric Manager Administrator’s Guide for additional information.

• If you install Fabric Manager server on a Windows host that has antivirus software, you must

disable the antivirus software during installation.

• Install

Fabric Manager server on a dedicated machine that is not running a ny other server

applications, such as another database server.

• Operating systems that are running on top of any virtualization software (such as VMWare or

Microsoft Virtual server) are not supported.

• Fabric

Manager 5.2.0a is supported on Japanese, German, and other non-English operating

syste

ms. Most of the displayed text is in English, even though message strings a nd dates may

appear in the local language.

Important notes

This section lists information that you should consider before using Fabric Manag er 5. 2.0a. See the

Brocade Fabric Manager Administrator’s Guide for details on the following features.

Device Diagnostic wizard

The D evice D iagnostic wizard might hang when you start to run an analysis. If this happens, restart the

Fabric Manager ser ver. You can do this from the Services tab in the server Management Console.