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  5. Section III. Certified configurations
  7. Fabric Manager configurations
  9. Switch vendors

Switch vendors

Note:

Refer to the Software and hardware disclaimer supported and tested by Cohesity.

See Software and hardware disclaimer.

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.

Table: Switch information to collect

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

REST API exposed by Brocade Switches with FOS version - 8.1.x and above and 9.0.x

Collection Method: Command Line Interface (CLI) exposed by Brocade Switches with Brocade FOS versions 7.4.x, 8.x, 9.0.x, 9.1.x, and 9.2.x

  • 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. IT Analytics 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

  • On Brocade Switch Policy, select Collection Method - REST API.

    In Brocade Rest API server address populate comma separated list of switch FQDN/IP Address:port. Ideally, IP address/FQDN of principal switch for a fabric must be populated.

Brocade Server Address*: This field is enabled if Collection Method is Command Line Interface (CLI). Specify only one Principal Switch IP address or fully qualified one Switch name for the Brocade Switch.

Note:

The port number is optional. The format should be: <ip_address>[:port_number].

Note:

When collection method is Command Line Interface, TCP port 22 and UDP port 161 on Brocade Switch must be open, and those must be accessible to Data Collector.

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

Preferred REST-based collection method: MDS 9000 NX-OS v8.5, v9.2, v9.3, v9.4

  • See www.cisco.com for details on the Cisco MDS 9000 Family switches supported by specific OS versions and releases.

    See Download Cisco Data Center Network Manager.

  • SMI-S ports 5988/5989

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